Here we come, Kraków!!!

Czesc everyone!

I’m so so SO excited for our upcoming trip!! I’m sure it will be amazing! With every lecture, we immerse more and more deeply in the Polish history and life, so I just cannot wait to visit the country and meet Poles!!!

From the trip, I expect to learn even more about history and significant events that helped Poland become the country it is today. I also think that by being in Krakow, the center of Polish cultural and artistic life, we all will be deeply immersed in Polish culture, art, media, and many other academic and traditional landscapes of Poland. Ideally, I would love to attend a music concert of Frederic Chopin :)

After reading the article about Polish companies and how firm’s size affect their willingness to collaborate with other firms, I became more interested to discover the business side of Krakow. So I hope that we will get the chance to learn more information about business and trade environment in Poland. In addition, I would like to hear from Polish students what they think about Polish job market and if they plan to stay in Poland after graduating.

Finally, I want to discover similarities and differences between Poland, Russia, and the United States. As most of you already know, I was born and raised in Russia and I moved to the U.S. about 6 years ago. But only some of you know that my hometown is actually located on the Far East of Russia and is very close to the Chinese and North Korean borders. And by spending most of my life being so far from the West, I naturally became more knowledgeable about Asian countries, to which I traveled more often and frequently heard about from the news. And now when I’m in the US, I always look forward to visiting cities in the Western world so that I discover the culture and life here. Also, from what I know, Poles and Russians share common traditions and some similar food, so I really can’t wait to experience everything and finally eat that delicious food!

Do zobaczenia wkrótce, Krakow! (See you soon, Krakow)