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UniLang Meeting in Poland
Wrocław
July 28 - August 1, 2004

Group shot
Participants:
danek, Fenek, geoff, Kiesiu, Luís, wsz, Zaduma


Zaduma's Commentary
Wsz asked me to write some words about the 1st Polish UniLang Meeting... okay then. But warning... the text is written from Zaduma's perspective and doesn't necessarily agree with the opinion of the rest of the group.

Will there ever be a longer UniLang Meeting? Everything was because of Luís. He just woke up one day and decided to learn Polish, and some other day after waking up he decided to visit Poland and polish up his Polish: he came here for a summer trip, visited a lot of places and met a lot of UniLangers. I'd call the meeting 'The S-Z Meeting', because we started in Warsaw, moved to Wroclaw, went on to Szczawnica and finished in Zakopane. ;-)

At the very beginning, Zaduma met Fenek (on 21st June, in Warsaw), then Fenek met Luís (about a month later, in Warsaw), then Luís met Zaduma (unexpectedly, on 27th July, in Warsaw), then Zaduma met Geoff (at 7 am on 30th July, Wroclaw), then wsz met Luís and Fenek (still 30th July, in Wroclaw), then Geoff and Zaduma met with Luís, Fenek, and wsz (sorry for that one and a half hour delay...), and then Kiesiu and Danek joined (on 1st August, in Wroclaw, of course). Afterwards, Fenek, Luís, wsz, and Zaduma met once again (on 6/7th-8/9th August, in Szczawnica, which is Fenek's second home) in the Pieniny Mountains. When we met once again, it was just before wsz going to Zakopane, Luís just before leaving Poland and Zaduma just before going to Andalucia. And the highlight was the meeting of Luís and wsz on the highest point in Poland (10th-13th August, in Zakopane).

For me everything started with a sleepless night and at 4:30, while Geoff had a semi-sleepless night, and while the rest of the participants were still sleeping; I could see the sunrise over Wroclaw. ;-)

After a walk through the city I finally met Geoff; we left our bags and went on the bus to reach the mountains for hiking and to learn new English words like 'bark' and 'resin'. At 5 pm the rest of the participants were already waiting at the 'meeting place' while Geoff and I were having a nap in a bus from the mountains to Wroclaw.

Then finally the meeting, a dinner, a walk; then looking for a place to sleep. Unfortunately, there was no possibility of going out from the hostel for Fenek, Geoff and Zaduma. Since Luís and wsz didn't have to get to their hostels before 10 pm, they decided to have a walk late at night.

Morning... Zaduma chatted with a girl from Kyrgyzstan. Fenek chatted with a girl from Germany. Geoff chatted with boys from France. Who were wsz and Luís chatting with? Nobody knows... Breakfast was at the river side, feeding the pigeons. The smart birds only ate the crumbs from Zaduma's roll.

10 am... Meeting Place once again. Luís, Geoff, wsz, and Zaduma went sightseeing (it was when the famous 'dictionary picture' was made) and we discussed the word 'archbishopric'; everybody learnt new English words. ;-)

Fenek was still with the German girl. At 12 Fenek finally came, and Danek and Kiesiu joined the meeting. We went to the Japanese Garden, where Geoff officially read the letter from Lyle, and Fenek distributed the peacocks. Lunch in the milk bar... Danek said goodbye.

Before visiting Panorama Raclawica, we went to a park near it and read tongue twsters sitting on the grass. Pub. Made plans for the future meetings. :P

Said goodbye to Kiesiu and wsz. We changed the hostel (this time we could have a night walk, so we had one... a very long one! But once again without Fenek). Morning... Drizzle... Railway station... Ran to meet Luís... We had a two-second-long conversation. Breakfast... Goodbye to Geoff... Fenek and Zaduma took a last walk (to the zoo of course); read/ slept on the train to Warsaw.

Fenek learned how to count in Portuguese; Luís learned some new Polish words that start with 'k' or 'ch' and had a chance to see in which situations the native speakers use them; Geoff (thanks to Zaduma's dictionary) learned many new English words; Zaduma had a chance to compare Portuguese and Spanish vocabulary; and wsz (like the rest of the people) will never forget what 'archbishopric' means. :D

But mainly we learnt about ourselves, I think. For me, being Wroclaw was a time for contemplating the people, and Szczawnica - for contemplating the nature.

