Polish Night

After breakfast, we had our usual morning classes, and, in the fourth period, Matthew gave his presentation on the city of Chicago. It was very interesting and informative, and I learned a few new facts about the “Windy City” I didn’t know, even though I was born, reared and raised in Chicago.

After we had lunch, Charlotte, Kamila, Karolina, Matthew and I made the one and one half hour trek to Treblinka, a German concentration camp in Poland during World War II. It was very interesting to walk around the grounds and to view the memorial dedicated to the 800,000 people who lost their lives at the camp. One of the most poignant moments for me was viewing a large boulder at the memorial site which had the words “never again” in Polish inscribed on the  stone.

After dinner, we all went to the tent to enjoy Polish night which included everything from the Polish students dancing the Polonaise, to the students singing the Polish national anthem. After the rousing and entertaining show, we all departed the tent for our rooms to get a good night’s sleep in preparation for our trip to Warsaw the next day. All in all, it was another great day!

Jim