Summer Trip - Wakcyjna Pozdróż

I'm the wanderer of transparent verdure...

Say, where are you wandeing again?...
Polish Scouting is everywhere!

New York City tour

Cultural Care at the end of au pair training always offers the possibility to take a bus tour in New York City. Hare is my experience from the second time of this trip.

Pod koniec szkolenia dla operek Cultural Care zawsze oferuje możliwość wycieczki autobusowej po Nowym Jorku. Oto moje doświadczenie z drugiego razu na niej.

The Training School

The training school in New York...
What can I say. I was my second time there and it was, most of the time, just like dejavu. However, I have to admit that the food there improved a lot. In the training, all the au pairs could learn many useful things for safaty and health and creativity. There were also some break in with you could get outside and walk around the campus or use an internet to contact your family back in your country.

The trainnig was followed by a trip to New Your City - the pics from this will be in the next post. Here are the ones from the trainnig school.

Szkolenie w Nowym Yorku...
Cóż mogę powiedzieć. To był mój drugi raz tam i przez większą czasu to było jak dejavu. Jednakże muszę przyznać jedno: jedzenie tam serwowane naprawdę dużo się polepszyło. Podczas szkolenia operki mogły nauczyć się sporo użytecznych rzeczy na temat bezpieczeństwa, zdrowia i kreatywności. Podczas przerw, które tam były można było wyjść na zewnątrz i pospacerować po terenach Universytetu lub skorzystać z internetu by skontaktować się ze swoją rodziną w kraju.

Szkolenie zakończyło się wycieczką po Nowym Yorku - zdjęcia z niej już w następnym poście. A tymczasem zdjęcia ze szkoły szkoleniowej.

Welcome to United States Of America

I made it! I made my number 86 in my bucket list: Visit USA for the third time. My flight was okey, Changing the flight at the airport too. I watched really nice movie during the transatlantic flight 'The lucky one' - really nice.
There was a lot of line at the passport check in the Newark Airport - but it was funny to talk to this guy there. During the passpart check we talk a while about the family and why I am coming back again, few laughs (e.g. that I am kind of the second mother in this family :D ) - if was nice and funny.

I hAve to tell you that IT IS SO MUCH DIFFERENT WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO USA FOR THE THIRD TIME.
We had to wait for other girls from the other flight so it wa long time there. When we finaly get to the trainig school in New York it was after midnight and I was so freaking tired. The very next day, I had to wole up at 6 am - I looked and felt like zombie!


Hera are some of the pics from all the travel

Udało się! Odkreślam numer 86 na mojej liście zdobyczy: Odwiedzam USA po raz trzeci. Cały przelot był wporządku. Tak samo jak przesiadka. Oglądałam bardzo fajny film w trakcie lotu przez Ocean: "The lucky one" - zdecydowanie polecam ten fajny film.
Oczywiście nie obyło ię bez kolejek przy sprawdzaniu paszportów i wiz na lotnisku w Newark - nie mniej jednak było bardzo zabawnie podczas rozmwy z gościem (celnikeim czy jak on tam ię zwie). Rozmawialiśmy o tym dlaczego wracam do USA ponownie (nawet stwierdziliśmy że jestem taką drugą, przyszywaną mamą w tej rodzinie) - naprawdę fajna gadka.

Muszę wam coŚ powiedzieć: JEST ZUPEŁNIE INACZEJ NA LOTNISKU GDY PRZYJEŻDZASZ O RAZ TRZECI.
Na lotnisku trozkę poczekaliśmy na dziewczyny z innego lotu. W sumie do do szkoły w Nowym Jorku dotarliśmy po północy,byłam paadnieęęętaaa. Następnego dnia musiała wstać o szóstej - Wyglądałam i czułam się ja zombie!


A poniżej kilka zdjęc z podróży:

The final countdown

"(...)And maybe we'll come back,
To earth, who can tell ?
I guess there is no one to blame
We're leaving ground
Will things ever be the same again?

It's the final countdown!..."

"(...)A może wrócimy,
Na Ziemię, kto wie?
Chyba nie ma kogo winić
Odlatujemy
Czy kiedyś będzie jak dawniej?

To końcowe odliczanie!

I'm leaving tomorrow. Where? What will I do there? Why am I going? And how look like my last days in Poland. Of course, additionaly a few fast tips.

Wyjeżdzam jutro. Gdzie? Co będę tam robić? Dlaczego wyjeżdzam? I jak wyglądają moje ostatnie dni w Polsce. Oczywiście, dodatkowo kilka szybkich wskazówek.

My sweet baby is here!!!!

My sweet little girl, because of who I am returnig to USA has arrived!!! Kristy gave birth to little Anna Victoria Weight (names after both grandmothers), todaymorning. I wish to be there already! And here I have still so much to do only one day left....

Moja malutka dziewczynka, przez którą wracam do USA już jest!!! Kristy urodziła małą Annę Wiktorię (imiona po obu babciach) Weight, dziś rano (czasu amerykańskiego). Chcialabym móc już tam być! A tu nadal tyle rzeczy do ogarnięcia, a tylko jeden dzień pozostał....

(BILET LOTNICZY, PAKOWANIE - KONIEC CZASU) Flight ticket, packing - time's over

All came together, my flyight ticket, the time for packing and the great talk on skype with my host family Plus I'm running out of time.

No i się zbiegło wszystko: mój bilet lotniczy. pora na pakowanie oraz oczekiwana i świetna rozmowa na skypie z moją host rodzinką. Dodatkowo odczuwam już brak wystarczającego czasu.

