A good thing about being a “travelling” English teacher is that when you arrive for a morning lesson you are served delicious coffee…with foam…in a nice cup with saucer…by a smiling lady or occasionally a gentleman. Mmmm, good. Another…
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Things that only go wrong when you’re broke: The washer, fridge and stove all break within a month of each other. The all get stop-gap fixes except for the fridge which you have to live with somehow. You lose…
Sunday, I was planning to write a post on how guilty I felt because now Rosie has chicken pox while I remained pox-free thanks to my vaccination. I even had a title in mind – “Feeling Guilty”. That post…
I decided to entertain my idea of returning to the US a little bit more by checking if there are any job listings which require Polish language skills. (To quench your curiosity and save you a google – there…
So we just got back from the movies, the new vampire movie to be exact, all thanks to our good, good friend aka the best babysitter in the whole wide world. Not much has changed in the world of…
I’d just like to go the book store and be surrounded by titles I can read. I want to buy any newspaper and easily understand all the articles. I want to talk with someone without having to think through…
I admit that I am a hard customer to please, especially when it comes to hairdressers. I’m on my 3rd hairdresser since I had to give up on my hairdresser almost one year ago. Usually, my visits to the…
Clumsy. Klutzy. An accident waiting to happen. That’s me. Hearing an “ow” from the other room or seeing a fresh bruise on my arm, Misiu always asks, “Did the wall jump out at you again?” “No,” I answer indignantly,…
It may be the end of Kielbasa Stories as we know it. Anticipated comments: Reaction 1: What? Chris, no! We love you and Kielbasa Stories so much. You are such a clever and talented writer with an amazing sense…
You may have heard of the pink slip (it is a euphemism for getting fired in America), but have you heard of the yellow papers? No? Then you are probably not Polish. Getting your “yellow papers” in Polish means…
