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ryanb   
29 Apr 2011
Study / Moving to Warsaw for graduate school- need advice on relocation [10]

Also, I've heard that electronics are more expensive in Poland than the US. Are they expensive enough that it makes sense for us to ship a desktop computer from here or is the difference in cost less expensive that the shipping? Are there any customs complications with doing that?
ryanb   
28 Apr 2011
Study / Moving to Warsaw for graduate school- need advice on relocation [10]

I am from the United States. I grew a beard for a while here and I was just wondering what the fashion was as far as that goes in Poland.

A few more questions:

How does the cost of landline phones compare to mobile phones in Poland?

Can I get prescriptions filled in Poland with a prescription written by an US doctor?
ryanb   
28 Apr 2011
Study / Moving to Warsaw for graduate school- need advice on relocation [10]

I would like to try to fit in as well as I can; I don't want to be instantly recognized as a foreigner walking in the street. How should I dress for this purpose? Also, would wearing a beard make me look more or less foreign?

Also, can anyone recommend any children's television programs that I could find online to help my three-year-old son pick up a bit of Polish? He loves watching Dora the Explorer and has learned a lot of Spanish from that.
ryanb   
27 Apr 2011
Study / Moving to Warsaw for graduate school- need advice on relocation [10]

I've been awarded a Fulbright fellowship to obtain a MA degree in International Relations at the University of Warsaw. I will be moving there probably some time in September. At this point I don't speak a word of Polish but I do plan on learning it. My wife and three-year-old son will be accompanying me. Where would be a good neighborhood for the three of us to live? Finances will be fairly tight for us, so I need something fairly inexpensive but still a safe neighborhood with access to public transit so I can get to school with a reasonable commute. I am wanting to avoid buying a car if possible and I've heard that Warsaw has a decent metro system.

I am sure I will have more questions once the dust settles. I just found out this week that my grant got approved.