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April 2010

Life in Poland

Chestnuts – Kasztany

I did do other things in the Village those 10 years ago than just try to pick up boys. I also went for walks šŸ˜‰ I am not very good at finding my way around so I started on…

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Other Suitors

Let’s recap: It’s about 10 years ago. I had just come to Poland. Misiu’s girlfriend was back in town. And the short-lived thing with Maciek was definitely over. Not that I didn’t have other suitors to choose from, ha…

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WWRD?

I guess pretty much everyone around the world knows that the the Polish President and his wife and many prominent politicians died last week in a plane crash. Well, not everybody knows. For example, Rosie, age 2, has no…

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What’s up with Wawel anyway?

The late President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria Kaczynska were laid to rest in a crypt in the cathedral at Wawel Castle in Kraków, Poland. So what’s all the fuss with Wawel? If you are Polish for sure…

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I’m tired today…

…so let’s just look at pictures. Lizzie Rosie extreme close-up Our Family as drawn by Lizzie Vampire Rosie Zoo with the Monkeys Gnomes in Wroclaw At the doctor’s Kittens in the Village šŸ™‚…

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Back to Reality

One of the best parts of my job is that I get to meet and talk to a lot of different people, from different backgrounds, with different opinions, leading different lives. Sometimes for my own selfish purposes their English…

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A Sad Day for Poland

Here’s an article in English describing the plane crash which killed the Polish President, First Lady and almost 100 others. So sad. MSNBC.com Polish president among scores dead in jet crash Plane goes down in Russia en route to…

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What did I know anyway?

And what did I know about Polish relationships anyhow? Maybe it didn’t work like in America. I decided to forget about this Misiu guy and I turned my direction to Maciek. I mean, I didn’t have a choice, he…

Life in Poland POLISH CULTURE

Polish Easter Eggs: Pisanki

We finally decorated our Easter Eggs. Actually, we made pisanki (from the Polish word pisać – to write, so ā€œwrittenā€ Easter eggs). Some babcias would probably turn over in their graves if they could see what I am calling…