When she was young, Ania’s parents never contradicted what her teachers taught in the communist government-controlled schools in Poland. It wasn’t safe to do that. But as she grew up, the contradictions between what Ania had learned and what she heard and experienced mounted. She promised herself she’d someday live in the West where she would be free to choose her own destiny. Then an opportunity she never dreamed of was offered. Maybe things were changing. But maybe they weren’t.