After a really hard
morning in Warsaw, (we missed our bus, got lost, being totally stressed and wet because of the really hard weather that day and etc.) we finally arrived in Zamość.
Mentor of Fani- Daga and her brother were waiting for us at the station to
welcome us. They were really kind and happy to see us finally there after all
these obstacles that we
had that day. We really looked horrible and so lost and dirty after all, but
the nice coffee and welcoming lunch at Daga`s home did
miracles and made us feel a lot more better and heated. Later that day we went
to eat at a local Polish restaurant (which we must admit that was another shock
to us… because it was our first meeting with the Polish cuisine ever) again with
Daga and our coordinator here from the organisation- Kasia. Along the way to
the restaurant Daga explain us briefly about the town. The structure of Zamość
is really especific, we had never seen a city like this. In addition, the town
is divided into two parts - the old part is called Stare Miasto and it is historic center of World Heritage of Unesco and of course the new part of the town that was built later and
where is our apartment
here.
On the next day we
visited the main office of the Zamojskie Centrum Wolontariatu which is called
Okronglak (because of the circle place and the building where is situated in
the new part of the town). We met the president and second president of the
organisation and they explained us everything about the story and the beginning
of that how they got here and why they made that. We met also that day seniors who participate in their workshops and
activities there. It was really fun and surprising for us because they had
a Zumba class and they invited us to dance with them.
On Friday we met
with Kasia in the Galycia Café (a
very good coffee shop and the best cappuccino in the town). In the afternoon,
we met with Daga and her brother again. We visited the forest in Zwierzyniec. Zwierzyniec is the northernmost town of
the Roztocze National Park. The park
Comprises some of the last remaining sections of the primordial forest of
Central Europe. We walked through the forest and went to Lake Echo, a fairly characteristic place, because the voice hides
in the dense forest and produces echo! Later, we went to the town`s brewery and we tried the craft beer here.
In our first weekend
here we got few beers in the main square of the town with Kasia and some of her
friends. Later we went to the local disco club with them. There we heard for the first time the most
typical and popular polish kind of music, called “disco polo”. It was fun for
us, because it was something completely different than the music and dances of
our countries… J
