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Beaujolais nouveau

2008-11-23T21:03:00.002+01:00

Unter den Linden

2008-11-08T19:40:00.000+01:00

Under der linden an der heide,
dâ unser zweier bette was,
dâ mugt ir vinden
schône beide gebrochen bluomen unde gras.
vor dem walde in einem tal -
tandaradei!
schöne sanc die nachtigal.

Ich kam gegangen zuo der ouwe,
dô was mîn friedel komen e.
da wart ich enpfangen here frouwe,
daz ich bin salic iemer me.
kuster mich? wol tusenstunt!
tandaradei!
seht, wie rôt mir ist der munt.

Dô het er gemachet also riche
von bluomen eine bettestat.
des wird noch gelachet innecliche,
kumt iemen an daz selbe pfat.
bî den rôsen er wol mac -
tandaradei!
merken, wâ mirz houbet lac.

Daz er bî mir lage, wessez iemen,
- nu enwelle got - sô schamt ich mich.
wes er mit mir pflage, niemer niemen
bevinde daz wan er unt ich
und ein kleinez vogellîn!
tandaradei!
daz mag wol getriuwe sîn.

Double rainbow

2008-09-30T21:46:00.000+02:00

Countries I've been to (updated)

2008-08-18T11:18:00.000+02:00

Regional OPS

2008-04-28T15:08:00.002+02:00

After last Winter Conference I thought that was my last one. I'm AIESEC alumnus now and I didn't expect to facilitate anymore. And then, suddenly I got call from my LC: "Olo, they need some facis in Wroclaw for the OPS".
I thought - why not? That's probably the last one after all.

So there I was - on the regional OPS conference in Milicz, together with 5 other great facis and around 70 delegates. And I hope that wasn't the last one.

The Cathedral is no more

2008-01-20T19:43:00.004+01:00

I just learned, that The Cathedral - one of most beautiful places located in Paracas, Peru, is no more there. This is a photo I took in November 2006, while traveling to Ica and around it:

And this is what happened after an earthquake in August 2007:

Finally ready

2007-12-10T18:40:00.000+01:00

2007-08-29T12:50:00.000+02:00

Which Spanish-language movies would you recommend ?

Please write me in comments.

What Kind of Drink Are You?

2007-08-28T22:56:00.001+02:00

	You are a part Whiskey on the Rocks. You are tough and you know it. It takes a long time for people to get to know you but you wouldn't have it any other way. You don't care what people think, but sometimes that turns people off of you.
	You are a part Fine Glass of Wine. You are sophisticated and refined, but also complicated and hard to deal with. Not everyone loves you, but those who do swear that you're the coolest thing since sliced bread. One of these days the people that matter will understand you. Until then, you will be sitting on your throne as the distinguished product that not everyone has the taste to appreciate.

from www.brainfall.com

Earthquake in Peru

2007-08-16T23:33:00.001+02:00

As I read the news today, there has been strong earthquake in Peru. About 500 died, over 1500 casualties. It stroke mostly in cities Ica, Chincha and Pisco, where around 70% of houses are damaged.

There are some photos. This can be shocking.
More news: CNN, El Comercio, Nomadlife.org.

From the emails I know, that my friends in Peru are fine. Lima has not suffered too much, but south from it was disastrous. If you're in Peru and reading, let me know how you are.

Stereoscopes

2007-08-06T13:15:00.001+02:00

The images below when viewed in certain way make illusion of three dimensions. I made them myself.
In short, to see image, cross your eyes so you actually see three images. Focus on the center one. You should see it in 3D.
If you really can't see anything, google "Magic eye" and read about this technique.

Click on the image to see larger version

28 July

2007-07-28T20:51:00.000+02:00

¡Viva el Perú! ¡Feliz 28 de Julio!

Today is 28 July, the most important day for all Peruvians. At least for those, who feel patriotic, and Peruvians, just as we, Poles, love their country. They can whine about the poverty, about their economy, government, el Presidente, but are still proud to be Peruvian. Proud of being ancestors of brave Incas.

Today is the day, when every Peruvian will put the flag on his house, meet up with some friend, drink some pisco and celebrate the independence. Celebrate, that exactly 186 years ago general San Martin declared independence from Spain.

2007-07-06T17:44:00.001+02:00

Already tomorrow I planned to have a barbecue. But the weather is not too stable, rainy and grey. I wonder if anybody will show up.

Train The Trainer in Romania

2007-06-06T22:38:00.000+02:00

There is one Romanian NGO called A.C.T. (www.act.org.ro). Last year they had this seminar dedicated to starting trainers (like me). Unfortunately I couldn't apply for it.

This year ACT will held 5th edition of t-t-t. This time I'm applying for sure. Why?
- It's one week of training and workshops all about facilitating and training skills
- International environment
- It's for free! (Fee and travel costs will be covered by them)

{edit}
So, today I received an email. They didn't choose me. Sucks, huh?

