Polish is the official language spoken in Warsaw. English, Ukrainian and Russian are also widely spoken.
Here we use the Polish złoty (PLN). 1 US dollar is worth about 3.8 Polish złoty.
Water costs between 3 and 5 złoty, or about $0.77-1.30.
On the second day of orientation, we had a group cooking class where we learned about and prepared a variety of traditional Polish dishes. My group made pierogi ruskie, or Ruthenian pierogi, which are dumplings filled with mashed potatoes and farmer’s cheese, and szarlotka, an apple crumb cake.
I listened to a variety of music from the Rolling Stones to Tchaikovsky, but after seeing Wicked, its soundtrack was on loop for a few days.
During my weekend, I saw Wicked at the Roma Musical Theater in Warsaw. Despite having the same plot as the Broadway version, the entire show was translated to Polish and had a geometric, avant-garde spin on the set design and costumes.
