HITCH-HIKING THROUGH GDR AND FISH FACTORY

I’d like to get back in time to my college years in the 60s – 70s. Polish students, unfortunately, weren’t rich. They aren’t always either, but at that time it was a standard situation. They often had to wheel and deal pretty well to make ends meet. Of course education always came as first but […]

SOMEBODY ATTACKS YOU AND YOU CAN’T SHOUT?

You remember the scenes from horror movies when an attacked woman stops dead instead of screaming for help. Most of you laughed in the case of movie Scream. We react exactly the same way when somebody runs up the stairs instead of down to the door while wanting to escape. Meanwhile it’s not funny at all […]

ALL SAINTS DAY WORLDWIDE TRADITIONS

Writing the article I started with the feeling that every culture and religion has the habit of celebrating of the memory of people who passed away. In Poland, for example, we celebrate All Saints Day and All Souls’ Day. I wondered how it looks in other countries, including those of non-Christian ones. I must admit […]

HOW TO TRAVEL IN THE CORONAVIRUS TIMES ?

The coronavirus pandemic has gone through different stages. We live in a world of a new normality, we have to learn to function in a different way than before. Is traveling in this situation safe? WHICH MEANS OF TRANSPORT IS THE SAFEST? The three main factors to consider when planning a trip are how, when […]

INSURANCE: A SMALL GRAIN SEND ME TO HOSPITAL

While going on holiday nobody thinks they will have to go to a doctor’s. In the meantime, it’s worth buying a good insurance policy before one leaves, applying for EHIC card and checking how the health services operate in your destination place. In this way not only will you save some money but time as well. […]

HOW CAN YOU PROTECT YOURSELF FROM CYBER CRIMINALS?

The possibilities that the spread of the Internet opens up for us are indisputable. We do everything online – we make payments, run a company, make friends, send private photos. However, the Internet is full of threats, and cyber criminals can steal our data in a few moments. FIRST OF ALL: ATTENTION Till now, hackers […]

HOW FACEBOOK SAVED ME IN LONDON?

This post is dedicated to all those who do not have their profile on Facebook and to those who claim that Facebook is only a time waster. This post is also for those who during emergency situations run into panic. Why? Read this text. What would you do if it turned out that you got […]

TAPAS: A LITTLE OF FREE TRADITION IN GRANADA

It’s not a secret that Spain is an expensive country to support yourself compared to Polish reality. Similarly to Italy, Spain is a very diverse country. One lives and functions differently in Andalusia, Catalonia and even more differently in e.g. Galicia. I got for Erasmus exchange to Granada in 2006/2007 which like Cordoba, Malaga and Seville is […]

SPANISH AND MY FIRST DAY IN GRANADA

In 2006 I went to one-year Erasmus exchange program to Granada in the south of Spain. It was the best time of my life and a real school of life. Going abroad on Erasmus is like starting your studies from the beginning or even worse. I learned that living in Spain is not an neverending […]