Life / Minisurvey about living in Tricity (Sopot, Gdynia, Gdansk) [26]

So it's just us three then. :-)

Scottie, meeting up for a beer definately sounds like a good plan!

And yes Sobieszewo Island is great...but I got eaten alive by mosquitos the last time I was there on the walk back to the car!

The whole baltic coast that I've seen is just fantastic - I've also been to the coast near Sobieszewo and Krynica Morska and both places are so beautiful - and nice and quiet too! Not like the penguin colonies of Sopot! :-)

P.S. If you think weather is a state of mind try living in Manchester in the UK for a few years. ;-)

Life / Minisurvey about living in Tricity (Sopot, Gdynia, Gdansk) [26]

Interesting stuff.

The job hunt is difficult - but then I didn't expect to just be able to land a job straight away without some concerted efforts from my side, and I've had a couple of things sidetracking me - like the birth of my daughter two days ago for one (at Zaspa hospital by the way).

I've given myself until the end of the year to find something work wise and then we might have to consider other things, but I am still feeling confident that I can find something - the rewards of living here for me are worth the effort (and the cut in salary).

Regarding the mosquitos - as far as those little gits were concerned I was very definately in the right place at just the right time! ;-)

As for the water quality - I come from a place on the coast of the irish sea in the UK and compared to that the Baltic sea looks much cleaner - whether it is or not is another question but I've had a swim in the baltic on more than one occasion and I'm still here to tell the tale and I would consider a swim in the irish sea potential suicide - it's all relative I suppose.

Life / Minisurvey about living in Tricity (Sopot, Gdynia, Gdansk) [26]

In the height of the season it gets way too busy for me on the beaches all the way from Gdansk to Gdynia so I can understand why alot of people want to get away to somewhere quieter.

For the work, you know I have been thinking about exactly the same thing. I used to work for an international company in Belgium for a while and I helped out one of the girls who was a copywriter - proofreading her first drafts of an ad or a spec and making corrections. She said I should go into it if I could make money out of it as she said I'm really good - I tend to agree as well! ;-) It's just a question of knowing where and how to start and I haven't got a clue to be honest! Do you have specific examples of firms needing help or do you mean in general?

Life / Minisurvey about living in Tricity (Sopot, Gdynia, Gdansk) [26]

Hi Gumishu,

Thanks for that. I already checked them out - they do look interesting. I keep meaning to drop them a line - this is the perfect opportunity now to actually do it!

I'll let you know if/when I get any feedback.

Life / Minisurvey about living in Tricity (Sopot, Gdynia, Gdansk) [26]

Thanks! Not getting much sleep at the moment! But wow is it worth it!

I think you're probably right about the email approach - I didn't get any response yet from the companies I tried. I think the next step will be to call them and try to arrange a meeting.

Language / Examples of zakupić and kupić [8]

Thanks.

Having an 11 day old daughter I know all about "zrobiłem kupy"!

I do find the whole imperfective/perfective thing quite difficult.

Is it possible to give an everyday example of each for the pair kupować-kupić? Maybe it'll make more sense to me then.

Language / Examples of zakupić and kupić [8]

Yes what a great summary. The way you described it makes perfect sense.

Thank you.

Life / Minisurvey about living in Tricity (Sopot, Gdynia, Gdansk) [26]

I can definately relate to the "not being able to understand things" sentiment. I'm learning polish, but it's a long, slow process. I've just come back to the UK for a few weeks and it's so nice to be able to understand everything again. I'd started to forget what it's like to go into a shop and just do chit-chat with the person behind the counter.

Life / Minisurvey about living in Tricity (Sopot, Gdynia, Gdansk) [26]

Hi cjj,

Thanks for the response. I guess after 9 years you must be feeling pretty settled by now.

Are you fluent in polish after so long?

and How did you find finding a job? Did it take a long time? Did you have something lined up before you came? Is your company recruiting at the moment? *hint* ;-)

Life / Minisurvey about living in Tricity (Sopot, Gdynia, Gdansk) [26]

Cjj,

I've been away from Poland for 3 weeks now and my already limited Polish is getting worse by the day, it's scary!

I'll wait for the email.

Cheers,
Martin

P.S. I didn't even think about "east" of sopot until you mentioned it...I thought you had your own yacht or something! ;-)