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Joined: 15 May 2007 / Female ♀ 		Last Post: 24 Oct 2015
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Speaks Polish?: nie
Interests: Polish food & fests, museums, historic sites, roadtrips off the beaten path, antiques, projects on my Victorian home, shopping & shopping

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beckski   
30 May 2011
Work / Some cold, hard facts about teaching in Poland for newbies [101]

was the class made up of kids actually from K4 and K5

The class consisted of both 4th and 5th grade students.

in my experience - from my daughter's class -- there can be a very wide range of ages in the same class year

Thanks for the information :)
beckski   
28 May 2011
Work / Some cold, hard facts about teaching in Poland for newbies [101]

Are you on about state schools/daytime schools?

I'm referring to state schools (public school systems in the United States.) Supposedly, team teaching may be more cost-effective. Students who are more advanced in some subjects, may become a little bored. While others may have a tendency of falling behind, due to lack of knowledge or interest in a particular subject. These scenarios may exist, when there is a large age difference between students.
beckski   
26 May 2011
Work / Some cold, hard facts about teaching in Poland for newbies [101]

Some cold, hard facts about teaching in Poland for newbies

Do Polish schools include teaching structures with team classes, consisting of more than one grade? I observed my friend's classroom the other day. The classroom had groups of both 4th & 5th grade students.
beckski   
15 May 2011
USA, Canada / What Polish Spirit would you bring back to the States? [13]

you can find plenty of Lech in the USA

Unfortunately, not in Southern California. Unless I want to pay an arm & a leg for delivery costs. Some of the Polish festivals may have it though.
beckski   
13 May 2011
Food / Polish food at home or out? [57]

Polish food at home or out?

I'd kill to have a Polish restaurant located closer to home. The only semi-Polish restaurant is located about 15 miles from my home. They're only open a few hours a week, til 3:00 pm Mon-Fri. These are the hours when I'm usually at work.

When I get a mean craving for Polish food, I usually have to settle for a Polish sandwich with sauerkrat, from Der Wienerschnitzel :(

Fyi, Carl's Jr restaurants are now serving breakfast biscuits, with a sausage link. Tastes a bit like kielbasa. Okay stuff, for when you got a Polish food itch.
beckski   
4 May 2011
Love / Poland wow wife [52]

poland wow wife

Is wow supposed to be an acronym for something in particular?
beckski   
1 May 2011
Work / Price per day... private painting and decorating in Poland [23]

i have been asked by a family member in Poland to do some private work ' painting and decorating

Imo, may not be a good idea to do business with family members in Poland, nor anywhere for that matter.
beckski   
25 Apr 2011
Life / How do you celebrate Easter in Poland? [29]

oh yes, there's lots of chocolate eggs.

They'll be even better tomorrow, when they're half price! Gotta love those after Easter candy sales!
beckski   
22 Apr 2011
Life / Rules of Etiquette in Poland [22]

I learned to adapt depending on the environment

Public restaurants are where you see some humdingers:

I've seen a busboy play pocket pool, while cleaning dirty tables.
Also saw a mechanic gnawing a pork chop bone, as though he were a Pit Bull!
beckski   
21 Apr 2011
Life / Back from Poland! I belong there! [16]

I loved seeing the land , my relatives

Visiting my relatives was the best part of my stay in Poland too :)
beckski   
16 Apr 2011
Life / Polish Hoarders? [42]

We sold some of the antiques for a pretty penny after distributing some to family members.
So don't be too quick to dismiss saving as just hoarding.

You've hit the nail on the head! That's why I'll be hitting the swap meet and yard sales at 7:00 a.m. this weekend :)
beckski   
15 Apr 2011
Life / Polish Hoarders? [42]

They try to draw a link between her childhood of scarcity and her adult inability to disitnguish between garbage and valuables.

You've got a good point there. It seems like some older people, who've grown up in the great depression, eventually become pack rats. Their reasoning... some day you may be in need a particular object. So... they hold on to junk until hell freezes over; or when it's finally sold at an estate sale, after they pass away...
beckski   
14 Apr 2011
Life / Polish Hoarders? [42]

In the US, people who keep everything in their house

Haha, this is so true of many people in the US. I like attending estate sales. Some of the homes that I go to are practically busting at the seams. I need to wear gloves, while sorting through piles of junk, hoping to discover a lost antique treasure :)
beckski   
10 Apr 2011
USA, Canada / Travelling to Poland from the U.S. on a expired Passport [43]

Would the United States really allow re-entry on just the Green Card as well?

I'm a citizen of the United States. I had gone to Mexico for a one-day visit. By accident, I had forgotten to bring my passport along with me. At the border, I had shown a border agent a couple alternate forms of identification. He also verified that I had a valid passport by looking online. He smiled and told me be more careful next time. The whole process took approximately 5 minutes. I guess being a female had worked to my advantage!
beckski   
30 Mar 2011
History / Help for my graduation thesis (about Auschwitz-Birkenau) [6]

why people nowadays visit these kind of locations

I visited Treblinka, in remembrance of the many people who had lost their precious lives in the death camp. Sadly, we can't change history. Yet, we may learn from the experiences of others, who had lived before us.