36 Years Ago

36 Years Ago, Vienna 1971—A Student Journal

Day 327: Arrival in Poland—what a day

Day 327 — Arrival in Poland—what a day
24-Jun-1972 (Sat.)

Sunset in Malomice
I’m in Poland. A totally incredible day of travel with a long post that documents parts of my journey to Poland and my first impressions of communist Poland. A book-learned kid suddenly wakes up to the real world and finds that people are friendly the world over and that soldiers carry machine guns. And that you can sometimes travel to the wrong town in the wrong part of the country on steam locomotives.
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Day 326: Leaving—no, still in Vienna

Day 326 — Leaving—no, still in Vienna
23-Jun-1972 (Fri.)

I goofed. I missed my train. My journey to Poland didn’t happen yesterday. Do I make it to the train on time today? Certainly.
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Day 325: Leaving for Poland

Day 325 — Leaving for Poland
22-Jun-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)

It’s the last page of my journal and I’m leaving for Poland. What is going to happen? They journey continues.
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Day 316: Preparations

Day 316 — Preparations
13-Jun-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)

Non-interesting preparations for my trips.
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Day 315: Technical difficulties

Day 315 — Technical difficulties
12-Jun-1972 (Montag–Mon.)

Just some minor technical glitches in continuing to make my final
Fantasy copies.
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Day 311: Warm-cold, good-bad

Day 311 — Warm-cold, good-bad
08-Jun-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)

Normal day of life’s opposites. Nothing that drinking at night won’t solve.
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Day 310: World premiere—Fantasy on Broken Glass

Day 310 — World premiere—Fantasy on Broken Glass
07-Jun-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)

Fantasy concert program
I make a last-minute, desperate attempt to remix my Fantasy composition for tonight’s world premiere. Do I make it? Does the audience like it? Do I need to drink my sorrows into the ground?
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Day 305: Planning a trip

Day 305 — Planning a trip
02-Jun-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)

I’m planning—to go to school at Indiana University, and to visit Poland.
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