I almost exclusively read my news online – from reputable publications, thank you very much. For you young people out there, there’s nothing new or even interesting in that, but I remember picking up my New York Times each…
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Life in Poland
January 11, 2017, I got sick again. I don’t know why. The doctors don’t know why. That’s pretty scary, not knowing why. When you don’t know exactly why, you don’t know how to help or treat or even cure.…
We got it. The Dreaded Letter.From school.The sealed Dreaded Letter from school. Proper Letters I used to get letters. Proper letters. Proper letters with return addresses. Proper letters with return addresses, stamps, and sometimes a little window. How exciting it…
Children’s Day in Poland is here again. The Polish holiday of Dzień Dziecka, Children’s Day, is June 1st in Poland every year. We don’t have Children’s Day in the US where I’m from, so I conveniently forget it each…
What’s 500+? In the Polish election last autumn the winning party, PiS, took control, some say thanks to its election promise of the 500+ program. The 500 Plus program works like this: a benefit of 500 PLN is paid…
Super Moms Unite! Super Mom, I am not. Despite what my shirt says. That shirt was a gift anyhow. From a Super Mom. She is such a Super Mom that when my daughter had a Super Hero birthday party,…
My friend from high school died a couple of days ago. This is the view we shared of our hometown. My friend was 42. He was married with 3 school-age children. Since we graduated from high school and all…
You may have heard of the Polish gentleman who was beaten to death last week by a group of teens in Harlow in England. It is said that they attacked him after hearing him speaking Polish on the phone.…
A funny story of a conversation with my neighbor in small village in Poland. …
No weddings and a divorce or two You may have heard a little something about Polish weddings and how cool they are. Well, I’m at the age where I rarely get invited to weddings anymore, a Polish wedding or…
