This week has to be the hottest week of my LIFE! I didn't know Poland got so hot. During the week I got to experience my first out door class it was so much fun running around with the younger students, they must have worn me out pretty good because my next class was in shock when i turned up sweating and a bright red face. :P since the weather was superb my host family decided to have a barbecue. I tried for the first time a black sausage (I'm unsure of what it's called) and apparently you can only find it in Poland. It was......... different hahah. None the less, the food was amazing. We also had a water fight using: A Hose, Bucket, Cups and Ice. I totally won!!! All in all a great week:)

So this week I was able to enjoy a home made bonfire. I smelt smoke coming through my window so I rushed outside to see what was happening?? 

I was so excited to see that there was a bonfire and a sausage with my name on it :) It reminded me so much of home to sit outside and be heated by the fire, and I loved that I had this experience here. 

Unfortunately the volunteer team and I had to say goodbye to a member this weekend as she was leaving her placement early. So to celebrate our final days together we as a group got together and went for a family meal.  

This week I was able to go to the cinemas for the first time while being in Poland. I was with two other volunteers Greta and Michaela we saw The Other Woman. I was so excited to be watching a movie without the Polish dub blocking out any trace of English ahaha. 

This week we also celebrated one volunteers 18th birthday!!! We got to meet her parents who book two hotel rooms at the Mercer Grand Hotel for me and a couple of the other volunteers :O which was amazing even just to look at. Then later on we had dinner at an Italian restarant and was able to get everyone there to sing happy birthday to her and even people walking along the street joined in. It was an amazing experience that I hope everyone will remember from this trip. Funny enough my best friend back in New Zealand had her birthday at the same time so I skyped her and had a mini celebration over the internet.

Dominique:)

Hey, so this week wasn't very special, I just relaxed at home with the family and met some of the volunteers for a little get together and a catch up. I had and awesome adventure with my youngest host brother, we went on a frog hunt around the lake in front of the house. Although we couldn't find any we managed to build them an Indian hut as to try and lure them in. When we got home we had to climb the tree in the front yard to try and retrieve the house keys because someone thought it would be wise to use them in a game of catch tut tut! Haha but it was both amazing and worrying to watch as my host dad climbed up the branches. The other volunteers and I got together and had dinner at Kebab King which I see everywhere and yet this was my first time going, it was really great to meet everyone and to be able to blurb out full long conversations which I miss being able to do....... hmmmmm maybe I need to learn more polish then???? hahaha.