All About Krakow

Hello all,

So, for the past two weeks I've been in Krakow, studying out of an organization called eFKa. I didn't update all that much because, well frankly, I didn't have a very good time there. The state of feminism and of the LGBTQ rights movements are startlingly beak. Abortion is illegal except in the case of rape, or threat of health to the mother, but even these exceptions have been challenged and thereby narrowed. Violence against LGBTQ folks is common, especally toward gay men. Pride parades are literally stoned by "counterprotestors." Racism, too, is rampant, and I found much anti-semitism as well. Pics will be up on facebook soon, but right now I'm in an internet cafe and I can't figure out how to upload them. So, without further ado, the Krakow pros and cons!

Pros:
Dirt cheap: this actually had kind of a negative effect because I ended up spending more money than I wanted to, but I got a lot of good stuff in exchange, so it was worth it
the Krakow mall: absolutely gorgeous
lots of nice tea places, suitable for a tea snob like myself
pretty archetecture and a REALLY COOL castle

Cons:
every -ism you can possibly think of is really rampant
we stayed in a very touristy part of town, so there was lots of noise and annoying people
no cool museums
everyone got sick at the same time, but that really has nothing to do with Krakow itself

So now I'm in Prague, staying with a host family. They are really chill and have an awesome flat. Katy A and I are staying in the daughter's room (she's gonna be staying with her grandparents) and we have already fallen in love with her via her room. She has a sick stereo system and we're gonna ask her next time we see her if we can use it. Also, best part is THERE'S A KITTY! It's name is Iggy and it's kinda grouchy, but I still like her.

Well, that's about all, until next time

Leila