Thoughts, reports and insights connected to our life and relationships in Poland.
Life may not have handed us lemons, but with our visa delay it certainly feels like a curve ball. Though we may not be wielding a lemon shooting gun, like this cartoon, we’re making the most of an unexpected situation. It has not been easy reshuffling our fall plans at the last-minute. This added time… Read More Life and Lemons
Like car parts, when plans fail they often do so in a dramatic, last-minute way that leaves you standing on the side of life’s highway wondering how you didn’t see that coming. When we returned to Canada our schedule looked a little something like this: July 14: secretly fly to Toronto July 16: even secretlier… Read More Dear Plans, R.I.P.
Application forms, bank records, medical checks, supporting documents, multiple trips to the consulate, letters of invitation and passport-sized photographs; if you’ve ever applied for something more than a tourist visa than you know what we’re talking about. Getting permission to move to a country feels like a full-time job, but it gives you more than… Read More The Immigration Family
We have a theory that under communism expression was so limited that now people are making up for lost time. This manifests in many different ways and decorating is no exception. Take a look at some of the buildings around Włocławek and take note of a colour palette you may never have expected to see… Read More You Can’t Pronounce it, but Włocławek isn’t Afraid of Colour
7 months of verb conjugating, noun declinating, test writing, note taking and preposition valency came to a close today. It was the last day of our Polish Language and Culture Course. Like many other seasons in life, it feels like it flew by as a whole, but there were times when it felt unending. Even… Read More No more Pencils. No more Books. No more Teachers’ Dirty Looks.
Apple may have an app for that, but when it comes to understanding civic life, Włocławek has a square for that. Green: Stary Rynek [Old Square] Yellow: Strefa dla Pieszych [Pedestrian Zone / ulica Trzeciego Maja – Third of May Street] Red: Plac Wolności [Freedom Square] Orange: Zielony Rynek [Green Square] Blue: Wzorcownia – –… Read More You Can’t Pronounce it, but Włocławek is Playing a Game of “One Square, Two Square, Red Square, Blue Square”
Language learning is not a linear process. There are good days and there are bad days. Sometimes we leave our language classes feeling like we’ve mastered a new grammatical concept and other times it feels like that concept kicked us in the face and then muttered something in Polish we didn’t fully catch. We dislike… Read More Uczymy się języka polskiego
Calling a place home is one thing, but feeling at home is something all together different. We’re learning to call Włocławek home and we want you to be a part of this process. We’re starting a little series entitled “You Can’t Pronounce It” that invites you to step into our new backyard. You never know… Read More You Can’t Pronounce it, but this is What Włocławek Looks like from a Train
As citizens of the True North, we’re not fully sure how our friends south of the 49th parallel got the patent on this but the American Dream is an internationally famous concept and we bet you don’t even realize how much it influences your behaviour. The American Dream is the belief that anyone can obtain… Read More When the American Dream is M.I.A.
It was just before 10am on a cold Sunday morning. In front of us a red sports car pulled over and a woman stepped out. She wore knee-high boots, a mini skirt and a halter top. The red sports car pulled away and repeated this same action several times continuing down the road. It took… Read More The Good Intentions Lullaby
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