SHANNON! (very late...)

So I accidentally missed her reply before, but here is the awesome Shannon!

-She wants to go to Poland because her family is Polish and she is very interested in visiting the motherland.

-She loves naptime (word.) and hardcore chilling.

-She is a big fan of food, especially those that are flavorful and fresh. Her fav is quiche and she does not have any food allergies. She's kinda vegetarian, but will eat meat in Poland for the experience.

-She wants to be at the beach and a Radiohead concert right now.

-Last movie (probably seen more since then): Smoke Signals
"Some days it's a good day to die. Some days it's a good day to eat breakfast"


I'm so excited to meet you all!

writing to host families

Yes, of course you can write in English, though you might want to throw in some Polish vocab like Dziendobry(hello!) or Pozdrawiam (before you sign your name). Basically just introduce yourself and for the most part, someone in the family should be able to read your email. Polish people rarely check email though, so don't be surprised if it takes them awhile to respond.

Hey!  this might be a silly question, but if we write our host families an email... they will be able to read english, no?  

I just wanted to make sure  :-)

Best for the End

Because I found Stephanie to be so cool and fun, I decided to wait a little bit to tell you all about her. Stephanie plans to attend law school after she is finished at George Washington. Stephanie would like to spend her early years traveling, but ultimately wants to end up with her family and friends on the east coast. She enjoys passing the time on scrapbook and with friends. Stephanie wanted to join LE Poland because she has always had a fascination with Eastern European culture and wants to give some of her time and effort to other communities. After some time enjoying scrapbook with her friends, she loves to sample different cuisines and has found Thai and Italian to be among her favorites.

*drumroll*...here's Peter!

Peter is an economics major at Harvard, with a minor in psychology. He is interested in both areas, specifically the inner workings of both subjects. With this, he'd like to go into finance. However, this was not always the case as he wanted to be a professional golfer when he was younger. Even now, one of his favorite hobbies is golfing and though it is time consuming, it's something he truly enjoys.

Peter has travelled before, mostly around the U.S, Mexico and Canada. He has also been around Asia, particularly Malaysia. Peter has visited Eastern Europe before and really enjoys both the culture and way of life there. He wanted to dedicate this summer to volunteer work and LE provided the chance to do so and was also a unique experience.

Introducing Anna Klis

Anna Klis was a good sport about answering some interesting questions. I first asked her who her favorite President was. The answer was John Tyler because of his cunning political abilities. One of the coolest places she has visited was Salamanca, Spain. She lives in Texas with her Mom and Father, who are both scientists from Poland. She is very smart and will be getting a PhD. in Econ.

Now, the most interesting question she answered was this: How many George's do you know at Georgetown?

Her answer was one.

I look forward to meeting the smart and kind Anna in Poland.

Anne Marie

Anne Marie will be joining us in Poland from Ireland where she studies teaching. She is excited about the opportunity to both travel and teach, combining two of her most significant interests, with us this summer. Poland is especially interesting to her because of the large population of Polish emigrants she has come in contact with while at home in Ireland. She loves to eat potatoes, "spuds" as she calls them, and other Irish cuisine like bacon and cabbage. She has very diverse taste in music and watches almost no TV, despite the fact that is usually on an annoying her in her home. She is busy studying for her exams right now, and is looking forward to the summer, and of course to Poland!