Happiness does it exist?

In todays life everybody is longing to be happy but what really is a happiness? It seems to be a combination of how satisfied you are with your life and how good you feel in your day to day life. Seems quite easy to acheve but unfortunately it is not as easy as it seems to be. Every human being have to learn how to be happy. We all have the ability to control our feelings and with consistent practise we all can life long habit for more satisfying and fulfilling life.  

What to cook in october?

October it is a month full of leaves which are changing colours and frost starting to appear in the morning. I ungladly have to confess that it is a time to start fatening up! We all are preparing ourself to hibernate and survive the winter which is getting closer. During that halloween atmosphere I am up to cook soups especially from pumpkin and what is the funninest I end up making soup for 3-4 days so that I do not need to think about cooking for the next few busy days.

Let me share with you my favourite recipe for pumpkin soup which you can find on the website:

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/7730/pumpkin-soup

Welcome

Welcome after holidays.

As my duty is to write the blog I decided to change the topic of my posts. This year I do not want to share with you with my adventures, trips and my private life. From now I plan to continue the blog with boring stuff that comes to my mind. That's all caused by a need of widen another type of vocabulary and willingness of learning something new. I believe that the blog might be a bit less interesting and some of the posts might seem as dull as ditchwater but that is my last chance to learn something more. I hope you will be lenient with me and if you wish to know something about my adventures to Asia, Brazil or Japan do not hesistate to ask me.

Recently I came up with a nice idea of adopting an old dog form a shelter. Unfortunately to do it I would need to have bigger flat and be more present at home. The idea will need to wait few more years till I manage to buy a flat or a small studio. But still I would love to help the abandoned dogs and cats in the shelters especially the old ones which are totally left behind (the ugly and old ones). I have decided to walk the dogs in the Poznanian shelter or to stay ''online'' owner of the dog. I am still considering which idea would be better for me.  

Last attacts made me think a lot about the trips I made and how lucky I was. I have to confess that I am a bit scared of what is happening. I constantly question myself why that takes place and if we can avoid it somehow. I am aware that being alert and avoiding places with big group of people might save my life but I do not want to miss any nice moment in my life. That is why I do not follow any rules and I live the moment believing that I will be lucky again.

That is why going to Philipines at the end of June is only my decision. I heard that it is dangerous over there and it is on the list of risky places. It is my concious choice and I will not change my decision.  

Sardegna

This May Day picnic I spent in Sardegna. It was my second time over there and I have to confess that this island is one of my the best places I have ever visited. When I was there 2 years ago I had a huge fight with my boyfriend that's why we have decided to come back there and bring the good memories from that mysterious place.

As an island Sardegna has a bit more expensie food products and petrol. If it comes about accomodation the price is regular although we were there in low season so I suppose that the prices may rise a bit. For may the island wasn't too crowded and the temperature was perfect: not too cold and not too hot. Tha was the best timing we could choose.  

Long weekend

Till yesterday I wasn't sure what will I do during that 5 days off. I didn't want to spend time at home My boyfriend went to New Zealand and I was a bit sad that I can not go with him. I decided to take the decision spontanouously and I went 11 hours to Bonn to visit my sister. That was a great deal because I didn't see her for long and the weather over here is much better than in Poland.

Today we will make barbecuse and eat german 'wurst'. I am really excited and I wish you all a great holidays.

India

If it comes about India I had big expertations. I expected that I will feel like in Thailand or Malaysia but when I arrived to Mumbai an odd smell, dust and noise of the horn welcomed me. It was a night, I took a tuk tuk to hotel and with a jet lag I tried to fall asleep. Next day was very nervous because I didn't have Indian currency and the crisis in India caused limits in withrowing money from cash machines. At the end, I solved the problem and went sightseeing. The city was a big mess but I kind of liked the atmosphere over there. What hit me the most was the poor people and homeless animals. Children without shoes, pants and even without lingerie walking on the street. I defenitely wasn't prepared for that view. The worst thing was that I couldn't help them all. The incident that will always stay in my mind is from the main street in Mumbai. While I was walking, a little dirty boy started to hang on my leg and he didn't want to set me free. He didn't beg for food or money he just wanted attencion. The boy is used to be raised on the street he doesn't know better life. But when I was there I thought ''what a shitty life he has, if God exists he isn't fair'' I was coming to my hotel where I had warm water, full fridge and clean clothes and I felt sad and lucky. The trip was a great lesson of humbleness, value of life and humility  

Issues of India

Before I will write here more details from my trip I would like to share mmy thoughts about issues of India.

