Chenquieh!

That is the extent of my polish language skills...shocking I know (Michelle I am a disgrace). Sharon, Becca and I travelled to Krakow this past weekend and had a great time. Our plane was delayed a few hours arriving so we missed most of Friday's daylight, but we made do and found some perogies stat--Becca had never tried them and she has been converted to the world of potato dumplings-can't pack more carbs into that if you tried. Krakow is a beautiful city and the main square is very quaint especially with the Christmas market in the full swing. We basically wandered the first night and had a nice polish dinner. On Saturday, we explored the Jewish quarter (unfortunately, the synagogues were closed because of shabat) and toured a few churches and cathedrals. Sunday we took a tour of Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II Birkenau--it was incredible to see these death camps and imagine the suffering that took place; what a profoundly sad reminder of what we as humans are capable of. We headed back to Amsterdam with less than two weeks left before we head back to Canada and regretably most of it will be spent studying. I'm looking forward to seeing the family but very sad to be leaving. It has been an amazing few months.