Random Scrap:
It had quickly become clear that mine was not a normal household. Most new international students had been assigned to host families - American families who wanted to rent out a room to newcomers and help them transition into new lives. They were nice, would host a barbeque and ask questions about how we were. Byran was a different case. First of all, it was Kamil who arranged for me to live with him. He took an interest in you. Shortly after my arrival he took out a big atlas in which I were to mark the place where my city was. That's how Leszno became part of the diary. There were places from Bulgaria, Korea, Japan. He treated his tenants like roomates. He talked about them and wondered where they were now. He would also ask me what the natural resources of Poland were. As I would find out later, it was his standard question to any new comer. He was a Vietnam war veteran and with his long hair he looked like a proper hippy. He owned a proper Volkswagen xx (no seat belts) and it was always a joy to ride with him to the grocery store.