I could have just as easily called this post “The Beginning”. It represents the end of our year in Gdansk, but only the start of what would become our love story with the city. It…
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I’ve been wanting to write this post for a while now. Over 3 years, truth be told. We frequently observed a particular pattern of words while in Poland that is too fantastic to be overlooked.…
Leave a CommentLet me say this: The Greek Islands will be well worth any horrors you might face on the journey there. When we went in 2001, we took a slow ferry for 16 hours on the…
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2 CommentsOur Christmas wasn’t like any other we’d ever known as a family. We weren’t home and weren’t even in our Polish temporary home. Rather than forcing a traditional holiday into non-traditional circumstances, we went all…
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Leave a CommentAlthough it might seem like the wrong time of year for this kind of post, it is relevant nonetheless. And important. Important that I dispel some myths that are commonly held about what a winter…
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One CommentLast Halloween was the girls’ first one outside Canada. And since we had a 4 day break from school around the same date, it was a perfect opportunity to make it a memorable one. We…
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One CommentLong time, no post, I know. Here is my attempt to summarize the last few months, with more detailed posts to follow. No big surprise here: We travelled. The end of October saw us…
Leave a CommentWe were very keen to learn Polish at the beginning of this adventure. For our own good, of course, but also out of respect to the country we have temporarily adopted. And we have tried.…
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3 CommentsPomelo. My mother-in-law was right. She usually is, so this comes as no surprise. It is like a grapefruit with a thicker skin and isn’t really at all bitter or sour, or even sweet,…
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Leave a CommentAbout 2 weeks ago, I became a full-time teacher. Overnight. My Bachelor’s Degree was enough to allow me to start cover (supply) teaching for an absent Grade 3 teacher, and as it turns out, it…
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