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How Earth Day is celebrated around the world? Posted by Kasia on Apr 22, 2013
Earth day (Dzień Ziemi) is the largest, most widely celebrated international environmental event (wydarzenie środowiskowe). Earth Day helps celebrate Earth’s unique place in the universe. It is the only planet in our solar system teeming with incredible biodiversity (niesamowita różnorodność biologiczna). Learning about and protecting this biodiversity is what Earth Day is all about. People all…
Long winter everywhere? Posted by Kasia on Apr 3, 2013
It’s been a long winter everywhere…I think everyone is ready for the Spring! However weather doesn’t always cooperate with us… Over 100,000 people in Poland have been left without power (bez prądu) as the country battles with a paralysing blanket of snow that also brought chaos to its transport system. In an Easter address to Poland…
We are going to see wild boars! Posted by Kasia on Mar 22, 2013
The Wild Boar (Dzik) is the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig. It lives in woodlands all over central Europe, and can be found throughout most of the forests of Poland. Wild boars are covered in a coat of coarse, bristle-like hairs ranging from dark grey to brown. They can reach up to 440 lb…
Basic Polish geography Posted by Kasia on Mar 15, 2013
The Republic of Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska) is one of the largest countries in Central Europe, bordering Russia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Germany. Its northern frontier on the Baltic Sea gives it easy access to Scandinavian and North Sea ports. Poland`s shape is roughly square, measuring 400-440 miles across. The capital, Warsaw…
February in rhyme Posted by Kasia on Feb 28, 2013
The names of Polish months are unique in the way that Poland did not adopt Roman names – like many other countries in Europe (France, Germany, Russia). Original, non-Latin names for the months of the year also exist in some other languages – like Czech (but not Slovak), Croatian, Lithuanian or Basque. But this is…
Sayings about February Posted by Kasia on Feb 27, 2013
Today some common Polish sayings about the month of February (Luty)! Czasem sie Luty zlituje że człek niby wiosnę czuje ale czasem sie tak zżyma że człek prawie nie wytrzyma. Sometimes February has compassion for us and it feels like spring, but sometimes it is so harsh, that the man can hardly stand it…
Things you want to know about Poles Posted by Kasia on Feb 23, 2013
What are some things you always wanted to know about Polish people and weren’t in the least bit disinclined to ask? Here are some of them…: 1. “Polish facial characteristics” No, there are no unique facial characteristics that enable you to identify a Pole . Most Poles believe that they can spot another Pole on the…