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It’s been snowing straight for the last four days, not a full on dump, but always a consistent dusting of flakes from the sky. It all makes us a little homesick.
We got the first serious dump of snow on 15 December. Poles, to a greater extent than Torontonians, seem to have a collective amnesia when [...]

What do two people do on Christmas Eve when they are far away from their family and friends in a cold cold Slavic country? They go to church, that’s what.
I have a range of emotions associated with church spanning awe to boredom. Since my grandmothers are not reading this site, I can say quite safely [...]

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Here’s my excuse for not blogging: we’ve been busy. New country, new language, new flat, new job—I’m sure you all understand. Yes, we do get around to playing piłkarziki (foozball) at least once a week. But other than that, it’s mostly school, school, school. Let me tell you a bit about it and how our [...]

God truely does love Poland. Not only has it been sunny and beautiful every weekend (pissy and cloudy in the work week), the beer is cheap, as is the vodka, and the fooz is free! That’s right, we have never felt more certain of our decision to come to this country to teach than when [...]

One week and counting and we are on our way to Poland. We finally know what town we’ll be living in. It’s Cieszyn (pronounced Cheh-shin). The website makes it look great. The only problem with the place is that we’re not allowed into a part of it: the Czech part. As I understand it, the [...]

One of Poland’s many charms is its idiosyncratic consular services. Martha and I are bound by geography to the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Toronto and because of numerous trips to the lovely Lakeshore West building, we feel like we really know the place. We have a long history with this mission, [...]

A few days ago I crossed the border with the Heckman’s. Now, we’re in the lovely suburb of Ambler just outside of Philadelphia. I’ve kinda traded one suburb for the other. But Ambler is older and, though most people do drive everywhere, you can walk places.
Too all my peeps in the ‘States, sorry about passing [...]

Boom, here they are: the digital docs from our wanderings through Korea and Thailand. I know, “It’s about time. It’s not like jet-lag can keep you down that long.’ I think… um… the cold was slowing us down too… er, yeah, that’s it.

Recouperating in Whitby.
Still not in phase with the EST.