And can't wait to see all of you and more people at the 2nd Polish UniLang Meeting next year!!



Fenek's Commentary
 (English on blue. Polish on red. Click pictures to enlarge. )
Dictionary shot Sometimes you need to look something up in your dictionary :-))) Kudos to geoff for having caught that moment. From left to right: Luís, Zaduma (and her beautiful long hair), wsz.
I thought this picture would be a nice highlight of the Polish UniLang Meeting ;-) Someone even suggested using it as a UniLang banner ;-) That's why this picture comes first. But from now on we'll proceed in chronological order.
Czasami trzeba czegoś poszukać w słowniku :-))) Chwała geoffowi za uchwycenie tego momentu. Od lewej do prawej: Luís, Zaduma (i jej piękne, długie włosy), wsz.
Pomyślałem, że to zdjęcie będzie fajną zajawką Polskiego Zjazdu UniLangu ;-) Ktoś nawet zasugerował, żeby użyć je jako baner UniLangu ;-) Dlatego jest pierwsze. Ale odtąd zdjęcia będą w porządku chronologicznym.
Luís standing alone Luís arrived in Wrocław on Wednesday, the 28th, and he waited for other UniLang members to come. So... this is Luís waiting for other members.
Luís przyjechał do Wrocławia w środę 28. i czekał, aż przyjadą inni członkowie UniLangu. Tak właśnie wygląda Luís, który czeka na innych.
Luís still waiting Luís... still waiting...
Luís... ciągle czeka...
wsz and Luís wait Now that wsz has come, he and Luís can wait together.
Teraz, kiedy już przyjechał wsz, on i Luís mogą czekać razem.
wsz and Luís still waiting Luís and wsz.. still waiting... Well, they waited quite long that evening (Friday the 30th).
Luís i wsz... ciągle czekają... No cóż, czekali dość długo tego wieczora (piątek 30.).
wsz and Luís in restaurant Finally, we got tired of waiting and I was very hungry, so we went to a restaurant. From left to right: wsz, Luís.
W końcu zmęczyliśmy się czekaniem, a ja byłem bardzo głodny, więc poszliśmy do restauracji. Od lewej do prawej: wsz, Luís.
Joined in restaurant At the restaurant, geoff and Zaduma joined us. From left to right: geoff, Fenek, wsz, Luís.
W restauracji dołączyli do nas geoff i Zaduma. Od lewej do prawej: geoff, Fenek, wsz, Luís.
Secret talk We'll be back after a short commercial break ;-) No, this is not meant to be a comercial for a beverage or a restaurant. This is meant to be a sneaky picture of Luís and Zaduma having a conversation.
A teraz krótka przerwa na reklamy ;-) Nie, to nie ma być reklama pewnego napoju lub pewnej restauracji. To ma być zrobione z zaskoczenia zdjęcie Luísa i Zadumy rozmawiających ze sobą.
On the move
Saturday, the 31st of July, 12:17pm. UniLang members are coming to attend the meeting.
Sobota, 31 VII 2004, godzina 12:17. Członkowie UniLangu przybywają, by wziąć udział w spotkaniu.
 Map of Poland
Map of Wrocław
The crew
OK, so this is the Polish UniLang Meeting crew without its most beautiful member, who is taking the picture. Standing from left to right: Luís, geoff, Kiesiu, danek. Crouching from left to right: Fenek, wsz. Luís has just complained about looking very short when standing next to geoff ;-)
No dobra, więc to jest ekipa Polskiego Zjazdu UniLangu bez najpiękniejszego uczestnika, który robi zdjęcie. Stoją od lewej do prawej: Luís, geoff, Kiesiu, danek. Dolny rząd: Fenek, wsz. Luís właśnie powiedział, że źle stanął, bo przy geoffie wygląda na bardzo niskiego ;-)
The crew again
