I attend Western Illinois University in Macolm Illinois and I am looking to study abroad in Krakov Poland. I have a few questions: One what is the area like? How much will it cost me to stay? and will it hurt me that I do not speak fluent Polish? Any advice you can give will be helpful.
I live near Krakow, I am Irish and I think it is a wonderful city. I don't know what kind of climate you are accustomed to but the summers are hot and the winters are cold.
Recommendations for Krakow and Myślenice and somethng else of note is an hour's drive south Recommendations for Zakopane.
How much will it cost me to stay?
I find that this very much depends on your quality of life and habits. Rent and entertainment vary in prices depending on location and standard. So the more information you provide the better we can answer this question.
and will it hurt me that I do not speak fluent Polish?
It is always advisable to learn even the basic polite forms of the language before you stay in any country. Almost all young people in Krakow speak English and all the menus in restaurants and bars are in English, as Krakow is a tourist destination it has changed a lot over the past few years, regarding language.
Any advice you can give will be helpful.
It is a really beautiful city and I am sure you will thoroughly enjoy it :)
They would love you in Poland. You already look like a handsome professor ;;; you'd get students to talk to you as many of them love talking to native English speaker to learn from. You should be able to get by without the knowledge of Polish, especially in a big city like Krakow.
Fluent knowledge of Polish is certainly not required for such a position! You seem to possess native English from the Midwest, the part of our country with about the cleanest American English, and so you'd be a shoe in as well as am asset to teach your mother tongue to enthusiastic Polish learners!
While in some cases, knowing the local lingo would be somewhat helpful when travelling off the beaten path, all the Poles I met when I was in Szczecin some years ago, were most eager to practice their English skills.
It used to be different back when I was a young ESL-teacher during the mid-'90's, when knowing the basics of the target language was still considered a must in hiring. However, that was Germany, and needless to add, things sure have changed:-)
POWODZENIA, dude! Best of luck! Mark tarsape@gmail.com
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