Getting to Wroclaw

Getting to Wroclaw was easier than we anticipated. We flewContinental out of Harrisburg to Newark. Left Harrisburg around 1:30 and got to Newark around 2:15. Had to go through security again because we changed to the international terminal. Left Newark around 4:30 on Lufthansa. Terrific flight and they actually served us dinner and breakfast. Arrived in Dusseldorf around 6:15 AM (that would be 12:15 AM eastern time). Had a five hour layover (got in a good nap) and left Dusseldorf for Wroclaw around 11:30 -- again on Lufthansa (they  served us lunch on a 90 minute flight!! Arrived in Wroclaw at 1:00 PM and were met at the airport by Bill Minsker, Wojtek Jemiolo (a Wroclaw student who to took a class from me at Shippensburg) and Michal Gruseka (a Wroclaw student who will be studying a Shippensburg at year).

They delivered us to our "apartment" which turned out to be a dorm room with a kitchen area and a private bathroom. Bill and Wojtek are working on finding us something a little larger. Got unpacked, rested and went to dinner with Bill, Wojtek and Michal at a restaurant in the Rynek (main town square) named Restauracj Oregano. Excellent food and very inexpensive (total bill with adult beverages with 178.4 zloty.($1 = 3.13zl)

Met with the Rector Thursday morning -- Professor Bogdan Fiedora. I met him on my first visit to Poland four years ago and hosted him when he visited Shippensburg. He is a wonderful man, great conversationalist, and has been a terrific Rector (serving two terms which  is the maximum allowed.)

We did get WYFI and network installed on the computers and Jackie's I-Phone.It seems they have different WYFI connections for campus and living area even though they are just across the street from each other. Wojtek gets all the credit for this happening.

Visited the bank (CITI)(took about 2 hours to open an account), got tram/bus passes and stopped at a grocery store Thursday afternoon. A four month unlimited bus & tram pass was . ($97)Food is not expensive at all, and restaurants, as I said before, are very inexpensive-- Jackie and I treated Wojtek to dinner Thursday since he was a tremendous help with the bank and getting the tram/bus passes. Dinner for three without adult beverages about $27.
 
On Friday, Jackie and I were guests of the Rector at the 65th anniversary celebration of the University. Nice affair. Very formal. Understood very little but did recognize my name in order to stand up and be recognized. Wine and food that followed was outstanding.

I still don't know what I am teaching but I believe that whatever I am teaching it will be on Tuesday. I am supposed to find this out on Monday February 6th at a meeting with the Vice-Rector for International Studies. Classes start Tuesday February 7th,

Anyway, we are  well and waiting for it to warm up. First planned trip is to Warsaw on February 16th to meet with the Fulbright staff. We will spend that weekend tourning Warsaw.

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