Hello!!!!! I'm spanish student from Andalucia, Sevilla. I'm studying Social Work and in september I will go to Olzstyn for a 6 months period to "complete my training"
I wish you take me any advice about the things intersting to know .... it is expensive to live there? how is the party in poland? could I easily find reggae parties? raves? jejejejeje I have thousands of different questions, then I'll listen anything you could say.
Thank you very much..... I am eager to know poland: D
Hi my dear.
Im a from Mexico, but I lived in Poland for 6 months. I lived in a small town that you sure will hear about when you moved to Poland. The name of the town in Czestochowa 100 percent catholic, so there was not much to do. However, big cities like Krakow, Warsaw or Wroclaw seem to have more diversity when it comes to fun. They have lots of bars, restaurants, coffee shops and many other interesting places. Definetelly Poland is a great place to visit and to learn from its history.Im sure you will love its people, but I have some doubts about its food. It is not like ours, so be aware. However, give it a try and go to this big cities where you'll find what you are looking for. If you stick to this city for the 6 months, you may be disapointed.My recomendations is: Poland is cool if you live in some of this cities I mention before. Im sorry that's what it is.
You really do not need to go to the big cities to have fun. Olsztyn is regarded as a big city for that specific region, so you know for exaple all the kids who want to buy soe skate clothes or get a new deck for their skateboard will go there from the villages and lil towns around Olsztyn (that eans up to 50km or even farther).
there probably isnt a specific club that only has reggae music , but definately there is a club that has gigs every so often, who knows maybe twice or once a month. But you will definately find like minded people who are into reggae and who smoke, so that should be no problemos for you AS LONG AS you LOOk for them.
Apart from that there is a few things u need to know:
-it gets cold up there in the north-east, so in the end of the six months you will definately experiance snow and minus temperatures (for example 0 or -5 in the day and -10, even -20 at night) , so maybe get you're parents to buy you warm clothes like at least two winter jackets and alot of warm hoodies. you dont really need winter shoes, most people just wear normal shoes even when it gets COOold.
but yah, a pair of skateshoes for exaple which are thick are good enough. and just jeans... some people wear underpants ... sorta like cotton pants that you weAR under your jeans to keep you warm, but you can buy those once you get there. I am telling you to get your jackets there so you have more spending money for fun times in O-town..
-if you smoke, peopel in poland do not smoke joints much and bongs, the preferred way is to smoke the smoko straight thru a glass pipey which you can buy at every third RUCH-kiosk (they are these shops that are like lil hot dog stalls, except they dont sell food but newspapers, magazines, rizzla papers, Cigarettes and stuiff like that)
-the police are arseholes to you when you drink alcohol out in the street, because it is illegal to do this... so definately dont drink anywhere outside otherwise youll get a on the spot fine of 100zl. its probably safer to smoke da dope outside if you put it in a joint.. =] but becaurfull not to get ripped off, you shudnt pay any more than 30zl a gram for smoko. ad in polish its usually called; palenie,ziolo.,
-even though it is cold up there , if you ski or snowboard you will be dissapointed because there is no mountains at all in most of the country especially up there, only in the real south of Poland. so dont bother to bring your board with ya, better concentrate on meeting some cool people fro O-town and jusyt have fun locally.
-the food, there is alot of supermarkets anywhere even in tiny ****hole villages, where you can get practically anything so that is no problemos. Except for ready-made meals, they hardly exist, except for **** like 2 min. Noodles, or Soup in a Cup... and if you eat meat , most of it is pork that is sold. hardly any lamb , or pure beef sasuages , but theres chicken =], and If you like fish I suggest you go on a diet of eating Herring fillets straight from the barrel , its a national fish and you can find it in any grocery store anywhere in poland, and its cheap .
-public transport is real good, there is alot of buses and night time busses and they run frequently, also you can ride for free because you can enter through the front, middle and back doors and the driver is not in charge of checking/selling tickets. if you want to have a ticket yoiu need to buy one from a RUCH kiosk, and when u enter the bus they have validating machines to validate the ticket.
But if you live in the centre of town you can get around on foot most of places, and all the pubs/clubs/cinemas and some shopping malls are in the town-centre so you dont need the bus. but if you live in the suburbs then it will be easy because there is alot of buses...
hope you enjoy your stay there. And if you have any more questions then post them here.
please write more about yourself, what exactly will you be doing here, half year that means at some sorta uni , from sept to december? , you wont have to work here right?
again hope you find it a nice place and find alot of good friends easily in O-twn.
c-yo
thank you very very very much for the answers!!!!!!!! Especially to ST_HIMMLER.... incredible the information jejejejjejej..... I'll look for rasta people to help me with party and ganja...... but i'm really happy with your help.... you told me everything I was asking myself..... but I have two questions more..... what about police and joints? how expensive is to rent a house there?
Well i'm going to speak about myself..... sorry I should do it before..... I'm studying Social Work..... and i'll go from september to february..... Here the andalucian goverment give me 600€ per month during this six months..... then I think this is enought to live there, it isn't? If i have to work, of course i'll do it.... but at the moment my idea is to spend my time in my studies.... because the next year is my last and I`d like finish my teorical training there.... My speciality is childhood and their problems..... and I'd like to work in any reformation institution for young people...
I never been in Poland but I was living in Estonia, in Tallin for a few months because my exgirlfriend is from there.... then I'm ready for cold and snow jejejejejj
One more time thank you very much for the information, and if you wants to know anything more about me..... only ask!!!!! jejejejejje
Thanks........See you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ras Tafari? The Ras Tafari, the elect of God, the conquering lion of the tribe of Judah? That Ras Tafari?
Oh! Just a Spanish student!
Don't do naughty things in Poland. They're very well behaved over there, I'll have you know.
jejejejejej good combination..... do you think?:P Are you studying? What do you know about Olsztyn?
Don't worry my parents give me very good education..... i never do naughty things even in spain..... jail?????????' fffffffffffffffffff as a murderer...... for smoke a ganja joint? ffffffffffffff INCREDIBLE!!!!! Anybody cuold tell me where I can find the polish laws about cannabis in english????? if it is possible....... I think this is not sh*it..... is my choose..... respect man...... I never drink alcohol.... for example.... this is a real sh*it that kills people.... ganja is...... my way of life.... but well this is only my opinion and this is not so important at this moment.....
Well..... I already finish with my girlfriend..... then maybe I'll go to Tallinn but I decided to go to Poland for the history, the people, the place where is, in the middle of Europe, etc..., and I've never been there
thank you very much to everybody!!!!!!!
jail?????????' fffffffffffffffffff as a murderer...... for smoke a ganja joint? ffffffffffffff INCREDIBLE!!!!! Anybody cuold tell me where I can find the polish laws about cannabis in english????? if it is possible....... I think this is not sh*it..... is my choose..... respect man...... I never drink alcohol.... for example.... this is a real sh*it that kills people.... ganja is...... my way of life
lol, i'm totally serious man.... ganja = jail in Poland.... but if you smoke at home then I think you're safe :P but... you have to buy it somewhere.. and when the Police will see you're buying it then you can be arrested... trust me, there is no reason for me to lie to you.