Once again. Standing from left to right: Luís, geoff, Kiesiu, danek. Crouching from left to right: Fenek, wsz. Zaduma is taking the picture.
Jeszcze raz. Stoją od lewej do prawej: Luís, geoff, Kiesiu, danek. Dolny rząd: Fenek, wsz. Zaduma robi zdjęcie.
The crew from behind
We are many-sided ;-) This is what we look like from behind. From left to right: Kiesiu, wsz, Luís, Fenek, Zaduma, danek. geoff is taking the picture.
Od tej strony nas jeszcze nie znacie. Od lewej do prawej: Kiesiu, wsz, Luís, Fenek, Zaduma, danek. geoff robi zdjęcie.
In Kiesiu, Luís and Zaduma in the Japanese Garden.
Kiesiu, Luís i Zaduma w Ogrodzie Japońskim.
Opening Lyle's gift Sitting in the Japanese Garden and seeing what we got from Lyle. From left to right: danek, Kiesiu, Fenek, Luís, wsz.
Siedzący w Ogrodzie Japońskim i sprawdzający, co dostaliśmy od Lyle'a. Od lewej do prawej: danek, Kiesiu, Fenek, Luís, wsz.
Lyle's gift - Peacocks! So this is what Lyle sent to us - paper peacocks! Thanks, Lyle! :-) From left to right: danek, Kiesiu, Fenek, Luís.
Oto, co nam przysłał Lyle - pawie origami! Dzięki, Lyle! :-) Od lewej do prawej: danek, Kiesiu, Fenek, Luís.
Looking and walking I don't know what Zaduma and Luís are looking at, so I can't explain it to U. danek is just walking ahead.
Nie wiem, na co patrzą Zaduma i Luís, więc nie mogę wam tego wyjaśnić. danek po prostu kroczy raźno przed siebie.
Leaving the bar Having eaten, we're evacuating the bar. From left to right: wsz, Luís, Zaduma's nose, Kiesiu, geoff's ear.
Po zjedzeniu posiłku przeprowadzamy ewakuację baru. Od lewej do prawej: wsz, Luís, nos Zadumy, Kiesiu, ucho geoffa.
Group photo A group photo. Standing from left to right: Kiesiu, wsz, Luís, Zaduma. Crouching from left to right: Fenek, geoff. danek left earlier. I'm saying: "Now I look taller than geoff!"
Zdjęcie grupowe. Stoją od lewej do prawej: Kiesiu, wsz, Luís, Zaduma. Dolny rząd: Fenek, geoff. danek wyjechał wcześniej. Mówię właśnie: "Teraz wyglądam na wyższego niż geoff!"
Bit drunk? From left to right: wsz, Zaduma, Luís. If they look a bit drunk, maybe that's because they are a bit drunk ;-)
Od lewej do prawej: wsz, Zaduma, Luís. Jeśli trochę wyglądają na pijanych, to być może dlatego, że są trochę pijani ;-)
Blue T-shirts Blue T-shirt club: wsz and Zaduma. This is the last picture taken on the 31st of July.
Klub błękitnej podkoszulki: wsz i Zaduma. To ostatnie zdjęcie z 31 lipca.
geoff leaving Sunday morning, the 1st of August. geoff is about to leave.
Niedziela rano, 1. sierpnia. geoff za chwilę wyjeżdża.
Good-bye geoff Zaduma and geoff - a picture for good-bye.
Zaduma i geoff - zdjęcie na pożegnanie.
T-shirt A T-shirt I bought in Wrocław.
Koszulka, którą kupiłem we Wrocławiu.
Fenek cage When we went to the zoo, it turned out that the zoo staff knew that I came to attend the meeting. They prepared a special room for me. They even put a board with my name there.
Kiedy poszliśmy do zoo, okazało się, że jego personel wiedział o tym, że przyjeżdżam na spotkanie UniLangu. Przygotowali dla mnie specjalny pokój. Umieścili nawet tabliczkę z moim imieniem.
Mara cage They prepared a special room for Mara too. Unfortunately, he didn't attend the meeting.
Dla Mary też przygotowali specjalny pokój. Niestety, Mara nie przybył na nasze spotkanie.
Zaduma on train Zaduma Zadumy.
This is the last picture. Thanks for seeing our album!
To już ostatnie zdjęcie. Dziękujemy za obejrzenie albumu!


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