My viewpoint has changed such that, even now, I see things through that experience. . . . I keep learning things in my classes just from being in Poland. Erica Carlson '98 took part in the same two programs. Intellectually, Poland served her interest in women's studies. I think they are suffering from that. . . .
Women there work very hard.
But she learned not to judge. You understand that it's part of their culture. Above and beyond, though, she had the same transformation that Colleen McDonough found in Vietnam. You have no choice but to survive. Dana Cooke is the editor of The Pulteney St. Survey.