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Have you heard about Szydłów Prunes? Posted by Kasia on Sep 12, 2012
Szydłów prunes (suszone śliwki) are the first Polish dried fruit to be registered by the European Commission as a protected geographical indication. Szydłów prunes are pitted or unpitted prunes that have been dried and smoked and are made in the district of Szydłów, in Staszów county, Świętokrzyskie province. The fruit has uniform, elastic flesh (miąższ) and…
How do you remember September 11th? Posted by Kasia on Sep 11, 2012
I don’t want to sound annoying with this subject, because I’m sure you heard so much about it today. But I wanted to share with you how I remember this day… At that time I was living in Poland. Together with friends from college we were renting a house and we often used to watch…
Poles in science Posted by Kasia on Sep 10, 2012
To record achievements in international and Polish science would require far more space than this blog. Therefore I will focus upon just a few Polish contributors. Mikołaj Kopernik (1473-1543) literally established the bases for modern astronomy. Known by his Latin name of Copernicus, he revolutionized the study of the universe by his work “De revolutionibus…
Traditional Polish dances Posted by Kasia on Sep 9, 2012
Poland is a nation rich in culture, and musical tradition. In fact, Poland even has five National Dances. There are few countries in the world that have even one national dance. No, the Polka is not a national dance of Poland. Poland’s national dances are: The Krakowiak, the Mazur, the Polonez , the Kujawiak, and…
Teen pregnancy Posted by Kasia on Sep 8, 2012
Teen pregnancies (ciąże nastolatek) happen everywhere. A new report shows approximately 20,000 teenagers give birth to children in Poland each year. The data, compiled by the Central Statistical Office (GUS), states that during 2010 around 4 percent of pregnant women were teenagers, the majority of which were aged between 15-19. A recent study conducted by…
September is here! Posted by Kasia on Sep 7, 2012
September (wrzesień) is usually beautiful, sunny and warm in Poland. The nights become colder (zimniejsze) and at the end of the month it is not that rare to experience early morning slight ground frost (mróz). This is also the time for apple picking (zbieranie jabłek)! I grew up on the fruit farm, so I know everything…
“Okulary” by Julian Tuwim Posted by Kasia on Sep 6, 2012
This is probably one of the most popular poems kids hear in Poland! It’s by great Polish writer Julian Tuwim. I still remember it and my daughter knows it really well! Here is the translation and video with pronunciation: OKULARY, JULIAN TUWIN Biega, krzyczy pan Hilary: « Gdzie są moje okulary? » Szuka w spodniach…