P贸艂 偶ycia sp臋dzone w kolejce
Wracamy wspomnieniami do lat 60-tych, mojej m艂odo艣ci. By艂 to czas trudny pod wzgl臋dem ekonomicznym. Ale i czas sko艅czonej edukacji i wchodzenia w doros艂o艣膰. Nie zauwa偶a艂o si臋 wtedy trudów 偶ycia codziennego. ... Read more..
Thursday, April 8th, 2010, Tags: clothes, communism, daily life, economy, goods, Poland, queues
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Loading ...Obchodzenie 艢wi膮t Wielkiej Nocy w Polsce
Historia ta dotyczy tradycji obchodzenia 艢wi膮t Wielkanocnych. Kiedy moje dzieci by艂y ma艂e mieszkali艣my na obrze偶ach 艁odzi na osiedlu domów jednorodzinnych. Na mojej ulicy wszyscy znali艣my si臋 od dziecka, ulica – ... Read more..
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010, Tags: celebrating, Easter, holidays, Poland, tradition
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Leaving Poland to the USA
It is a typical story for many Polish families. In the 80s in the martial law period which was the most grey, depressing, hopeless time in the modern history of ... Read more..
Monday, December 14th, 2009, Tags: Escape, Poland, USA
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...A Polish tourist goes to Hungary
Poland and Hungary were the two countries which had a strong historical connection. We say ‘Pole, Hungarian, two good friends’ which is a popular bilingual proverbial rhyme about the historical ... Read more..
Monday, December 14th, 2009, Tags: Hungary, Poland, tourism
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...A Polish girl visits her friend in Sicily
When I started my work at the university I met a girl from Italy. Her name was Nadia. She came to Poland as a beneficiary of one of the first ... Read more..
Monday, December 14th, 2009, Tags: Italy, Poland, travel
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...In Denmark on Queens Margreth’s birthday
A few years ago I went on a short trip. We went to Belgium, Holland and Denmark. All these countries were nice and beautiful, but I remember best one thing ... Read more..
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009, Tags: Denmark, Poland, Queen, travel, tulips
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Getting a passport…
I remember the moment when I received my passport – a document which is so obvious to hold now or it is not really necessary to use when you travel ... Read more..
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009, Tags: Germany, Passport, Poland, travel
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...London, a fascination
I am an English teacher. I studied languages, because I thought it would be a good way to get an opportunity to leave Poland and lead a good comfortable life ... Read more..
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009, Tags: London, Poland, travel, UK
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Leaving Poland to Sweden
My husband was a student and a very rebel spirit! He was very much against the communist state, he came from the south of Poland – from a highlander family. ... Read more..
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009, Tags: East and West, Migration, Poland, Sweden
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(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Leaving Poland…going to the West
In the year 1984 the situation in Poland was really difficult. After the martial law period the country and people were tired, deprived of any hope and very many Poles ... Read more..
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009, Tags: Germany, Migration, Poland
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...A trip to Brussels in the 80ies
In the late 80s I was a student and one summer I received an invitation from my parents’ friend from Brussels. He was a Polish scientist who was living in ... Read more..
Monday, July 20th, 2009, Tags: Belgium, Boarder, Brussels, East and West, Moroccans, Poland
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