The educational system in Poland was undergoing some changes to meet some of the new demands of a western-oriented market economy. Numerous business schools had opened (and closed) including a new program in management and marketing at the Politechnika. I had one of these groups for two years. They were a lot of fun even if they proved remarkably resistant to any of my attempts to infiltrate the English language into their lives. Shortly before I was to return home to the U.S. several of these students showed up at my door with a gift, a large pink stuffed elephant. It was a sweet gesture but I couldn't figure out how I could possibly get it home and ended up donating it to the local orphanage. The orphanage sent a couple of boys over to pick it up. The last time I saw the elephant one boy was carrying it piggyback while the other spotted it from behind. I've always wondered how they managed it on the bus.