{"id":5270,"date":"2025-09-22T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/?p=5270"},"modified":"2025-11-05T11:17:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T09:17:43","slug":"first-days-in-krakow-the-beginning-of-a-new-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/events\/exploring-the-city\/first-days-in-krakow-the-beginning-of-a-new-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"First days in Krak\u00f3w: The beginning of a new adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The first days in Krak\u00f3w were a roller-coaster ride of experiences and impressions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"859\" height=\"1059\" src=\"https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo-all-city-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5284 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo-all-city-1.jpg 859w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo-all-city-1-595x734.jpg 595w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo-all-city-1-120x148.jpg 120w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo-all-city-1-768x947.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo-all-city-1-552x681.jpg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 859px) 100vw, 859px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-white-background-color has-background\"><strong>First Week:<br><\/strong>We first met in the city center at the giant head. From there, we went to the office.<br>We spent the first few days getting to know each other, doing administrative work, and exploring the city and Polish culture.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> We all loved the <strong>zapiekanka<\/strong>, which was a perfect introduction to the delicious Polish cuisine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, we visited the other office as well as the Multicultural Center, which showed us the opportunities available to spend our free time and take part in workshops.<br>At the weekend, we even had the chance to join the Multicultural Picnic and learn more about different countries and their traditions. Some of us took the opportunity to do crafts and yoga, and in doing so, express our own creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Second Week:<\/strong><br>Fortunately, we had a sunny week, which allowed us to spend time outside and explore the Social Garden as well as the Old Town. We also learned more about history by taking a guided tour of <strong>Krzysztofory Palace.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" data-id=\"5275\" src=\"https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photoeating-960x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photoeating-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photoeating-595x793.jpg 595w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photoeating-120x160.jpg 120w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photoeating-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photoeating-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photoeating-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photoeating-552x736.jpg 552w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photoeating.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" data-id=\"5259\" src=\"https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photomuseum2-960x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photomuseum2-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photomuseum2-595x793.jpg 595w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photomuseum2-120x160.jpg 120w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photomuseum2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photomuseum2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photomuseum2-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photomuseum2-552x736.jpg 552w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photomuseum2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1146\" data-id=\"5257\" src=\"https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo-museum-960x1146.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo-museum-960x1146.jpg 960w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo-museum-595x710.jpg 595w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo-museum-120x143.jpg 120w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo-museum-768x917.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo-museum-1140x1361.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo-museum-552x659.jpg 552w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo-museum.jpg 1199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the office, we prepared for the following months by sharing our different skills and talking about our worries and hopes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We are all looking forward to gaining new experiences and seeing what the future will bring us.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Article&nbsp;<strong>Paula,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>European Solidarity Corps volunteer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wellcome article by<em>\u00a0European Solidarity Corps volunteer from\u00a0<strong>17\/09\/2025.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"post-excerpt\">The first days in Krak\u00f3w were a roller-coaster ride of experiences and impressions. 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