Travelling to India is a really intense experience. The cultural mix and gap from the west is overwhelming. You are forced to see the inequalities of the world and among indian society.

From all the issues that India faces, 2 seem the most urgent: poverty and pollution.

About the last one it's easy to get, there are little hygiene habits, gargabe is thrown on the street, corners or sources of water. The dirtyness its in a big scale in the bigger cities. No organization can take care of this issue because the problem seems to start on everyone's education.

Then poverty, being the worst case in Mumbai. Hundreds of homeless and many orphans accumulate next to busy roads. What kind of life is that? What to do with that? Huge scale family planning, feeding or adoption programs? In India you see a lot of things yet to be done and you have to question yourself if you could be useful as an individual. You have to realize that the world is not just the warm corner you live in, and maybe there are more important things than the stuff you aim to buy one day.

INDIA

Lest go crazy today! I am taking you to India and Seychelles!

I bought my plane ticket during the summer break. It was an error fare so I really didn't know if the trip will be cancelled or nt. The plan was to go to India with stopover for 15 hours in Seychelles. In India I planned to go to Mumbai –Goa – Bangalore – Delhi – Agra – Jaipur. And on the way back I stopped in Seychelles once again for 15 hours.

I had two weeks to see that all places. The trip was very intensive but I am glad that I managed to see all the places.

TO BE CONTINUED

Why a foreigner can move to Poland?

Why a foreigner can move to Poland?

When a foreigner is presented to locals in Poland the first question is, almost every time: 'why you chose Poland?' They expect a simple answer like love or Erasmus studies. But they are usually not ready for an elaborated answer.

The sad irony is that making this question and being surprised with the answers show that Poles forgot the best that their country has to offer and at some point, stopped cherishing it as it should be.

Some of the examples can be: basic goods are cheap, culture and history are rich and traditions are preserved, most people (especially in bigger cities) are well educated. Hospitality and politeness are values passed on for generations. Traditional food is very tasty, nevertheless women are extremely elegant. Public transportation is accessible to the majority, quite affordable and ponctual. People are organized and reliable. You can make friends and have people of trust along the country.

Looking through that point of view, maybe the long and cold winters, the low wages and meetings with too conservative and narrow minded Poles seem to lose against so many and different motives to embrace this country and culture, land and people.

Like in most of places, the best might turn out to be the worst. The humbleness of Polish people, that can be admired from far, is the other side of the coin of the lack of trust in their own qualities. We got so used to live in some times, occupied and opressed in others, not realizing that some of best in life will always be inside our borders.

May we found ourselves somewhere in middle, in Poland or missing it from the other side of the world.

Hi guys! Yesterday I was about to travel but unfortunately the plans has changed and I needed to cancel my trip. I was planning to visit my sister and her boyfriend and then to go to Denmark which is undiscovered land for me. I decided to stay at home bacuase the parents of my sister's boyfriend went to visit them for two weeks (they are coming from Italy) so that it would be unconfortable situation for all of us. Besides, I don't speak italian and they don't speak english nor spanish. That would be a hard task to comunicate with them.  

After some time emotions waned, the airport was safe and I could look for Ricardo and my belongings. I found him easily. The first thing he said was: Do u have your belongings? I was calling you 75 times. -Instead: „Honey you are safe and sound Im happy” - But this part lets skip.

It came up that our flight is delayed 22hours. No hotel provided no food no internet. We were tired and angry.

