Is 36 too young for a midlife crisis? Do Polish women have crises or is it an American invention? Are mothers with kids still in diapers even allowed to have midlife crises? Czy 36 lat to zbyt młodo…
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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…
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…
What is the proper Polish protocol after accidentally splashing a pedestrian as you drive by? By the reaction I got, I suspect my protocol was not the norm. Jaki jest właściwy protokół postępowania w Polsce po przypadkowym ochlapaniu pieszego…
Life in the Village is really quite educational for children. Children need to spend time outdoors. Children need to experience nature. Children need to get dirty. They need fresh air. I absolutely cannot sell the Village house. I must…
Life in Poland
Shopping in the Village: How To Get What You Want – Zakupy w Miasteczku czyli Jak Dostać To Co Chcesz
We return to our trip down memory lane and fondly remember my first year in Poland. Oh, the days before Biedronka and Żabka ‘round every corner 😉 Imagine that you take your ecological shopping bag, grab your keys and…
Are pampuchy and kluski na parze the same thing? What’s the singular of pampuchy? pampuch? pampucha? And why do my leniwe pierogi require 4 times more flour than the recipe? Czy pampuchy i kluski na parze to to samo?…
“Cry Wolf” by a-ha Lizzie sings while taking a bath, “Cry wolf…Time to worry now…” “Poison” by The Prodigy Lizzie sings at bedtime, “I got the poison. I got the remedy. I got the pulsating rhythmical remedy.” “Bob the…
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…
