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10 top posts about Polish food Posted by Kasia on Aug 14, 2016
We all love food! And what’s better than unique taste of country specialties when traveling? I love to visit local restaurants with “different” food when I travel. Something unique, something special, something that represents each country’s cuisine. Today put together a list of 10 food blogs with delicious tastes of Poland! Enjoy! What is Polish…
Kto pyta, nie błądzi! If you ask, you will not get lost! Posted by Kasia on Jul 31, 2016
Saying “Kto pyta, nie błądzi” has been used in Poland for a long time. It means that if you ask, you will not get lost. Don’t be afraid of asking questions, that way you can use someone else’s knowledge and not make mistakes. Jan Brzechwa’s poem “Staś Pytalski” is about a little boy who asks…
Is hippo and a frog a good match? Jan Brzechwa “Hipopotam” in both English and Polish Posted by Kasia on Jul 24, 2016
Jan Brzechwa was an amazing Polish poet! We all knew his fantastic work! His poems always made me smile and there are many that I still know by heart, just like a lot of kids growing up in Poland. Today’s poem is about a hippo and a frog! “Hipopotam” Jan Brzechwa Zachwycony jej powabem Hipopotam…
Who loves hiking in Poland? Posted by Kasia on Jul 10, 2016
In Poland, hikers will find a network of some 15,000 miles of marked trails, including some of the Polish sections of the trans-European routes. Favorites among the walking routes includes the dunes (wydmy), lakes (jeziora) and forests ( lasy) the seaside Słowiński National Park, the high peaks of the Tatra Mountains, the most eastern of the…
Because life in colors is more beautiful! Jan Brzechwa “Kolory” Posted by Kasia on Jun 30, 2016
We all knew his poems growing up! Jan Brzechwa, born Jan Wiktor Lesman was a Polish writer of Jewish descent. He is mostly known for his contribution to children’s literature as well as for his translations of Russian literature, translating works by Aleksandr Pushkin, Sergey Yesienin and Vladimir Mayakovskiy. This particular poem was one of my…
Make these simple Polish math problems fun! Posted by Kasia on May 25, 2016
Counting is fun! Right??? Of course! What if you have to do some math problems in Polish? No problem! Rhyme is always fun! So why not learn everything about adding (dodawanie), subtracting (odejmowanie), multiplying (mnożenie) and dividing (dzielenie) by lerning these fun rhymes? DODAWANIE (adding) Kiedy do czegoś coś dodajemy I większą liczbę otrzymujemy To…
Let’s celebrate International Women’s Day with some great Polish songs about women! Posted by Kasia on Mar 8, 2016
Today is International Women’s Day (Międzynarodowy Dzień Kobiet) I always loved this holiday in Poland. Growing up as an only girl in the family (I have two brothers), my father would always make sure that I felt very special on that day (and actually any other day for that matter – I was his princess!)…