We met at the intl terminal of O'hare airport on the night of August 31st. Many of us were worried about Tom, whom we thought for a moment may have forgotten about the trip! But, within 45 minutes of our departure to Warsaw, he finally arrived. The nine hour flight to Warsaw for the ten of us seemed to go quickly, as most of us slept much of it away, but the five hour layover between Warsaw and Krakow seemed much longer. Upon arrival in Krakow at about 7 pm, we were greeted with a warm welcome from Angie, who had arrived two days earlier, and Magda, the local Habitat representative. Kathy joined us shortly thereafter, and we made our way to the "24 Hostel", and then on to a local Polish restaurant. Many of us
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