Are Polish drivers crazy or accidents are caused by bad roads? Posted by Kasia on Jun 13, 2013
The headline stories on one of the Polish papers on June 13th made typical reading. Four people killed when their car ploughed into a shop; five dead after their car rolled off the tarmac and into a ditch along a rural road in the northwest. Nine dead and nine more to add to the grim…
Nazi death camp Sobibór – was there an escape tunnel? Posted by Kasia on Jun 9, 2013
A team of Polish and Israeli archaeologists believe they have discovered traces of an escape tunnel at the infamous Nazi death camp at Sobibór. Lying five feet below the surface, the tunnel stretched for 32 feet from one of the barracks and under the barbwire fences surrounding the camp. Its discovery provides the first physical…
Have you heard about Dino Lingo? Posted by Kasia on Jun 8, 2013
Recently I came across a new company producing language learning products specifically for children in 30 different languages: Dino Lingo! For families looking to teach children a new language at home (homeschoolers, children who haven’t yet started school, after school practice, etc.) this is a wonderful option! Dino Lingo Polish It can be difficult for families…
Are you talking to your child in your native language? Posted by Kasia on Jun 6, 2013
As a multilingual mother of bilingual children, I am finding myself shocked and confused at the number of parents I run into who have chosen not to speak their native language to their children for various reasons or who have been persuaded to believe that speaking their native language to their children will hurt them…
How important is music for learning languages? Posted by Kasia on Jun 2, 2013
Everyone has their own favorite ways to learn a language. The thing that works for me a lot is music! It works amazing and it is a lot of fun:) One of the first steps to learning a language is figuring out where one word ends and the next one begins. Since fluent speakers don’t…
Let’s celebrate Dzień Dziecka! Guess how Polish kids get excited about June 1st, International Children’s day Posted by Kasia on Jun 1, 2013
Children’s Day is celebrated as International Children’s Day in Poland. Known as Międzynarodowy Dzień Dziecka in Polish, this special occasion is marked on June 1st every year. Since its introduction in Poland in 1952, the occasion has been easily adopted by the adults and kids and is largely celebrated in schools and other public institutions…
“Negatyw” – beautiful poem by Wisława Szymborska Posted by Kasia on May 31, 2013
Today an amazing poem by Wisława Szymborska (a Polish poet, essayist, translator and recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature), translated and with pronunciation: Negatyw Na niebie burym chmurka jeszcze bardziej bura z czarną obwódką słońca. Na lewo, czyli na prawo, biała gałąź czereśni z czarnymi kwiatami. Na twojej ciemnej twarzy jasne cienie. Zasiadłeś przy…