Archive for June, 2009
Essential Phrases – part 1 Posted by Anna on Jun 9, 2009
Take any random phrasebook (any language will do) and look inside. You will see a whole bunch of very useful expressions that, no doubt, are essential to your survival in a foreign land. Phrases such as: “Where is the national museum?” (Yeah right, like you are really going to understand the answer. A lot easier…
Going to the Polls Tomorrow Posted by Anna on Jun 6, 2009
Tomorrow we have the European parliamentary election (wybory do Europarlamentu) and I still don’t know who to vote for. This will be my very first voting in Poland and I am determined to participate. I have zameldowanie (official registered domicile), I have dowód osobisty (ID card) and I am eligible to vote. Don’t laugh, but…
June 4th, 1989 in Poland Posted by Anna on Jun 3, 2009
Tomorrow is the glorious 4th of June, and that’s all we’ve been hearing about recently. Personally, I’m tired of it already, and it’s not even the 4th yet. Why tomorrow is so important, I hear you ask? It’s the 20th anniversary of the fall of communism. I understand it’s an important anniversary, but really, what…