As expected, the onset of the school year—especially a school year in a brand new upper secondary program, at a brand new upper secondary campus, teaching 4 courses using unfamiliar curricula, one of which (English language support class) I’m inventing from scratch—has pushed “Tom and Cathy’s Letters from Wrocław” ever closer to something that might be better titled “Tom and Cathy’s Increasingly Sporadic and Infrequent Letters from Wrocław.”
By the way, while the literal translation of Tajne Komplety indeed is something like "complete sets", this phrase has a deeper meaning. During WW2 and under the German occupation, high school and college education was forbidden for Poles. But there was a secret, underground network of teachers who would meet with students in private apartments to teach them advanced maths, Polish language, history and other classes. Even some universities operated in that manner. These secret teachings were called tajne komplety. Wikipedia has an interesting article on the subject: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Poland_during_World_War_II
I believe the owners of the bookstore probably meant that when they named their business.
Short answer: yes, Breslau and Wrocław are the same city. Slightly longer answer: after WWII, Breslau and most of Silesia was taken from Germany and given to Poland.
Glad you found your keys in Tajne Komplety!
By the way, while the literal translation of Tajne Komplety indeed is something like "complete sets", this phrase has a deeper meaning. During WW2 and under the German occupation, high school and college education was forbidden for Poles. But there was a secret, underground network of teachers who would meet with students in private apartments to teach them advanced maths, Polish language, history and other classes. Even some universities operated in that manner. These secret teachings were called tajne komplety. Wikipedia has an interesting article on the subject: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Poland_during_World_War_II
I believe the owners of the bookstore probably meant that when they named their business.
Did I miss an explanation of Breslau vs Wroclaw? Is it the same city?
Short answer: yes, Breslau and Wrocław are the same city. Slightly longer answer: after WWII, Breslau and most of Silesia was taken from Germany and given to Poland.
I hope all is well in Flagstaff!