Hello from a bus seat, early in the morning, Our not so little group is bus-bound for the Czech Republic. We are actually at the border as I write this. There is little that happens for us, however, as passport checks are random. I guess if we were coming from Hungary, things would be aContinue reading “A New Experience”
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Understanding that which is Illogical
Hello once again from the dorm room, I am back after a bit of a long, albeit enjoyable and enlightening, day. It was a great day as far as class and culture and that is really what this trip is about. Dr. Polyuha and I have spoken about the importance of the academics as wellContinue reading “Understanding that which is Illogical”
525,600 Minutes
Hello from my dorm room in Krakow, Most of you will see this title and instantly think of the Broadway play or the movie of the same title, Rent. It is actually one of my favorite movies and the song ranks right up there also. But this measure for me as I begin to typeContinue reading “525,600 Minutes”
Imagining Someone, Somewhere, Something Different
Good late afternoon (but it is already dark) Hello from my little room in the dorm. It is barely 4:30 in the afternoon, but it is already dark. The students went to the salt mine in Wiekiczka this afternoon following morning culture class and lunch. I came back to the dorm and did a bitContinue reading “Imagining Someone, Somewhere, Something Different”
Critically Thinking in a Surface-Oriented World
Hello from Bydgoska 19C, My brain is whirling, but my body is tired, so I might sleep a bit and come back . . . we’ll see what happens. Well . . . the typical happened; much like when I make a road trip and need a break, the power nap works very well. ThoughContinue reading “Critically Thinking in a Surface-Oriented World”
Krakow for a Second Time
Hello from a Polish dormitory room in Krakow, Today was our first full day in Poland as a group. It was a busy and interesting day. We began the morning trying to square away things like having the internet in our rooms, seeing if Wifi is a possibility in our rooms, which seems moreContinue reading “Krakow for a Second Time”
Remembering an Amazing Life
Hello from JFK, It is exactly a year ago today that I would be leaving Lydia for a last time. It was an amazing day because Carissa was able to get the little tornado into the shower and wash her hair and get her a bit more comfortable. The picture here is of her thatContinue reading “Remembering an Amazing Life”
The Fundamentals of College (and Life)
Hello from my office, We are back to the last week of classes and the finals the week following. This semester has gone much more rapidly (at least it seems to be the case) than any other semester since I first taught the fall of 1992. It has hard to believe that I have beenContinue reading “The Fundamentals of College (and Life)”
The difference of a Year
Hello from Wendy’s, I am learning to be patient or being reminded to be patient as I wait on a student to give her a ride back to campus. The hour plus that I have been waiting as she finishing some training has totally screwed my day because the things I needed to get doneContinue reading “The difference of a Year”
In the midst of Wonder
Good morning from my office, It has been some time since I wrote and while I have another blog posting drafted and quite a bit done on it, there has been something come to the fore in the past couple of days and so I am going in that direction. As has been the caseContinue reading “In the midst of Wonder”
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