So, the last couple of days have been pretty hectic. I got a vague idea of what Warsaw looked like, and I'm currently in Torun, sort of in the north-middle of Poland around Bydgoszcz and roughly halfway between Warsaw and the Baltic. We had a chance to look around a little bit today, as well as have dinner at a fine restaurant a little bit off the main square. Yesterday (geez, only yesterday?) was the Warsaw Welcome at the Embassy. They don't screw around with security there: imagine an airport from hell. I wonder if they are especially on edge considering what just happened in Libya and Tunisia, but probably not.
I'm especially tickled to be the only scientist among this year's Fulbrighters in Poland. There are a couple of economists, but mostly it is humanities and "softer" social sciences. I'm currently rooming with a guy from de Sout' Side of Chicago, one of the "Archer Avenue Poles." He's also a music theorist, so it's great to be able to play Beethoven without complaints!
I'll add more to this post later, but right now I need to tuck in my toes. We're up at 7 tomorrow!
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