Lody lody lody #HogsAbroad in Poland

I always tell students getting ready to go abroad to evaluate their habits at home, because they will only increase in a new country.

For example, if you eat out regularly at home, then your abroad experience will likely have more dinning out experiences than the average. Or if you tend to spend money on a whim, then expect to return with an extra suitcase of souvenirs.

For me I knew that my sweet tooth was going to have a heyday with all new foreign treats to try! What I didn’t know was that my most frequented treat would be one available at home – ice cream. 

Now I’m not just talking any old, Bluebell, Ben & Jerry’s kind of cream… the stuff in Europe is the real deal! There are gelato, soft serve, and all kinds of ice cream dessert combinations scattered throughout the streets of Denmark and Poland. The flavors are creative and the consistently is of creamy sweetness! If I could only eat ice cream from Poland for the rest of my life… I would do it. 

Now I could have just had a heightened ice cream experience because, ya know, everything seems better abroad. But I will say that the ice cream, in Poland particularly, was amazing! Our professor warned us before our week in Warsaw and Krakow that we would get to see how much the Poles love lody (ice cream). He wasn’t kidding, there were lody shops and stands every other store! Really, at one point I counted 5 different shops in the same block. I think that’s also the point when I fell in love with Polish culture.

If you go abroad, particularly Europe, particularly Poland, then you HAVE to try their lody! It’s the best way to connect with the culture and the traditions… and its delicious!

 -Madison, study abroad peer advisor and #HogsAbroad Alum in Denmark

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