Saturday, January 20, 2007

So far

Happy belated new year to everyone I haven't said this to already. I really should write more but I've been lazy over this holiday season. Anyways, I'm currently in Krakow, Poland visiting a good friend of mine. Interesting to note 500 years ago after the Reformation where newly Prodestant nations expelled their Jewish populations, thus causing Jews to seek refuge in Krakow, turning it into a centre for Judaism in Europe. Then over the course of six years during WWII, it was all wiped out, thanks to the Nazi Genocide. Today it's estimated the total Jewish population of Krakow stands at 100. What drives people to commit such horrible acts? Hard to believe looking at Krakow today.

On a brighter note, I spent the last few days visiting every church in town, visiting Krakow University where Copernicus studied and drinking in Polish nightclubs. I'm addicted to travelling and what it has to offer -no everyday responsibilities, meeting new people and ultimate freedom. Some decry the relative instability of this lifestyle but is it really that bad, compared to a stable, bourgeois mercantile life? You decide for yourself.