How People Have Written Different Forms of History
On our third day in Warsaw, I can surely say that we witnessed an abundance of physical elements of history right before our eyes. Starting the day off, we … Read More
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Farewell Poland- Last Day in Gdansk 5/28
Our final day in Poland started with history and ended with celebration. We were prepared to experience the World War II museum of Gdansk as an universal exhibition of … Read More
Who Tells History: Firsthand Accounts of Life in Warsaw
After a long night of celebrating Juwennalia with the University of Warsaw students, our group met up in the morning for a screening of Who Will Write Our History?, a … Read More
Experiencing the Solidarity Museum with Various Lenses
I genuinely enjoyed each of the museums we visited over the course of the trip, but to my surprise, the European Solidarity Centre was my favorite. My experience was definitely … Read More
Auschwitz: A Lesson on How to Approach Sites of Trauma & Tragedy
There is a tenseness I feel beneath my sternum, a pressure who’s causation can not be precisely pinpointed. Beforehand, I wonder how I should feel, worry about how I will … Read More
Tuesday
Today we went to the Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk. It was my favorite of the museums we have seen so far, with the possible exception of … Read More
Living History: Nowa Huta 5/24
Walking through Nowa Huta is like entering a time machine. The city exemplifies history’s rule over modern life in Poland, as evidence of Stalinism is obvious everywhere, but the residents’ … Read More
Gdansk 5/27
As we traveled from the sunny streets of Warsaw to the rainy shores of Gdańsk, we passed fields of yellow in the Polish countryside. At arrival, we are greeted by … Read More
Warsaw: A City Rebuilt
The city of Warsaw, long the underappreciated sister city to Krakow, has now become a place of commemoration and life. Young intellectuals flow out of gates of the University of … Read More
A Retrospective on the life of Polish Jews
The second tour in Warsaw bridged the pre-war and post-war life of Polish Jews. The tour began with visiting the only building that survived in the heart of the … Read More