{"id":5553,"date":"2014-11-05T00:59:29","date_gmt":"2014-11-05T00:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=5553"},"modified":"2017-07-01T02:18:32","modified_gmt":"2017-07-01T02:18:32","slug":"what-do-i-miss-the-most-about-poland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/what-do-i-miss-the-most-about-poland\/","title":{"rendered":"What do I miss the most about Poland?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m a very happy person, I have to admit. Life has taught me to always find positives in every situation, every day! And I really try to! I don’t need a lot…I have wonderful family…A husband I never thought I will meet…Two beautiful, loving, amazing daughters, that are all my life. I have great friends….I have opportunity to make my daughter’s life amazing! Truly amazing.They have a lot of things I never had growing up. They have loving parents (kochaj\u0105cych rodzic\u00f3w<\/strong>), beautiful home (\u015bliczny dom<\/strong>), great friends (wspania\u0142ych przyjaci\u00f3\u0142<\/strong>), loving family (kochaj\u0105c\u0105 rodzin\u0119<\/strong>), opportunity to spend every day the way they want : swimming, skiing, painting, playing, relaxing…you name it! (mo\u017cliwo\u015b\u0107 sp\u0119dzenia ka\u017cdego dnia wed\u0142ug w\u0142asnego pomys\u0142u: p\u0142ywanie, jazda na nartach, malowanie, gry, relaks<\/strong>). \u00a0I live in a beautiful place, with mountains, lakes, ocean, rivers close by…I would never trade it for a big city (although I enjoyed living in Warsaw when I was in college!). I never thought my life could be happier! You would think…it’s perfect (mo\u017cesz pomy\u015ble\u0107, \u017ce jest doskona\u0142e<\/strong>). Well…it is. But being so far away from the country I grew up in…from all my high school and college friends, from all my family…from all customs and way to live in Poland…it catches up to me sometimes.<\/p>\n

I have to admit , that moving to USA was not my intention…and if I would not have met my future husband here…I would have probably live in Poland now. I had an amazing experience from my first two summers in USA…that’s why I decided to spent 3rd summer in NH after finishing college in Poland. And that was the summer I met Michael…the person who loves me the way I’m, who will be with me for the rest of my life (I know it, don’t try to tell me that true love does not exist! – Wiem o tym, nie pr\u00f3buj mi powiedzie\u0107, \u017ce prawdziwa mi\u0142o\u015b\u0107 nie istnieje!<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

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Deciding to live in a foreign country is a big step…although sometimes you have to sacrifice some things…(cho\u0107 czasem trzeba po\u015bwi\u0119ci\u0107 pewne rzeczy…<\/strong>) What do I miss the most about my country? My loving family, my friends, the food (this one is sometimes easy to fix – I’m not the best cook, but I try), the way Polish families are ( meaning they will not let you stay at the hotel, but will redesign their own master bedroom, so you can stay with them comfortably, and not book the hotel), I miss Polish language (it feels so good to speak to someone in my native language, it does not happen often in North Conway, NH).<\/p>\n

I miss the health system in Poland (because prices of it here in USA\u00a0overwhelm me –bo ceny tutaj w USA przerastaj\u0105 mnie<\/strong>)!<\/p>\n

I miss the school system in Poland as well – public colleges are free…and they are one of the best ones!<\/p>\n

I miss holidays spent with my family. I miss Polish music, watching TV in Polish, Polish customs.<\/p>\n

What else do I miss…?I miss people treating me equally…I know, I’m an immigrant from Europe. I chose to be one. In my mind…this was the best choice! What would I do in Poland now? I don’t know…I had a great carrier just starting after finishing college… But would I be as happy as I’m now? I don’t know…I went through trying to get different jobs here in USA…with some good and not so good results…All because of my accent. I know, that I will get what I want, because I’m really determined. I can prove to people, that I can do, what people think I can’t (Mog\u0119 udowodni\u0107 ludziom, \u017ce mog\u0119 zrobi\u0107, co ludzie my\u015bl\u0105, \u017ce nie mog\u0119)<\/strong>. Life is like a box of chocolate…You never know what you’re gonna get.”<\/p>\n

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