Crazy food and transportation

Fun was the name of the game for most of the Poland trip!

I got to try a bunch of neat new foods. Polish cooking is pretty good. However, one of the weirdest things about Polish cuisine is that everything is served with Dill Pickles. For breakfast, yep – you guessed it – Dill Pickles.

One night, Rich and some of his friends from the coffee house made an old Polish favorite – Pickle Soup. Yes, it’s made with Dill Pickles. It was okay – it tasted like warmed up Dill Pickles with sour cream.

I also had a Polish Sausage. Of course, in Poland it isn’t called a “polish sausage,” it’s just called sausage!

Rich drove this really cute car. It’s a Fiat and is super small. It’s about the size of half a normal car. You should have seen Matt, Rich and I squeezed in there. One time, there were four adults riding in his car. One person just over six-feet tall is actually longer than Rich’s car.

We had a major break down enroute to the airport. It wasn't Rich's car, but a Polish friend's. A belt broke about half way there. So, Matt and I climbed out and tried to hitch a ride with anyone who would pull over. We made it to the airport (via a taxi) just in time to catch our plane.

Another great part about this trip is that Matt and I were able to hang out with the youth in Poland. We played ping-pong and helped with the BIG tournament for ping-pong and foozball. I also had a chance to share with the church about work in other areas of the world.