(WSPOMNIEŃ CZAR) Bring back memorries

I needed to change the main pic from the blog and as I startet to look for something diffent I realized I have so many pictures and that it too hard. Then, I decided to make a colage ...well, then I found out that having over 16,000 pictures is still more unhelpfull then helpful. :/
Here are the lucky ones ...they are bring so many momorries. And soon a new year in USA will start for me :)

Potrzebowałam zrobić jakąś zmianę od mojej foty głównej z bloga i jak tylko zaczełam szukać za nową zrozumiałam, że zdecydowanie mam za dużo zdjęć i będzie to zbyt trudne. Następnie zdecydowałam zrobić kolaż ...cóż, dotarło do mnie, że posiadanie ponas 16 tys. zdjęć jest nadal bardziej niepomocne niż pomocne. :/
A oto szczęsliwe focisze ...przynoszą kupę wspomnień. A już wkrótce czeka mnie kolejny roczek w USA :)

3... 2... 2... 1! - "MOJA HISTORIA" CZ.1 3... 2... 2... 1! - "My story" part1

What are the numbers about? I left USA for the first time 3 years ago...
 after living there for 2 years,....
 I revisited it after another 2 years...
and in 1 month....
 I will be back with my beloved host family! How come? let me tell you!

of course I'm kidding... Here is 'My story':

(TO WŁAŚNIE TO!) This is it!

Imagine the world without internet? I opend my email today and hat is there? The full list of everyone from Poland who is coming with me to USA!!! Who are the lucky ones?

(WIZYTA W RADIU) Visit at the radio

OK, I finaly figure out how to put my huge audio file with the radio audition into my blog. The 2hours program run so fast. I could said so much more about the program, my knowledge and bet of all - my experience, but the program frame didn't let me.

Radio

On Wednesday 27/06/2012 at 4-6pm - I will be at the Radio Kim talking about myself as an au pair and my two years in America - feel free to listen about my story and my point of view :)

Wiza wiza wiza wiza Visa!

3 days after my visit at the American Embassy at here it my NEW and SECOND au pair (J1) Visa is here with me.

This time I haven't take anything weird stuff with me to the embassy as previously:
- 2007 - I was during camping at the Polish Scout Jamboree in Kielce (100 years of Scouting Movement) and the date for my visit was set exactly in the middle of the event. Those of you who had any touch with scouting know that usually you have many weird things, all put together in one backack in the tent, and so I had the same. The worst part was that I had many things to do right before living the camp site. The result of this one was that I packed myself really fast. When I got to the embassy, the first question at the security gate (when I gave my bag to the security lady) was: "Are planning to kill somebody here?". Imagine me... It was my first time at US embassy I was already stressed out and here I get the question like that with a very serious tone. I almost fainted! What was the reason of the question?

(WIEDZA KTÓRĄ MUSZISZ MIEĆ) Piece of knowledge to have

There is so much to do still for my blog but at first, as I had promised, I will write about the last document completing and what you need/might need  to know.

As you know (at least those of you who the same as me is going to be au pair with Cultural Care) there is no need of running after any documents for the agency before your perfect match. Then after the final match, you will have to take care of the papers that will consume same of your time:

Cherry Blossom Festival

Philadelfia

Lancaster - Amish Country

Last weekendI went with my friend for a 3-days trip. On First day we went to Duch Country in Pennsylvania.

Lancaster is one of that places, where Amish people live.
They are often best known for their simple living, plain dress and their resistance to the adoption of many modern conveniences.
They do not use electicity at all, but some Amish families have non-electric versions of appliances, such as kerosene-powered refrigerators.
No phones, it is an intrusion into the privacy and sanctity of the family. Amish of Lancaster County use the telephone primarily for outgoing calls, with the added restriction that the telephone not be inside the house, but rather in a phone "booth" or small out-building placed far enough from the house as to make its use inconvenient. These private phones may be shared by more than one family.
No cars (they use buggys - pulled by horses)- Although most Amish will not drive cars, they will hire drivers and vans, for example, for visiting family, monthly grocery shopping, or commuting to the workplace off the farm — though this too is subject to local regulation and variation. The practice increases the geographic reach of the Amish, and decreases isolation: a horse can travel only about 25 miles (40 km), and then it must rest for a considerable period, restricting the Amish to a radius of 12.5 miles (20.1 km) from home. Moreover, a horse and buggy can only sustain 10 mph (16 km/h) over an extended distance, and thus is impractical for emergencies. Regular bus service between Amish communities has been established in some areas, and train travel is accepted.
There is a lot to be wrote about amish people much more then I propably know. For those of you who have never even heard about those people, such amazing in certain way, I hope I interest you a little bit in it.

Mount Vernon

Week ago my friend Olga'shost mom invited me to join her family and my friend to a trip to Mount Vernon in Virginia. It was very nice trip. Unfortunately the weather was terrible: cold wind and shower. After all, I ended up with runny nose. Well, it wasn;t to back since it was my first cold since I came here to America.

Mount Vernon was the beloved home of George and Martha Washington from the time of their marriage in 1759 until General Washington's death in 1799. He worked tirelessly to expand his plantation from 2,000 acres to 8,000 and the mansion house from six rooms to twenty one.
It is the most popular historic estate in America. Located just 16 miles south of Washington, D.C. and 8 miles south of Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, the plantation rests on the banks of the Potomac River.

Museum of American History

One day my friend took me to Museum Of American History in Washington DC. Here are some pics of what I had seen there.