Their love for their neighbors has not been put through their paces for some friends of Poland for a long time, as it was in those years. But Poland has survived much…

The question of why I studied in Łódź, of all places, I heard more often. Although I could not influence this choice of location, it ultimately turned out to be the jackpot….

Lenka, ale ekstra! This was an expression of my Polish exchange mom which is imprinted in my memory. It stands for the boundless hospitality and cordiality of many Poles and especially my…

The last one year, I suffer from a disease that is called “ learning German”. Ok, that was a little bit dramatic, but learning a new language –and especially German- can end…

Unemployment benefit (Arbeitslosengeld) If you are looking for job in Austria, you have possibility to register yourself in a local branch office of the AMS in a district of your registration of…

Can you translate the word, please? By living in a different country, than the one we were raised in, there is an everyday –sometimes hidden but always there- obstacle, which can cause…

The architecture of a city, or the urban planning, is the soul of the city, the expression, the art, the city itself. One does not have to be Viennese to realize that…

Being an expat myself, every time I meet another foreigner living in Vienna, one single question pops up in my head: why Austria, why Vienna. After numerous answers that I’ve received, I’ll…

It is said that once someone decides to leave his/her own country to live abroad, he/she ends up feeling “stateless”. A stateless person, according to Wikipedia, is someone who is “not considered…

I know everyone has their own preferences, but when it comes to living to a new country, one learns to love or to hate certain things. So, here is my list: What…

2 years of living in Vienna’s 2nd district. Since day one, I set a foot and moved in Vienna, I’ve been living in second district. Now that I am looking around the city…