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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
The new suit is bought, plane tickets for next months booked it means that the New Year 2010 can come. However, the old followers of my blogs know, that there cannot be any step into new 365 days without new resolutions. Let's not verify the last years' promises.. why to spoil such a nice time? ;) But I swear, this time they are more reliable.




I can cheat and say, that I am going to be a good man, but then I couldn't call myself "Ryś", hence I want to apologise in advance everyone who thinks that life with me can be easy. But let's move to resolutions...

  • Numero uno: Science - I am really going to do my best to finish writing my master thesis till the end of March. So far the progress is a real slog, but I am going to speed up and write few pages per day.
  • Zweitens: Languages  - 2010 is gonna be the year of studying Spanish, yes I know, I already said like this about the passing year but Espanol will be needed already in February, hence no more excuses. The bonus is my running lessons of Russian language - why this one? Last trip to the Netherlands and the job interviews proved, that Russian can be my bargaining card. And to show, that I treat my language resolutions very serious, I have to proudly say, that my German got really better.
  • Po trzecie: Travelling - Finally I am going to leave the Old Continent. I am not pretty sure where will I go exactly, but 2 things are reliable - it's gonna be in October/November and I will go to the southern hemisphere. Seriously, I am planning with Pawel to celebrate our graduation and go for a few weeks hiking trip in some of the latin countries. Of course I will carry on my "trips around...", but more about this in the next posts :)
  • Finally: I am going to make order with all the "Polish issues" and consistently fulfill my duties. And... I am gonna try to not to waste my free time ;) >>Edited: I will do my best to go to sleep before midnight at least once per week <<

Wish me good luck and... remind me these resolutions from time to time ;)

Friday, December 25, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009

This post is dedicated to Becia Svehlova, who can't fall asleep last nights, because one question is bothering her... What the hell, the dwarfs have to do with Wroclaw?



The answer is pretty simple - since the begining they lived, live and will live here. They showed first time in public, in eightees of 20th century. The first one - called by people "Papa Dwarf" has writen an anti-regime sentence on one of the city walls. The only thing which we know about him is that he was wearing orange bonnet and began the Orange Revolution in Wroclaw, which with its happenings and events took few bricks from the Soviet wall.


www.pomaranczowa-alternatywa.org
Although nowadays Wroclaw is not endangered by any regime, the dwarfs are still present on the streets and what's more, with every month their number increases. Dwarfs are everywhere - not only in the city centre, but also in the most unexpected places. They even have their own, official website - www.krasnale.pl - where you can get a map and start looking for them. The dwarfs became a symbol of the city and consequently the aim for many thieves - mostly from the other cities and British islands. But be careful! Dwarfs are playing tricks, so better respect them and leave in peace.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paszczak000/2672046997/sizes/l/
With drawfs is connected the second subject of the post - Dzień Życzliwości - the Day of Kindliness - no, it's not a joke, such a day really does exist and is celebrated not only in Wroclaw. You could notice, that underneeth I set a form - it's called the Kindliness generator - where you can post a kindliness report of someone. Unfortunatelly it is in Polish, but Uncle Google will help You. I hope that now, everytime, when you will meet some traveler giving people small drawfs statues, you won't call the emergency, but recognise him as a man from Wroclaw and invite him or her to pub. Don't worry, there will be no denying, eventually we are citizens of the most kind city ;)
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Saturday, November 7, 2009
Polskie Radio EURO
Polish Radio EURO published the video highlights of the broadcast in which I had honour to participate. It was a great pleasure for me to join Justyna Majchrzak in the studio and to be her guest. I really encourage you all - not only the Polish listeners - to listen to PR EURO, where also foreigners can find from time to time few words in their mother-language :)
Sunday, November 1, 2009

I have been invited to participate in the radio programme- BIS-Up, broadcasted by Polish Radio EURO on 6th of November. The broadcast starts at 2p.m., however I will be on air since 3.
Polish Radio EURO broadcasts nationwide on short waves, but the foreign listeners can listen to that also online.
I am very surprised with the invitation, because I am not that sure what they want me to talk about, however I promise to not to ashame my friends ;)
If anyone is looking for greetings on air - post your wish in comments ;)

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