The First Day According to Megan

Posted by Megan Christopher:

I don’t think its hit yet, I’m in a different country. Being at the camp we haven’t really experienced
the Polish culture, except for the food and the Polish people hanging out within the camp. Most of the people staying at the camp, don’t speak English so it’s not like we can really converse, some can, most can’t.

Last night everyone went on an adventure around the lake to an ice cream shop. Polish vanilla ice cream, according to David Shewan is made with actual vanilla, so it tasted like birthday cake frosting. Without our translators I don’t think we would’ve had ice cream though, so they are a big blessing to us all.

On our way to get ice cream we got to walk on a polish road and something I noticed about each house was that every single one had a fence around it. Not just a chain link fence some were metal some were fancy concrete others were gothic, it was really interesting to see what it’s like, there were also multiple dogs barking as we walked, and on most of the fences there was a sign with a dog head, like a beware of dog sign in the United States.

Yesterday was a little tough to get through; we were told not to take naps so we’ll be able to stay awake the rest of the week. We had a little down time to hang out together at the beach, and relax before the fast paced week goes by with the campers. Today has gone a lot better for me, and I’m excited to get to know these kids.

Overall it was a wonderful first day at the camp.