My childhood

This task brings back the wonderful memories from my carefree childhood when the only worries were either what place to choose as my hideaway or how to plead with my mum to let me stay outside longer. I curse the day when I ever wanted to grow up; now I wish I were a kid again ;p As a child I spent all days playing with peers outside, which lets me recollect my childhood with a smile on my face.
I decided to upload three pictures from my childhood: the two of them are from fancy dress parties while the other one is from the school trip. As you can judge from my pictures I did enjoy dressing up. I used to be a princess, a chick in a tracksuit or even a mouse. I can truly say that the last one affected me to large extent, since now I am the owner of two sweet rats ;)

A stunning performance

Honestly, I was unsure which of my favorites to write about in this post; I am torn between a stunning performance of Adele, who has made a huge impression on me and Monika Brodka, whose latest album can be rightly called her “child prodigy”. However, the task is to write about a music performer so that is why I have made a decision to highlight Adele and her amazing song “someone like you.”
What is so special about her? By far it is her voice, charisma and personality; all of these are reflected in this breathtaking song. Even though I have listened to it many times, the song always gives me the creeps. What is more, despite the melancholic and sad tune it is a positive song about hope and persistence.
Here you have a sample of her artistic work in the song “someone like you.”
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In Euro 2012 we trust

Honestly, I have had a hard time browsing websites in search of some good or at least uplifting news. For God’s sake, are there only dramatic events happening in the world :| ? Oddly enough, after a longer while I have managed to find an article which may be considered as an optimistic scenario for Poland. Even though one would find it inappropriate to look forward to any abrupt economic changes in the country, I believe that this article can raise somebody’s hopes for better future and life in Poland. So, let’s keep our fingers crossed for EURO 2012 and hope for all the benefits exemplified by Mr. Herra to come true.

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Once upon a time…

We all know that books stimulate our imagination and creativity and this is a universal truth. The more we read the better speaker and writer we are. Books play a significant role in shaping our opinions and in creating a large vocabulary. All this seems so obvious that may even sound as a cliché… so why in times when access to books appears so easy and everyone should already realize their powerful influence, reading is not ingrained in our mentality yet?! It is said that the younger reader we are, the more books affect us. In Poland, there are various campaigns which aim to encourage parents to read to their children; we are actually bombarded with “this knowledge” and voices saying: read! Read! However, children are not aware of it, and thus it is the role of adults to raise their awareness of how reading is important. So what to do in particular? Lock up your child with “historic” books which are “historical” for Polish “history” and let them go providing they read them all? It does not seem the best solution... Honestly, I do believe that books should be adjusted to children’s age, interests and personality, otherwise one can be discouraged to read once and for all. Sadly, education system does not fully obey to it and in fact offers an array of books which turn out too difficult in terms of their hidden messages, vocabulary or plot itself. Young men should be delivered books which inspire them and push them to read more… When they get older, their choice is more conscious, but as children they little know what is best for them. That is why I call to everyone to keep this in mind and cater for younger generation’s proper mental development.

I let myself change the course of the initial topic for the second post a little bit, but I hope you do not mind.

Adam Małysz in Rozmowy w Toku

My 1st task

Here comes my first task which will definitely wake up my blog from winter sleep and bring it to life. Even though it may seem a piece of cake to describe the place I am living in, nothing could be further from the truth, the simplest tasks always turn out the hardest ones, don’t they? Well… what to start with…?

Currently, I am having two homes (without being boastful :D): to the first one - in my family town - I basically drop by only to supply myself with my mom’s most delicious food; sad but true;p, to the other one – where I have lived for two and a half years -  I would like to pay more attention in this note.

I am living in the Wilda area in Poznan where I am sharing my flat with 3 other flatmates and  the 2 sweetest rats in the world. I have changed my place of residence only once while studying and this one has turned out to hit the bull’s eye. I am really enjoying living here for two main reasons: good location and friendly atmosphere. The former is a great advantage. Even though an easy access to McDonald's can be a serious deterrent from settling down here, the range of most student-friendly supermarkets is a real temptation.  In addition, this flat comprises everything I need: it is cozy, comfortable, warm; but most importantly, I find peace of mind here (finally;p). 

Anyway, as all good things come to an end, this one is next in a queue. It is only a few months left to enjoy living here, but I am open to changes and look forward to new place, which always brings lots of surprises. 

I think this is all I can tell about in public, everything else remains behind the closed door…  ;p

Hey

This is my first note and I hope it won't be the last one;p