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My top three Polish tunes of the last decade Posted by Kasia on Dec 16, 2019
Charles Darwin once remarked: “If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.” Albert Einstein declared: “If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician.” Jimi Hendrix called music his “religion.” We…
Make sure to visit Warsaw University of Technology this weekend! Posted by Kasia on Dec 6, 2019
There is a lot happening at the Warsaw University of Technology (Politechnika Warszawska) this weekend, so make sure to stop by if you are in the area. It is called International Festival of Warsaw. So far 21 countries are part of this International Festival (Festiwal Międzynarodowy). So what is it exactly? I have never attended…
No more lines at the Polish consulate while applying for passport Posted by Kasia on Nov 30, 2019
Few years ago I flew to New York to renew my Polish passport. I was pregnant, it was hot and I definitely did not expect to stand in line at the Polish consulate for few hours, before I was able to file my form… I bet a lot of you know the pain! My friend…
Get ready to have fun during Andrzejki in Poland! Posted by Kasia on Nov 28, 2019
St Andrew’s Day in Poland (Andrzejki) is celebrated on the night of November 29th. It is a day of mysterious parties, magic and mystery games. There is plenty of drinking, dancing and future telling games! Who wouldn’t like a party like that? Those traditions have their beginnings in old pagan times of Polish ancestors, when…
Can you buy the real Polish kielbasa in USA? Posted by Kasia on Nov 18, 2019
There is nothing better that the smell of homemade Polish sausage…and when I say homemade, I mean it! Growing up in Poland numerous times I witnessed the process of making the true Polish sausage. Everything from ending the life of the pig first (I know…it sounds sad…), preparing all the meat, smoking the sausage and…
Last weekend Polish cemeteries were “lit on fire” Posted by Kasia on Nov 7, 2019
Visitors expecting Halloween celebration full of costume parties and debauchery (rozpusta) may be surprised to learn that in Poland the October 31st ‘holiday’ is completely overshadowed by the rather sobering, sombre proceedings of November 1st and 2nd every year. Known nationally as All Saints’ Day (Dzień Wszystkich Świętych) and All Souls’ Day (Dzień Zaduszny, or Dzień…
How about Polish horror movie marathon before Halloween? Posted by Kasia on Oct 28, 2019
It is the season for scary movies for sure! Some of us love them, others hate these scary movies…So why exactly do we like watching horror movies? We have four basic emotions: happiness, sadness, anger, and fear. Fear is there to keep us alive and we need it! So if you are the person who…