Being a vegetarian in Poland
“Um… er, let’s see um… vegetarian?”
The girl continues to look at me blankly.
“Ve… um…. Vegetarianska? No meat?” I say again, very slowly. I can see the girl’s mind ticking over. Stupid Australian, she’s probably thinking. To be perfectly honest, I don’t really blame her.
Giving up, I point at the first thing on the menu, and hope. “That one.”
When I told people back home I was going to Poland, the first thing they said to me went along the lines of “Really! I hope you like cabbage!”
Loving Poland and only halfway through
There is no good way to even start to explain my experiences so far, everything is so overwhelming and spectacular. I already feel like a changed person thanks to this experience and I am only half way through.
Andrea’s adventure of a lifetime in Poland
Andrea Cusack taught English at the Krakow School for the Blind and Partially Sighted for six months at the start of this year. She recently shared a video she had put together from memories of her placement through images and videos of her time teaching English.
Green and Gold to Pole and Cold!
Return flights, insurance and Lattitude contribution fee? $4,000.
Time spent organising passport, police check and visa? Hours upon hours of relentless stress.
Missing your younger brother’s birth by being in Poland? Oh wait, that’s not such a big deal, Mum’s already had like five when I was there…
The experiences I’ve had in six weeks of being here? CLICHÉ! …no, wait – priceless and well bloody worth it!
Volunteer tips – Poland
The comments below are from Lattitude volunteers who went on their placements in Poland in the last few years. We don’t necessarily recommend their suggestions but think it’s useful to share feedback from those who’ve been before.