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July 2011

Life in Poland

You probably thought I was on vacay

No such luck. Actually, I’ve been very busy. I may be one of the few English teachers who has a busy summer season. Summer for ESL teachers in Poland usually equals starvation- school kids are on holiday, business people…

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Liquid modernity and The Translation Gap

Ratunku “Kiedy przestaję już ogarniać współczesność, kiedy świat mnie otacząjący stawia bariery, który nie jestem w stania sforsować umysłem, gdy zdumienie nad zmieniającą się kulturą masową i obyczajowością przyjmuje już formę graniczną – wtedy sięgam po książki Zygmunta Baumana…

Life in Poland

Wiejski Dzień – A Village Day

What a wonderful day we had yesterday. Clear skies, a light breeze, wonderful. Today is a different story. We are considering building that ark. We entertained ourselves with various forms of doing nothing. Well, at least I did. There’s…

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What all the hubbub, Bub?

Poland’s educational system is undergoing a reform. According to the new regulations, the age for starting compulsory education will be lowered from age 7 to age 6 for first-graders. The result is that 5-year-olds will begin their education in…

Life in Poland

Know-How

We know how to park.  We sometimes know how to spell. (Wysoki Standart!) We know how to entertain. We know how to make something from nothing.   We know how to take pleasure in finding something we thought we…