Cultural Crossover

2023-02-13 The stories

Cultural Crossover

On January 15th, a train bound for Rzeszów, Poland, brought together a group of 7 unfamiliar faces, apprehensive yet mutually excited to embark on a journey together. Despite the initial stress, we quickly started conversing and became friends. From what was essentially the beginning of our trip, we knew it would be an adventure we'd remember for a lifetime. We arrived without issues, and after a few minutes of wandering, we reached INPRO – the place where we would spend the next 6 days together.

We arrived around 6 PM, and the organization kindly prepared a generous dinner for us at a pub, which was only about a 3-minute walk away. This dinner not only introduced us to the place where we would have lunch every day but also gave us the opportunity to meet other students from Poland, Hungary, and Ukraine. This pub was truly inspiring, as they employed and supported people with social disabilities. After dinner, we returned to the hostel and decided to go to bed, as we were exhausted from the long journey. We started our first day with breakfast, served until 10 AM, after which we began the first meeting focused on getting to know each other among us, the students. We had these meetings every day from Monday to Friday. They were mostly focused on our distinct customs and cultures, but we tried to have as much fun and socialize as possible. We also had events called 'cultural night,' where a group prepared a presentation, activities, and other side activities to further introduce their country.