Becoming Orientated

The last few days have been hectic for the Traveling Attorney and his paralegal, Emily. On Tuesday we departed Poznan for Warsaw,  and the beginning of Fulbright orientation. On Wednesday we spent the day at the Ambassador's residence, and on Thursday we travelled by Autobusovoda to Krakow. After arriving in Krakow we did a few things. First, we ate a pretty good but mildly unsatisfying lunch of fried pork and potatoes. More satisfying than the actual lunch was the realization that the device we use to connect to the internet (the DONGLE!) is an amazing multi-use tool that sounds as if it could have been purchased just as easily at a sex shop as at the internet store! Please go out and get yourself a dongle if you are one of the few people out there who's mind has yet to grasp the many advantages of this revolutionary device! After lunch we headed for our first Polish Language course. Instead of wasting precious blog space by describing the experience, I'll just say that it felt like 2nd grade all over again. Coincidently, Emily and I, along with a host of other highly intelligent people are toiling at the beginners level. Suffice it to say, the Czech language is not quite as interchangeable with the Polish language as I had initially hoped. Oh well.

Today, we began the day with a nice reception at the university in Krakow which morphed in to a mostly unexciting tour of the university's museum. After the tour, my paralegal and I spent the rest of the day walking around Krakow, eating at my favorite Krakovian greek restaurant, and buying a couple of sorely needed books. Now I'll be able to read before bed instead of watching In Bruges for the 45th time. For our return from the city, we embarked upon a pleasant taxi ride back to our hotel, thereby avoiding the large hill that sits at a menacing 100 degree angle and separates our hotel from the civilized world.

Currently, it is about 4pm on Friday, and we are sitting in a class room "absorbing" a lecture on Polish history. The use of the word absorb is especially appropriate here, as the information being presented is hitting me in every conceivable body area except on those two things attached to my head called ears.

Until Next Class,

TA ESQ.

Polish Breakfast....

....Consists largely of bread, cheese, lunch meats, and either tea or coffee (or both if you are a renegade).

It's been a fortnight or 20 since our last post, and in that time a lot has happened. Chief among those things is our move to Poland. While the blog has been a bit dormant of late, the lives of the traveling attorney and Emily certainly have not been. 

After arriving in Poland (via Delta exit row seat, Frankfurt, and Berlin) we immediately began taking in the sights and getting things in order for the upcoming year. We spent considerable time at the university, and even more time searching Polska for an effective internet connection. After about a week we were satisfied that no such connection currently exists in the land of Pope and Pierogi. However thanks to Bob at the Orange store, we are finally up and running-although maybe the word "running" takes things a bit too far. While we are online, we are also limited to a mere 35 gigabytes of activity a month. For young people as internetily active as us, this may be a difficult restriction to adhere to. Luckily here in Poland, there are special clubs (think AA) who are perfectly willing to implement a 12 step process in favor of those who cannot comply. We'll try our best keep everyone updated on how it goes! haha.

As for pictures, we should have something to show relatively soon. Until then, please don't allow our as-of-now picture-less journey to negatively affect your opinion of us. Pretty Please!!

Next Monday (the 14th) We will be hopping a train to Warsaw where Fulbright orientation will commence. The program consists of a trip to the Ambassador's house, 10 days in Krakow, and  hopefully lots of new Fulbright friends! In the spirit of Fulbright friends, you'll need to check out the blog stylings of our newest Fulbright friend Liz. She is also in Poznan, and is serving as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant. So far she's been great, and the blog certainly does not disappoint. Check it out in the "How I Spend My Time Online" section of the page.

In the next few days blog posts will become more frequent and pictures will most definitely arrive. Until then, please continue to check out our wedding pics, and don't hesitate to email us at: travelingattorney@comcast.net.

Until Again,

TA ESQ.

Wedding Pictures Are Ready For Viewing

Our Wedding Pictures!!!!

Rehearsal
Ceremony
Formal Photos
Reception

We Are Married

.......And wedding pictures are coming!!! Maybe you're in some of them!

Less Than 1 Week to Go

It's late Sunday night, and only 6 days until our wedding. I'm certainly not experiencing the cold feet that many grooms feel, however I am a bit overwhelmed as there is a lot still to do. Besides last minute wedding stuff pertaining to music, chairs, final counts, etc, we are all set. The really overwhelming stuff has to do with our pending trip to Poland. Besides finding a place to live over 4000 miles away, we also need to arrange visas, transportation, and I need to get my paper together and ready for presentation. All this while having to clean my mom's house and plan a honeymoon. Talk about stress. With Emily's help and a one day at a time attitude, we should be ok though...I hope. Check back in a few days for the obligatory pre-wedding freak out post!

TA ESQ.

An Addendum

As an addendum to today's post, I wanted to state that this blog will now take the form of a journal chronicling the lives of Emily and I as we prepare for our wedding, our honeymoon, and ultimately for our move to Poland. I personally welcome everyone who chooses to follow us on this interesting journey!

TA ESQ.

Times are Changing!

So I haven't posted in like 3 months. Terrible right? Well a lot has been going on. But I am back for good now, and I have a lot of new stories to share. First off, my lengthy absence was due to a number of factors, including my Father passing away, and my fiancee and I moving back to the Detroit area. We moved because I GOT MY FULBRIGHT GRANT. This means that come August, the Traveling Attorney will be blogging from Poznan, Poland!!

Besides that, we have been feverishly planning our wedding which is a mere 10 days away. Following the wedding, pictures will certainly appear here!