Blogs from Poznan, Greater Poland, Poland, Europe - page 3

Nie rozpoczynaj rozmyślań o Afryce Zachodniej od oglądania zdjęć. Na zdjęciach będzie widać sklecone byle jak budy, a wokół nich walające się plastikowe torby. Na zdjęciach zobaczysz bałagan, a czasem zobaczysz brud. Obrazy przedstawią ci wyładowane samochody, których młodość przeminęła wiele lat temu. Ujrzysz gromady obdartych, biegających za piłką dzieci, włóczące się psy i kobiety wylewające pomyje wprost przed domostwo. Nie rozpoczynaj rozmyślań o Afryce Zachodniej od lektury gazet. Dowiesz się, że wojsko wierne prezydentowi zajęło kluczowe pozycje w walce przeciwko rebeliantom. Powiedzą ci, że był pogrom plemienia, którego nazwy nigdy nie słyszałeś. Przeczytasz, że gdzieś w afrykańskim kraju głównym zajęciem administracji jest przyjmowanie łapówek. Usłyszysz, że któreś z europejskich mocarstw wysłało oddziały stabilizacyjne. A może tylko dowiesz się, że po zamachu zmienił się rząd z... read more

so, im finally allowed to use the computer again, and i have been given my results... insurance flew my mum over free of charge last week, so she's been staying with me here. we went last monday to the doctors for my results, after having another electronic brain scan. the brain tumor is fortunately not dangerous!!! it may or may not have been the reason for my epiletic siezure, and apprently the tumor's been there for some years. they still dont know exactly caused the fit, so it could be something completely different. they have put me on medication which i must take day and night for the next 12months, which protects my brain in case of another siezure. also, especially for the next 12months, i have to look after myself, and not do anything that ... read more

well the whole 'snow' thing has left us feeling empty. we had soo many expectations of this wonderful and foreign weather...like when it started to snow, it didnt stop, n it'd be white always until spring....but NO! its nothing like that. it only snowed for one and a half days, then a more rainy snow wipped out all the other snow, and it hasnt snowed since:'( so as you can imagine, we're very unimpressed with 'snow', and how it all works. also, moles. also unimpressive....we havent actually seen one yet, but we've seen lots of mole holes. but apprently moles are the size of your hand!!! we were thinking they'd be the size of a wombat or something....not the size of your fricken hand!!!! so, poland has disappointed us!... read more

one month exactly that i've been in poland now. and for a recollection of what ive done: started with a 28hour painfall plane flight, then a week for orientation in Warsaw, were i and jo were labled the anti-socials of the group. then trained our way over to Poznan, where we were met by our host, and taken to our 'home for 5 months'. first day at school was intimidating as hell, with kids staring , well the ones who can see, from every angle at us, looking us up and down. by the second day, as faces started becoming more familiar, we started getting 'hello's' in the corridor. now its our 4th week here, and we're getting 'zom' with a punch to the knuckles(apprently its the hip and cool way of saying hey to fellow ... read more

Our program has come to an end. We are now off to Poznan to spend time with my cousin (Michal), his wife (Aga), and his son (Szymon). We are taking a train from Krakow to Poznan. The journey should take about six hours and forty minutes. I am sure we will sleep since we were out late with our pilots and colleagues last night. I am excited about reuniting with my family once again. It should be a great time since Michal is like a brother to me. ... read more