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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I want to tattoo the following hymn stanza on my arm:
Dziś, gdy wokół nas niepokój,
Gdzie się człowiek schronić ma,
Gdzie ma pójść jak nie do matki,
która ukojenie da,
Więc błagamy, o Madonno,
skieruj wzrok na dzieci swe”

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Study Abroad: Jagiellonian University

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve looked into studying abroad in Poland last year, specifically Warsaw. I ignored Krakow (where most study abroad programs are) because it’s a different culture and I am from Warsaw. However, Jagiellonian carries a lot of European history, not just Polish, and I think it would be the optimal place to study Polish history. It’s [...]

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Thoughts about Religion at 2:50am on a Sunday morning

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on July 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I dislike pigeon-holding myself to a specific religion, but I do say that “I was raised Roman Catholic.” What’s even worse, is that I was raised Roman Catholic in a Polish family and community. That’s basically a combination of Irish and Italian: poverty and excessive religious holidays. I swear to God, Polish people go to [...]

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Memoirs of a Bicyclist – 2nd Edition

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I think I would bike ride far more often if I lived in a different building. I really hate getting through two sets of double doors AND a security gate in order to just get on my street with my bicycle. I know I should appreciate the security, but it’s always incredibly awkward. I always manage to [...]

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Warning: Rambling about Scheduling

Posted in NYU, Polish, tagged , , on April 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I can’t make a scheduling decision to save my life. 

CAS has a language requirement and I’ll be damned if I sit through another minute of Spanish. I’ve been taking Spanish since I was in 7th grade. The only reason I went up to Spanish IV was because I read colleges liked at least 3 levels [...]

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Lost in Translation

Posted in Grezak, Polish, identity crisis, reflection, tagged , , , on February 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »

It’s four AM and it’s one of those nights where the most obscure stuff pops into my mind. I don’t know where the last hour went. I don’t even know how this train of thought came about. My best guess is that I was thinking about introducing myself in some night-daydream and I instinctively stated [...]

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Life Purgatory

Posted in Poland, Polish, Wallington, immigrant, reflection, tagged , , , , on February 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I am in Life Purgatory.   I can never consider myself a complete American but I’m obviously out of place in Poland. Legally, I am a Polish citizen but have not crossed the big pond in over seven years. The older I get, the more I embrace my heritage from a historical standpoint because it’s helped me understand why [...]

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