Scouting in Poland

Poland is one of the first country where the scouting was started - it was in 1910. It is very early, because Robert Baden-Powell, the creator of the scouting (in Polish harcerstwo), established his first patrol (zastęp) in 1908.

In my opinion, Poland is one of the last country where the scouting is still at the same level as at the beginning. In Polish scouting camps you spend three weeks in a forest, without electricity nor running water... For me it's what it should be looking. Meanwhile, in the Western Europe they very often sleep in buldings (instead of military tents) and they have access to every modern utilities. It is nothing more than a normal camp, it's only the name which is different.

I know it because I participated in a big scouting meeting, called "Jamboree". It is organised every four years. Fortunately, in 2011 it was in Sweden, so very close to Poland :) (In this year 2015 it was organised in Japan, so I didn't take part - too far and too expensive).

A big event was meeting with the president of Poland... However, in 2011 Poland has a presidency in Belgium, so Mr Komorowski was too busy. Instead of him, there was his wife. I think it was better, because she's not as funny as her husband :D She is very serious, but also she is a warm person and she is always smiled. I'm really happy I had a chance to meet her. 

In Jamboree I met a lot of interesting people from every continent. It was a good opportunity for me to learn more about mentality of people from other countries. 

Me, pretty Japanese girl called Yuko and my friend Ewa

I haven't regretted at all I participated in Jamboree.

Unusual poems

All of us know poems. It is connoted with something serious and maybe glamorous. 

What about unusual poems, different from others?

For example, a poem against Russian government.

During WWII in Poland you have mustn't write anything criticising the government, because Poland oficially didn't exist. Every art work should have been accepted.  When something was 'dangerous', ex. it was controversial, the thing was forbidden. That's why artists tried to avoid it. 

In 1939 in Lwów Adam Sreżoga wrote a poem and gained the Stalin Award. 

As you can see, the poem is a praise for the Red Army.

But try to read it horizontal (simultaneously verses 1 with 3, and 2 with 4)... :)

However, a lot of people think that Miłosz wrote this poem. It was corrected in one newspaper, which you can read here.

Also Julian Tuwim wrote an interesting poem. It can be read in the same way as another his poem, written in French. Some letters are read in a bit different way, but mostly it is the same.

The meaning of these two poems is defferent, but still it's incredible.

Julian Tuwim wrote more original poems, but a lot of them are not suitable for quoting^^'

Off-topic: my childhood photo :'D

International Poznań

One of my favourite radio station is MC Radio. It is a small local radio station which belongs to the group Radio Merkury. You can listen to it in a Poznań agglomeration in 102,7 MHz, but also in the web. Although the target is people 20-45, there are music for people in every age, because genres of the music are mixed. That's why all my family are listening to it (in spite of having different musical preferences).

I want to focus on the broadcast called "International Poznań". You can listen to it every Saturday, at 14:00 o'clock.
This broadcast is very interesting, because it is very rare to hear a performing in English. Maciej Kautz, the leader, invites guests from abroad and then talks with them. Most often they're artists who currently are in Poznań. The topics are their new songs, movies etc., but also they are talking about their look at the city; sometimes they compare Poland with their own country. Very often they're suprised when they had gotten to know there's a radio show where they can talk in English ;)

The language of the broadcast is quite easy to understand. But when they use a difficult word or phrase, it is immediately explained into Polish, so you don't have to take a look at a dictionnary.

In my opinion International Poznań is very interesting, especially for people who learn English.
If you have some time, you can listen to it.


The official website: http://internationalpoznan.pl/