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Life in Poland

My Absolutely Unscientific Research: 500+

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…

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How did I get here?

Here. Sunday morning. In my claw foot bath up to my ears in bubbles. In my “German” house in Poland. Steaming cup of coffee on the windowsill. Agnieszka Chylinska on the radio. She doesn’t know it, but we spend every…

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Heaven Is For Real

Recently someone posed me the question I believe made popular by the latest book and film based on a true story, “Heaven Is For Real”. I was asked, “If you knew heaven was for real, wouldn’t you change the…

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Bang, Bang

America is a gun culture. That is without a doubt. If you live in a gun culture, you may not even notice it. When you leave it (and come back again), that’s when you feel its prominence.As a child…

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www.wolnoscodreligii.pl

As some of you know, the topic of religion and the role of religion in the public sphere is very close to my heart. Here’s my opinion in a nutshell. I feel that we shouldn’t press our religious or…

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My birthday

My birthday is coming up. Ok, it’s in 2 months, but at my age that is just around the corner.The girls asked me what kind of birthday cake I’m going to have and they don’t mean the flavor. They…

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Dziecinstwo

I wouldn’t say that I had a happy childhood. And I mean normal-happy not “Sweet 16-spend 50K on a birthday bash and get a BMW from my parents-happy. I just mean my childhood wasn’t especially happy. I remember packing…