Archive for 'Nature'
Work-Life Balance Posted by Kasia on Sep 25, 2012
Finding a suitable balance between work and life (odpowiednia równowaga między pracą a życiem) is a challenge for all workers, especially working parents. Some couples would like to have more children, but do not see how they could afford to stop working. Other parents are happy with the number of children in their family, but…
Environment Posted by Kasia on Sep 13, 2012
The quality of our local living environment (środowisko) has a direct impact on our health (zdrowie). Having access to green spaces for example, is essential for quality of life (jakość życia). An unspoiled environment is a source of satisfaction, improves mental well-being, allows people to recover from the stress of everyday life and to perform…
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…
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…
August – Sierpień In Poland Posted by Kasia on Aug 28, 2012
Sierpień takes it’s name from “sierp” – sickle, which was always used for mowing grains. In Poland August’s weather is usually beautiful and warm with a lot of flowers and fruits on the trees. Here are some common Polish sayings about Sierpień: Z sierpem w ręku witać sierpień, wiele uciech, wiele cierpień. Greet August with a sickle in…
Let’s go paddle boarding! Posted by Kasia on Aug 27, 2012
The fast-growing sport of stand up paddleboarding (SUP) is a fun, easy way to go play on the water. With a minimum of equipment, you can paddle anything from ocean surf to lakes and rivers—no waves required. Paddleboarding (“połączenie deski surfingowej z wiosłem” – there is really no translation for this word in Polish, so…