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Trip Start Aug 31, 2009 Trip End Dec 21, 2009

  Krakow, Southern Poland, Poland
Monday, August 31, 2009

I experienced one crazed 24 hours as I flew from Syracuse, Italy to Toronto back to Europe all in the span of two days. This extended absence from the ground is not a recommended experience I would recommend even to my enemies.  I slept sporadically on various planes and eventually found my head resting on my very own pillow for a brief instant. I couldn't be more content to see my parents in fine health and a few friends while relaxing in the back porch of my Parents Toronto home. The weather was surprisingly cold as I just came from the desert-like temperatures of Sicily and Tunisia.  I left the comforts of home yet again and ventured out without the responsibility of a group leader, to the airport and Vienna.  I remember very little of the flight to Vienna as sleep hit me suddenly and fortunately as it was an older plane and not updated with video in the head sets and more leg room. The plane landed and I had 1 hour to rush through the crowds of anxious, sweaty travelers and women dressed in lederhosen peddling smoked meat, cheese and grog.

I arrived at the gate as the flight began to board and was shuffled onto a flight of 20 people on a propeller plane.  I was possibly the only person who was not in business attire and sporting a laptop and phone.  I felt particularly slobby as I had just come from a 9 hour flight. I had cheese sauce smeared on my shirt from an 'accident' on the previous flight and I hadn't brushed my teeth nor hair in what felt like days. Suffices to say that I was unwelcome amongst my business compatriots with my overstuffed ruck-sac and crazed looks.

At long last I arrived in Krakow. I unpacked, went to the grocery store, showered and went to bed.  The next day instead of being ambitious, I stayed in my room and watched terrible comedic films like 'Tropic Thunder', 'Hot Rod' and 'Dead like me'.  The latter not an actual comedy but its tragic plot rendered it comedic.

Today I ventured into the sunshine, vowing not stray from becoming a hermit and met with the professor and set up the common room. By the way.... there is a lot of stuff missing and I have presumed they were stolen by the WISCONSIN kids.  Don't blame me on my prejudices against Americans.  I have a lot of family reading this whom are American and are great people. Its just people from Wisconsin ;)

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