Getting Ready

After being waked by our dorm leader, Carlene, we met for another pleasant breakfast in our cheery dining room.  When Dorota arrived we started the daily informing and socializing meeting.

 

I presented the “thought of the day” and Carol began our Team Journal with the report of our experiences together yesterday.

 

Dorota walked us through the wide collection of teaching materials and showed us how to operate the duplicating machine along with giving us tips for solving other possible housekeeping problems after which we all went our separate ways collecting books and games that we anticipate needing in classes tomorrow.

 

There was time for a short walk outside in the splendid fall day along the pretty Polish road colored by gold and rust leaves, some still on the trees, some on the road.

 

For a moment my thoughts about the manor house, Reymontowka: It is a grand grouping of two-story wings with outbuildings surrounded by pretty grounds and gardens and there is even a small pond.  The grounds display large winsome wooden statues, most more than life-sized.  The 200 year-old manor house, on the list of National Treasures, in itself is filled with paintings, sculptures and magnificent pieces of elaborate furniture.

 

After lunch we all got into the van to be driven to Siedlce for sight-seeing – the cathedral, the palace, the bustling streets - and a little shopping. We joined our van and driver at the railroad station after we (Carol, Carlene, Rene and I), with Dorota’s much appreciated help, bought our train tickets for our weekend in Krakow. 

 

Back at the manor we had another great dinner and individually did our final preparation for our first day with students tomorrow.