Images of Poznan

Settling In

This post will be short on narrative, but rather is meant to provide a few early photos of my new home from now until the end of July.  Winter arrived with vigor about the same time I did on February 1, and the envelope of Arctic air is relentless.  I've been following the forecasts on television, and it appears the temperature has not exceeded 20 degrees Fahrenheit since my arrival, lingering more in the 5-15 degree range.  Without a car, it means waiting for the bus and walking to shops and other destinations is a bit of an ordeal, but everyone is coping with it.  Yesterday, I awoke to a light coating of snow -- perhaps two inches.  It made for a beautiful setting but challenging navigation of the sidewalks and streets.

Enjoy the photos!


A park area in the median of a main throroughfare near my university.



Another view of the park in the median.

My apartment is just two busstops from the university.  I walk about one block from the apartment to the stop where I wait for the bus (buses come about 10 minutes apart, so the wait is never long).   After getting off the bus, I have a 2-block walk to my university office.


I ride the bus just two stops to the "zamek" or castle, then walk about two blocks to the university.  The nearest university building is visible past the castle; it starts with the tower topped by a pointed roof in the distance.

 Just a few blocks from the university is the Stary Browar (Old Brewery) shopping mall, an excellent spot for a hearty lunch at a good price.  It also includes an excellent grocery store and other shops where I can purchase items I need for my work and for my apartment.

Exterior of Stary Browar, a shopping mall created in a former brewery.

The mall includes a number of striking artworks.

My office is on the top floor (4th) of one of the main university buildings.  Small but comfortable and functional, it's where I spend the majority of my working hours. 

The view from my 4th floor office window.

Now that I'm settling into a routine, I've been able to turn my attention to our research project, the joint effort of a team comprising three faculty members (Dr. Jacek Trebecki here in Poznan, Dr. Jaehee Cho at UNC Charlotte and I) plus two graduate students (Martyna Dziubek in Poznan and Nick Woods in Charlotte).

The Poznan research team component, Martyna, Jacek and I, meet in my office.

Dr. Jacek Trebecki leads an undergraduate public relations class.

This weekend will be marked by routine tasks I must resign myself will be an ongoing aspect of the Fulbright experience: apartment cleaning and laundry!

Do widzenia!