This is a great article about Polish advances in augmented reality. With famous names in the sciences such as Nicholas Copernicus (Mikolaj Kopernik) and Madame Curie (Marie Sklodowska Curie), Poles have always had a visionary approach to the sciences.
Read the article and imagine the future.
http://en.polska.pl/Polish,Screen,Displayed,in,the,Air,Events,7072x4415.html
JTerm 2015 Travel Seminar: Ethnographic Exploration of Poland
Monday, June 16, 2014
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Best things about Poland
Haxel, an events management firm in Poland, ( @Haxel_Events_PL )recently curated twenty five cool things to know about Poland.
Here is the link to their compilation: http://www.scoop.it/t/poland-becomes-trendy-these-days
Here is the link to their compilation: http://www.scoop.it/t/poland-becomes-trendy-these-days
Monday, June 9, 2014
Summer Reading for the JTerm course: The Zookeeper's Wife
Students will gain some valuable insights into the lives of Polish people by reading The Zookeeper's Wife this summer. The book, written by Diane Ackerman, writes of the Polish couple who mercifully helped about 300 Jews by hiding them from the nazis.
The college students we will meet in Poland (and meet virtually before the trip) have grandparents who lived in those times. Certainly, their parents and grandparents are forever imprinted by the tragic incidents occurring in their country during World War II.
We are hosting Book Club-type discussions about the book, Aug 24 and Sep 14. These will be open to any member of the Drake community and the Des Moines community. Here is the New York Times review of the book: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/09/books/review/Max-t.html?_r=0
The college students we will meet in Poland (and meet virtually before the trip) have grandparents who lived in those times. Certainly, their parents and grandparents are forever imprinted by the tragic incidents occurring in their country during World War II.
We are hosting Book Club-type discussions about the book, Aug 24 and Sep 14. These will be open to any member of the Drake community and the Des Moines community. Here is the New York Times review of the book: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/09/books/review/Max-t.html?_r=0
Monday, March 31, 2014
New video about Poland
This serene look at Poland shows you some of the natural beauty of the nation. Beyond the charm of Krakow and the energy of Warsaw, the capital, you can find lovely scenery, centuries-old architecture, and a wonderful landscape. From the seaport of Gdansk, Poland sweeps upward as we head south to the Carpathian mountains and the majestic peaks.
click here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbu_FRg8vuU#t=12
click here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbu_FRg8vuU#t=12
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Spring arrives in Poland
Have you mastered the mental shift from Fahrenheit to Celsius? Can you interpret that 2 in Celsius is about 35Fahrenheit in Des Moines?
Although we tell people the weather is just slightly warmer in Poland than Des Moines, sometimes it is hard to imagine.
If you look at this photo taken today, it may help. Here are crocuses in plentiful bloom in Poland today, the first day of Spring. I daresay we see no crocuses in bloom today in Des Moines.
Although we tell people the weather is just slightly warmer in Poland than Des Moines, sometimes it is hard to imagine.
If you look at this photo taken today, it may help. Here are crocuses in plentiful bloom in Poland today, the first day of Spring. I daresay we see no crocuses in bloom today in Des Moines.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Poland in Social Media
This is not an exhaustive list by any means. Here are a few accounts I "like" or "follow" about Poland. You may want to take a look.
The Best of Poland - beautiful color photography, with English captions
https://www.facebook.com/TheBestOfPoland
The U.S. Ambassador to Poland - may use English or Polish in his tweets.
@SteveMullUSA
The U.S. Embassy - all in English
@PolishEmbassyUS
The official portal of Poland - mostly in English
@PolandGOV.pl
General news and photographs - in English
@AllAboutPoland
Daily photo from Poland
@LinkToPoland
The Polish Tourism Bureau
http://www.poland.travel/en-us/
The Best of Poland - beautiful color photography, with English captions
https://www.facebook.com/TheBestOfPoland
The U.S. Ambassador to Poland - may use English or Polish in his tweets.
@SteveMullUSA
The U.S. Embassy - all in English
@PolishEmbassyUS
The official portal of Poland - mostly in English
@PolandGOV.pl
General news and photographs - in English
@AllAboutPoland
Daily photo from Poland
@LinkToPoland
The Polish Tourism Bureau
http://www.poland.travel/en-us/
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Travel Seminar Itinerary
Here is a tentative itinerary we've created for the travel seminar in Poland.
Day of Trip | Day of the Week | Date | Location | Program |
1 | Su | 4-Jan | USA | depart from O'Hare to Krakow via Munich |
2 | Mo | 5-Jan | Krakow | orientation tour by bus after airport pick-up, and hotel check-in |
3 | Tu | 6-Jan | Krakow | holy day - all businesses closed. We will attend parade and festival, evening meeting w/ faculty |
4 | We | 7-Jan | Krakow | half day walking tour, followed by debriefing/prepping for next day by faculty |
5 | Th | 8-Jan | Krakow | full day in Zakopane via private motorcoach |
6 | Fr | 9-Jan | Krakow | morning lecture, afternoon immersion |
7 | Sa | 10-Jan | Krakow | full day in Auschwitz and Birkenau via private motorcoach, evening debriefing |
8 | Su | 11-Jan | Krakow | morning lecture, afternoon immersion, evening meeting |
9 | Mo | 12-Jan | Warsaw | departure by private motorcoach, orientation city tour, and hotel check-in, evening meeting |
10 | Tu | 13-Jan | Warsaw | morning lecture, afternoon immersion, evening meeting |
11 | We | 14-Jan | Warsaw | morning tour and workshop, afternoon immersion, evening meeting |
12 | Th | 15-Jan | Warsaw | morning tour, afternoon immersion, evening meeting |
13 | Fr | 16-Jan | Warsaw | morning lecture, afternoon immersion, evening meeting |
14 | Sa | 17-Jan | Gdansk | departure by railway, hotel check-in, evening meeting |
15 | Su | 18-Jan | Gdansk | morning tour, afternoon lecture |
16 | Mo | 19-Jan | Gdansk | morning tour, afternoon lecture, evening immersion |
17 | Tu | 20-Jan | Gdansk | morning final presentations by student groups, evening farewell dinner |
18 | We | 21-Jan | USA | departure from Gdansk to O'Hare via Munich |
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