Observing the young locals

Being in Krakow was an interesting experience in being surrounded by the past with its old history and architecture, while being around the modern with many young locals and tourists. Krakow has the Jagiellonian University, where its new campus is just 15 minutes away from the city, has many young students. Walking through the new campus I noticed many of the students reminded me of when I went to school for undergrad. Many chatting with friends before class, heading to the cafeteria for lunch, and dressing in cute Summer clothes from the warm weather. Even if we were in another country and experiencing different cultures, some things are still fairly similar.

Throughout our trip we walked through Krakow and many places and I always noticed how much young people were out at night getting drinks or going dancing. Krakow isn't a big city with many places to go, so it makes sense for many young people enjoy the night out with drinks and dancing with friends. A few times people really let loose and drank the night away even though it was a weekday.

One night we met with some students from the Jagiellonian University to have some drinks together. Many of them were so curious about where we were from, questions about America, and what we thought of Poland. It was fun getting to know them and find out how much some of them want to visit America someday. From some of the young people I met in Poland and I observed it seemed that many want to travel to other parts of the world and not be stuck in one place. The young people in Krakow reminded me of the young people back home with ambitions and just wanting to have a great time.