CEPS 2007

2007-05-20T23:34:00.001+02:00

The CEPS - Cultural Envoy Preparation Seminar.

CEPS was unusual conference. Not just the smallest one, that I've ever been. It will be one of the most memorable.

I think it's because of the delegates. The advantage of small seminar is, that we all got to know everybody quite well. Not just because of the sessions. During the nights we have integrated even more :) The place in Chęciny hasn't have this kind of fun for some time now.

What surprises me the most, is that much more people in AIESEC Poland are planning to go for CEED abroad. Still only 9 delegates came. Of course this conference is not compulsory. Maybe it should.

I invested lot of time in preparation of CEPS. I might not have time to prepare people in my LC, if they didn't find time to come to the conference. Especially, that it couldn't possibly be closer. Still, it is worth to give 100% of yourself, even for 9 people.

Why this conference will be most memorable? It was different. With 16 people the work is easier. The team gets really integrated. You get to know your delegates. Everybody gets involved. And you can feel special.

How To: Live in Peru

2007-04-19T00:59:00.000+02:00

Do you live in Peru?
I'm looking for contributors for the blog How To Live in Perú - practical guide for gringos.
This is information about simple daily life, customs, law, habits. About good things and bad things. What to do, and what better not to. Place, where experiences from living in Peru can be shared.

If you are now in Peru, or just going there (eg. for internship), please contact me at: howtoliveinperu@gmail.com.

Getting more publicity

2007-04-10T22:45:00.000+02:00

After I gained some publicity in Peru, time to get some at home.
On Thursday I will be speaking about Peru in radio Planeta. Frequency 103.9 FM in Kielce. At 17.00 CET.

I'm famous

2007-04-04T00:48:00.000+02:00

Why I'm always the last one to know? Someone has told me already, that she saw my picture in some exhibition, but first today I found link and saw the video from it.

After we went paragliding the other day, me, Jenny and Ezekiel were hangin' out in Parque Amor, taking lots of pictures. Yes, I was in some of them. And I was surprised to see picture of me later in this competition. Maybe I should really take up modeling ?

Anyway, look for yourself: photos are here (look at the 4th one), and the video can be downloaded here.

Snowman

2007-01-28T00:02:00.000+01:00

...and then comes Winter

2007-01-25T02:08:00.000+01:00

The long awaited winter finally came. Today was the first snowfall this year. So I could finally go and play in the snow outside a house.

2006

2006-12-30T16:17:00.000+01:00

This year I first time:

The Most of my life:

highest point - around 5000 m a.s.l. - Pastoruri mountain
longest time abroad - 5 months, and together almost 9
longest time without sleep - 37 hours

I intend to continue:

learning Spanish
learning salsa

I regret:

NOTHING

Left on a jet plane

2006-12-23T07:43:00.001+01:00

The biggest adventure of my life so far has ended. I came back home from Peru. I traveled for around 27 hours, passed 6 time zones.

I'm experiencing a jet lag. It's 7 am, and I'm still awake. It would be just 1 am in Lima. Wikipedia says, that sometimes skipping sleep at all can help to recover fast. I will see. So far I haven't slept much in last two nights, because of flight and goodbye party on Wednesday- see previous posts (as soon as I get them updated).

Triple goodbye party

2006-12-22T02:16:00.000+01:00

This will be a story of my goodbye party(-ies).

Monday

Went to my old workplace. I wanted to see my boss to give him back the books for Spanish. And he told me about the Christmas dinner at reastaurant in the evening.
I didn't miss last chance to see my coworkers and say goodbye. Especially, that food was great (it was some oriental chinese-or-something restaurant). The amazing thing was, although I was sitting at Spanish speaking table, I was talking with people all time. In Spanish!

Tuesday

Trainee dinner.
My "last supper" with my friends in Lima. We were 12 foreigners, everybody prepared something from their country. I prepared ruskie pierogi. This was good idea, but next time I will know what to do to make them better. See some of the pictures here. And read more about on Szymon's blog.

Wednesday

Goodbye party.
That was my last party in Pipas. Last and unforgetable, with all my friends present. Most of them signed my shirt, that I got from Sandra (see below). Thank you all for being there!

Pictures from Arequipa, Cusco and Machupicchu

2006-12-20T23:15:00.000+01:00

View pictures from trip to Arequipa, Colca Canyon, Cusco, Sacred Valley and Machupicchu.
Read description (in Polish).

Conectividad

2006-12-01T20:08:00.000+01:00

This Tuesday was event that everybody in my company was waiting for. Demonstration of Unexos switch at Banco Continental.
The application, that I was working on was used for this demonstration – front-end was preparing the transaction data and sending it to the switch, on the other end few host applications were connecting to MySQL database and returning whatever you would need. At least in theory. But Murphy’s law are in effect, and sometimes something goes wrong.

Now it’s over. I must make documentation of the system. Also there is another program that I worked with, which bugs have to be fixed. And that would be all!

And then, if I finish that, I will have two weeks to travel around Peru.