Wesołych Swiąt!
A few days before Christmas we got a tiny bit of snow: It wasn’t quite enough to cover the grass completely, and it melted very quickly. I had expected the winters here to be far…
Helping old ladies and an invitation to Brussels
Last Sunday we were invited to enjoy some stampot, a traditional Dutch food, with our Dutch friends. It turned into a very multinational potluck that was a lot of fun. Our Italian friend was kind…
Learning Polish and three-year-old (in)sanity
Sometimes I get so involved in my routine that I forget I’m in a European capital. Then I look at a street sign and see three embassies nearby. I’ve been spending a lot of time…
Conferences and Rooftop Service
Another very busy week. We live on the first floor of our building (effectively three stories up over a business) so our view isn’t that great. This week I went up to the top of…
Polish Independence Day and Kampinoski Park
This week was a lot of fun. Friday was Polish Independence Day. One of my Polish teachers told me there would be a big event with a parade, with uniforms from many historical periods. We…
Day of the Dead… in bed.
On October 28th, we had a get to know dinner for the international relations master’s students and their families at a nice pizza joint in Mokotów. Here we are: Halloween isn’t really celebrated at all…
Smartphones, Fulbrighters and a Sermon
Annika had an OB appointment recently, but Paul tends to get bored at the doctor’s office. One thing that really keeps him occupied is getting his picture taken. Thank goodness for smartphones. Thursday I took…
A brief visit to Old Town
Something I forgot to put on last week’s entry was about this film: I saw 1920: Bitwa Warszawska (The Battle of Warsaw) on the 6th of October at the Kino Femina. They had a special…
The semester begins
Monday was my first day of classes. I had some delays being able to register for my Polish classes at the university, and by the time I could register the courses were all full. I…
It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas!
This week has been all about getting settled in Warsaw before school starts. Lots of little details to work out, like getting a polish bank account so we can pay our bills (in Poland pretty…