After waiting on the airport 22 hours we were sure we will get an indemnification. Unfortunately there is a rule that says that if the situation is not caused by blame of the airport so the compensation is impossible to get. By telling this story I wanted to show you how impulsively the people react. The probable reason why the people thought it is an attact was the shoot of the gun in TV.

Anyway I have to confess that from that moment my life changed diametrally. I used to take my failtures to my heart and I believed that it is the end of the world. Now when I don't pass the exam or I lose money I start laughing and I say to myself ” I'm healthy, my family is in great condition and the rest is just the low of life” Of course when I hear any alarm I am very serious and I try to avoid such type of situation but I try to enjoy my life as much as I can. That's the other answer why I do travel that much! Coz one day I will die and I won't take the money I earnt to my coffin The expensive clothes will go to trush and the house I have will cause problem for my ancestors.

I think you should take the lesson from my experience and try to understand that life is short.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hiIZiLj4RM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnpIYTErp6w

Today I would like to come back to my trip to USA and explain you why I hate so much that country.

Before you read please watch the attached video.

It was Saturday evening my supposingly last day in USA. I felt super excited waiting in the airport JFK in New York for my flight. It was only in 3 hours! I was sitting in the bench next to some polish family although my flight was to Norway. I was extremely glad to hear polish language. After 30 minutes on the whole airport an alarm turned on but nobody cared. We all thought that it is some sistem problem. Ricardo (my boyfriend) decided to go to toilet to wash his face and brush the teeth before the flight I didnt have anything against but while sitting I noticed a wave of people running to my side! Somebody screamt: „Run Forest ruuuun..” I thought that it is a stupid joke and I kept on sitting. But then I realized that all of the passengers are hiding under the chairs, to shops, behind their luggage there was already no space for me to hide. I knew that if there is some shooter I am first to be killed I didn't know what to do. I wanted to remind myself some arabic words so if it is terroristic attact I would scream and maybe they wouldn't kill me. I know it seems so dump now but in that moment it was the only thing that passed through my mind. Finally, some mexican guy which was under the chair touched my ankle and let me crowl under his seat. I felt safe for 5 minutes. Then I realized that the people are escaping through the exits and windows to the platform of the airport. I did the same. I was stressed I lost my boyfriend, phone, ticket, bag and PASSPORT. They took us to the garage for the planes. We stayed there like 1 hour, we couldnt stand up and move because police was controlling us. Ricardo wasnt the only person that was lost. There was plenty of lost kids crying and calling mummy! It was terrible view some of the people lost shoes, clothes etc. After awile we could go to the airport and have a rest. Ricardo still was lost I enetered to the airport and after few minutes the alarm turned on again. Next hour lost. I was hopeless that this drama will end I just wanted to call my parents and sister and tell them that I love them a lot but I dont know if we ever will meet again. But I lost my phone i couldn't contact anyone.

TO BE CONTINUED....

Are you going to some exotic country in the winter time? 

You dont know what to do with your winter coats?

I will give you risky but checked idea!

Few years ago I went to India during the winter time and I did not want to carry my big coat with me. The departue flight was from Paris so there was no option to leave useless stuff at my friends place. I came up with super idea to leave my jacket at lost property office. I told to the worker that someone left the jacket on the hall. The woman took it with a big smile. I was a bit worried if I ever will see it again but I was trying to not to think about it. When I came back to Paris after two weeks I easly recovered the jacket and proudly headed to Poland :D Isn't it a good advice??!

New plans!

That is my lucky day. I have just found a super cheap flights to Hongkong and Philippines ! I don't really know if it was an error fare or they simply made such a good price but I am over the moon .I always wanted to go to Philippines I heard really good opinions about it and soon I will have chance to check it out. I will be travelling for 6 weeks so that is too much for this two spots that is why I am planning to buy some more flights to Indonesia (Bali and Lumboko islands) and Sri Lanka I hope I will find some cheap flights.

That will be my second such a long trip. Before I used to travel maximum 20 days. I have to confess I have high expertations I must see finally the monkeys! I hope it was a good decision and I will have the best time ever.