Ice skating!

As my mum has hard time and she feels very down I decided to take her on ice skating. I was worried that she will not want to try it but I was wrong! She was happy and seems that she enjoyed it. She took her mind off and that make me at least a bit better. We both do not know how to ice skate but I wish we can improve it soon. The season for ice skating didn't finish yet, it is quite cheap in my home town it is only 14 zł and for students 6zł with skates! It is even less than going to the cinema or bowling! After knowing how to ice skate we plan to go for yoga and skii.

It is time to be sick!

Santa it is not the only one who is getting a lot of attention during this period. Winter it is a time for cold and flu. Anyone can get it but some of us are at higher risk. Some are more resistant than the others or simply takes care of themselves better. This year I have decided to make myself immune to flu and cold drinking Actimel every morning. Till now I have to confess that it works. I still wasn't very sick and I hope I will not.  

Hard work!

All of you who know me realised that I am quite lazy human being and I hate working hard. I am that kind of person that always does the minimum needed and I have never rushed to be the best at school or to have the best marks, I truly believe that marks are just numbers and only me is concious of what I know and what I do not know. Of course there is also talent which is inborn quality that help us achieve goals however talent does not guarantee success. My only problem is that I don't want to achieve much. I do not want to work from 8 to 15 I do not want to be the business woman or the owner of 5 star hotel. The only thing that I want is to be free, to work as less as possible and to be happy so that I will never be depressed.

Dry shampoo

A year ago I have discovered a perfect thing for my hair. It is a dry shampoo that reduces hair greasiness without water. The shampoo seems to be a bit pricey around 14 zł for a small bottle and contains butane and propane which is not good for my hair condition. That is why I tried to make dry shampoo by myself. I mixed cornstarch with few drops of lavender oil and applied it on my hair with an old make up brush. The effect was totally the same like with commercial dry shampoo. I save my money and also save my hair from explosive chemicals.

Tempeh

Many people during their trips find important to try local cuisine believing that getting to know their meals they are getting closer to the culture of the country. I do not really think so but while travelling through Indonesia I had a chance to try tempeh. It is their traditional soy product made by a natural culturing and controlled fermentation process which is formed in cake form. Tempeh is healthier than tofu but not that popular in Europe. I miss the taste of tempeh it was my favourite thing in Bali. While travelling I am not into trying new dishes. I am not a big fan of extraordinary food but tempeh surprised me and I hope that soon I will have chance to eat it again

''Lion long way home''

Lately I have seen cool movie ''Lion long way home'' based on the book of Saroo Brierley. Some films really moves me and it was definitely one of them. The plot was about five-years-old Indian boy named Saroo who was lost on the train station. After twenty-five years in Australia the boy worked out how to find the way back home. The movie is based on a real life story. I do not want to spoil the movie only to recommend it. The film became my one of the best ones I have latelly seen.  

January Sales!

It is official! Jaunuary is known as the most depressing month of the year. People are feeling exhausted and drained after Christmas. However, January is a window of opportunity to spice up your fasion sense in the cheapest way. Almost every shop is proposing us big sales. The pices are tempting us but watch out because that might be a trap. Sincerelly, I like observing people queueing outside their favourite shop from day one of the sale.  

New Year's Resolutions

January it is a perfect time to reflect and reslove to change live. The tradition of New years resolutions seems to be very popular in every corner of the world but sometimes it might dissapointing if only after a few weeks you realise that it is harder to stick to your promises than you thought. That is why I never make any new years resolutions. I know that I can not accomplish my dreams overnight but being strict and persistent I can make some progress. I do not need any promises because where there is a will there is a way.

Smoothie Time!

Lately, I have been thinking of trying to eat more veggies and fruits. I invested in a personal smoothie maker and decided to drink once a day a dosage of vitamins from smoothies. When things are very busy making coctails becomes quite annoying especially when grabbing from the box is so convenient. Although I have to confess that after a month of drinking a big amount of smoothies I feel healthier, lighter and my skin is much brighter. The smoothie blender are cheap and useful. I really recommend it if you are tired of simple veggies or fruts.

New Years Eve

Christmas is gone, New Year's Eve is looming, and Valentines day will be here before we know it.

Talking about New Year's Eve it is the one night in the year when the whole world comes to celebrate. Some of them spend weeks preparing themselves to this celebration, while others prefer to retire at home and watch ''New Years Eve with TVN'' with a blanket and a hot drink.

I defenitely am the one that most of the New Year's Eves spend at home under the blanket. I sincerelly do not like this period of the year. It seems to me very plastic and sometimes might be dangerous. That is why this year I will celebrate this holiday with my 80 yrs old auntie and my cat.

Christmas gift!

As every christmas I do not expect big and expensive gifts from my relatives. I try to be happy from everything I get. But this year my sister gave me surprising and pretty present (do not take me wrong I do not want to boast I only want to share with you) I got scratch world map. Th map is invented to help document travel. The map gives me the sense of '' winning'' and it is totally fun to have it on my wall. I m really happy of having it and I wanted to thank to my sister for it.  

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.