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More About Drivers Licenses Posted by Anna on Sep 8, 2009
Thank you for your comments regarding prawo jazdy (drivers license). I thought that instead of just waiting for my readers’ input, I should do some digging as well. And guess what? I think I found what we’ve been after. I hope, anyway. The link I found provides not only the correct (or supposedly correct) procedure…
Polish Drivers License? Posted by Anna on Sep 5, 2009
So… a friend of mine (yes, I know, I know… I seem to have an awful lot of friends, but when I say “friend” I mean it in the American way, OK?) is moving to Poland. Why? She married a Polish dude (what a refreshing change from all those foreign dudes marrying Polish girls!) and…
Famous Cartoon Goat Posted by Anna on Aug 31, 2009
I was talking with somebody yesterday and she mentioned that a few years back when she was flying to Poland from Chicago, the in-flight entertainment included cartoons about a goat and two stick figures. It was a LOT flight, she added. A goat? Two stick figures? (That one I very quickly determined to be Bolek…
Adventures in Reading po polsku – a guest post Posted by Anna on Aug 26, 2009
Remember how a few posts back I said all kinds of fun things about Joanna Chmielewska and recommended her books as an easy and painless choice for a beginner Polish reader? Hmmm… Not so, apparently. This is what our fabulous guest blogger, Barb from Canada had to say about her experiences of reading Chmielewska. But…
Not so Miserable Mizeria Posted by Anna on Aug 23, 2009
I was talking about my favorite Polish dishes the other day, and while all I could think of was “yummy” and “I’m so hungry right now”, the comment my friend made was “that name sounds absolutely miserable.” Of course, she was referring to “mizeria”, which is definitely, hands down my most favorite Polish thing to…
Do Poles Like It when Foreigners Learn Polish? Posted by Anna on Aug 20, 2009
I was totally misty-eyed reading your comments. Thank you so much for being so supportive! And thank you for your constructive criticism. The blog and my grammar explanations will stay as they are. There was a single, lone email in favor of more sophisticated Swan-like approach, but unfortunately, my dear reader, you’ve been outvoted and…
Required Reading – Joanna Chmielewska Posted by Anna on Aug 10, 2009
Since I’ve boring you to tears with all sorts of useless stuff recently (yeah, yeah, don’t deny it, I know I have) I think we should talk about something light and fun and maybe even interesting today. Namely – reading. Reading in Polish, of course. “What?” I hear you say, “reading in Polish is supposed…