Molly, a volunteer serving in Poland, talks about her experience teaching English at Reymontówka camp and a visit to Warsaw. Today, Saturday was a free day with no English classes, so we were offered an opportunity to travel to Warsaw on a private bus. Our breakfast for Saturday started with a delicious fried egg over […]
A volunteer serving in Poland, talks about how the experience of serving at Reymontówka and the first week of teaching in Poland. For our team, today was the last day of our first week of teaching in Poland! All of us have been quite impressed with the eagerness of the students to learn and their […]
Lori, a volunteer serving in Poland, talks about her experience being welcomed and serving the first day in Siedlce County. Cheese fritters were the breakfast entrée that greeted us on this Monday morning. Others for the first time tried the black current juice. Following breakfast we moved to the resource room where we briefly reviewed […]
Team 245 has arrived. There are 11 of us to add to the nearly 3000 Global Volunteers who have already served the Siedlce area since 1990. Festivities are planned for the weekend to celebrate our 25 years of service teaching English. Dorota Wierzbicka is our team leader. Volunteer introductions were followed by an orientation to […]
In 1978, first two places from Poland were inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List: Krakow and Wieliczka. Today, the list includes fourteen unique sites that you cannot miss: Historic Center of Warsaw: The historic centre of Warsaw is a unique example of a planned near-total reconstruction of a span of history covering the 13th […]
We are well into our second week and everyone seems to be settling in with their students. The past weekend was relaxing for me although I have not been able to totally remove myself from business-related decisions that need to be made at home. I had the opportunity to play tennis Saturday morning with Marek’s […]
Will, a volunteer serving in Poland, talks about one of his last days teaching English to Polish children, another chapter of global understanding. Today was another chapter of global understanding chock full of activity. We began the morning as we always do with a wonderful breakfast. This one consisted of crepes with a fruit jam […]
Do you remember – “As the world turns, so do the days of our lives” – frequently faster than we anticipate. The Zakopane language camp will soon close and we will return to U.S. while our students will travel north on the bus for 10 hours to the Warsaw- Siedlce area. We only have two […]
Monday morning at Zakopane camp began at 7:45 AM for us. At 4 AM many were awakened by daylight streaming through the windows and birds singing. Through the fog we could see the outlines of the mountains and the green of the pine trees. Soon we would see our students’ sunny smiles but for now—back […]
Volunteers serving in Poland get a unique opportunity to stay at a beautiful and comfortable 200-year-old restored manor house named Reymontówka in Siedlce County. It is, for many volunteers, a highlight of their service program. Reymontówka has a very rich history, having been purchased with award funds by Nobel Laureate Władysław Reymont’s widow, later being […]