It's more the Rynek than other parts I'll miss, but this city to me was the epitome of study abroad. Quaint, quirky, fun and troublesome.....with all it's little (and big) ups and downs, I can't imagine studying anywhere else.
Several times throughout the semester, I remember thinking, "Why oh WHY didn't I go to Estonia, or France, or Denmark? It would have been so much better...." And for parts, it's true. If I had gone to France, I would have vastly improved my French instead nearly forgetting all of it while I studied Polish. If I had gone to Estonia, I would have had the quiet, quaint little city to meander through.
But Wroclaw I picked and Wroclaw I went. And I couldn't be happier that I did. I was in such a great location for travel....so many AMAZING cities were only a few hours' train ride away. I managed to see ten different countries during my stay in Poland. I couldn't be more pleased.
And sure, some of the citizens of Wroclaw weren't my favorite people in the world, but the citizens of Olowek were. (And yes, I do consider us citizens of Olowek.....it took a lot to live there, and I'm quite proud of it. Olowek is like it's own private nation, I swear.) Not to get sentimental, but so many people in that place touched and influenced my life in ways I would have never expected. Study abroad makes you open your mind, and Olowek made me open my heart. I have made friends that will last for ages (including some great UNCG girls!), grown to love a place I thought I abhorred, and grown mentally on a different-than-academics level.
To all the Zubrowka I'll miss, the czeckolada i sliwka, and the bardzo tanej piwo, Wroclaw, I love you!
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