Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun...

I am totally making up for lost time with my posts, but maybe by posting so much this is my subconscious way of posting so much that you won't read too many posts. There is one ethernet outlet that works in the entire hotel, so when I have it I guard it with my life, because I can't check my SMC email while connected to a wireless network. Or because one of my roommates has the flu, so I am avoiding the room. Or maybe I am posting so much because I am procrastinating again on homework. You pick which one it is.
Today was probably the best day since coming to Cracovia for two reasons. First of all, the sun finally came out! Yesterday I sang the song "Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun" as we were walking down the street to the mall. I guess if you ask the sun to come out and play with you he will! Maybe if I ask Santa Claus for an iPod at Christmas that will work too! And why does the sun have to be male? I won't go into that! So yes, the sun came out today, more than it had in the past three days! It wasn't like the Bolognese sun, but it'll have to work. I soaked up the sun like a sun sponge! And yes, I twirled in circles again. Today was one of those days that lets you know that fall is in the air and the leaves will be changing soon, which I absolutely love. Will I be able to experience European fall fireworks? While I was getting some rays, I realized that I have not had pasta since Saturday (at 8:30 p.m.) and pizza since last Thursday. I was in total withdrawal! So as usual we went back to our vegetarian restaurant (which is one of the best things about Cracovia) and they had pasta for lunch! And it was good! And I felt so much better! Then to top it all off, I learned how to order a cocktail (basically a strawberry yogurt smoothie). It was amazing, absolutely amazing!
We had our feminist methodology seminar at an American bookstore this afternoon. It has a ton of great new and used books in English, with a cafe and lots of cozy reading corners! My dream! The cafe had brownies, and Stephanie, you're right, the brownies aren't the same in Europe. I guess my brownies and I will just make it our mission to conquer European brownies! But it was an OK brownie all the same.
After school I set off by myself again, and found myself in another church with an impossible name to pronounce. It was a much smaller neighborhood church, and had obviously been recently restored. Again, I got in on the rosary, but because it was in Polish it was a whole different ball game. I could do OK in Italian in the prayers and services, but I was totally lost with Polish. The "universal" structure of mass didn't help much! I decided that I need to learn more Polish, because I still answer people in Italian (though I am trying to speak English more because more people speak English in Cracovia). I only know three words in Polish, and while I know I will use two of them, they're not exactly along the lines of "please" and "thank you," and the other one should not be in the same paragraph as going to church. Maybe that's why I brought the Polish phrasebook! But at least I still haven't gotten totally lost yet!
I decided to make myself people-sick this afternoon, and buy the "Go Cubs Go" song online (which is also on several videos on YouTube). It is one of my favorite songs. Despite the fact that they lost yesterday and are now back in second place in the NL central. There are two students from St. Louis, one of whom is my roommate, and I am not sure how much longer I will be able to talk to them. Pretty soon it will come down to a knock down, drag out fight, and I know that I can take them! I also bought the song "Roam" by the B-52s, which currently is my favorite song. Yes, I am roaming, because I want to, all around the world.