2nd stop Chicago - the most 'Polish' place in the US

hej,
generalnie trudno jest mi znalezc czas na pisanie bloga miedzy sklejaniem filmikow, jezdzeniem do lekarzy, ubezpieczalni i praca. Pod koniec dnia zazwyczaj padam, kiedys mialam problemy ze snem, teraz wystarczy, ze usiade w poludnie i bez problemu zasne!!

2 STOP CHICAGO

Jechalam pociagiem z Michigan do Chicago!

Nareszcie przyszedl ten dzien - nasz wspolny 1 stop Chicago (moim pierwszym stopem byl Michigan)

Martyna - poznalysmy sie praktycznie przez Facebookowa grupe, 'Polskie au pair w USA' - te same daty wolnego i podobne zamiary co do podrozy, trasa itd. Lot z CA. 

Julia - poznalysmy sie w Darien, mieszkala 5 min ode mnie, potem zmienila rodzine. Okazalo sie, ze rowniez dostala wolne w tym samym czasie! Lot z NY.

Wszystkie mialysmy roznice czasu w glowach - dla mnie i Julki godzina do tylu, a dla Martyny 2h do przodu.

 Kiedys napisze posta na temat zmian czasu, granic itd. Kiedys zastanawialam sie czy sa ludzie, ktorzy mieszkaja na granicy dwoch czasow? 

TAK, a ich telefony szaleja (godziny).

• Gdzie spalysmy? Couchsurfing u Seana (hejo, na pewno to czytasz!!!).

• Jak dlugo? - 2 noce.

Spotkalysmy sie w poludnie w centrum, przed wiezowcem (w ktorym spalysmy). Generalnie nigdy nie korzystalam z couchsurfingu, nie macie pojecia jak sie balam! No, ale bylo nas 3. Trafilysmy do mieszkania - 2 dziewczyny i 1 chlopak - Nowa Zelandia, Francja i Wegry. W sumie to spodziewalam sie gdzies hosta, ale okazalo sie, ze byl w pracy. Wszyscy pozytywnie nastawieni, rozmowni, z bagazem doswiadczen i przygod. Studia, praca, podroze.
Szybko ruszylysmy na miasto, ale dlugo nie wytrzymalysmy.
Zdazylysmy skoczyc do sklepu cos kupic do jedzenia, a nasza dieta generalnie wyglada tak:

-sniadanie-owsianka, owoce, czasem jogurt i herbata

-lunch- bagel z creeme cheese

-snacki 

-dinner-popularne jedzenie w danym miescie albo po prostu 

makaron z sosem, ugotowane w domu!

 Wrocilysmy, poznalysmy chillujacego na kanapie hosta i ogladalismy wszyscy film, tak, prawie zasnelam!

Najbardziej brakowalo nam tego snu, uslyszalysmy, ze ktos wychodzi, wiec wypadalo zeby udawac, ze nadal spimy. Wstalysmy, zjadlysmy i lecimy na miasto, atrakcje Chicago:

• Skydeck Willis Tower - 20$

• The University Illinois at Chicago (free)

• Millenium Park (free) 

(the Fountain, parki, Gate Cloud - fasolka, koniecznie przejdzcie pod nia!)

• Navy Pier (free)

• Lincoln Park (free)

• Water Taxi - 8$ 

 taksowka po wodzie w centrum Chicago, robi wrazenie, ale nie unikniecie widoku budynku z wielkim napisem 'Trump' :(

• Polska dzielnica (tanio!) 

 'Jackowo' – taaaaaakie dobre golabki i pierogi maja!!!

• the ZOO (free) 

(szczerze, nie bylam podekscytowana, nigdy nie widzialam tak zdenerwowanych i smutnych zwierzat)

i warto rowniez wypozyczyc rower i po prostu jezdzic po miescie, nie zapomnijcie sprobowac Chicago Style Hot Dog! (ok. 5/6$)

Mozecie zobaczyc to wszystko na youtube!

PART 1

PART 2

Trudno bylo sie zebrac i jechac do nastepnego miasta... a na dodatek pomylilysmy miejsce odjazdu busa Greyhound (ja mowilam, ze musimy isc w prawo, a dziewczyny, ze w lewo, a tam byl Megabus – dwie najtansze linie do podrozowania) i bieglysmy jak szalone w druga strone majac tylko 5 minut – akcja jak w filmie, ale zdazylysmy w ostatnim momencie!

I zaczela sie ponad 12 godzinna (nocna z przesiadkami) podroz do Nashville,TN..

M.

Breathe in the ocean

Hi, that was a busy time..

• I've just started my driving license course, 
• signed up for another classes,
• Niagara Falls trip,
• insurance problems - I'm gonna write a post about an American healthcare!!
• working on videos and photos
• and trying to organize my life

Sometimes you need to take a break from the busy World. 

Just forget about 

the problems, 

the past,

and try to start everything again.

Do not push yourself,

breathe in the ocean and enjoy the moment.

Find the confidence in yourself to get up and move your life forward.

I'm finally happy.

/ somewhere in Greenwich, CT

Polish -> 

Czasami musisz odpoczac od zabieganego swiata,

 po prostu zapomniec o problemach, przeszlosci i sprobowac wszystkiego na nowo.

Nie naciskaj na siebie, wdychaj powietrze oceanu i ciesz sie chwila.

Znajdz w sobie pewnosc siebie i odwage, aby wstac i isc przez zycie.

Nareszcie jestem szczesliwa.

/gdzies w Greenwich, CT 

Have a great day everyone.

Mine is pretty nice today ☺

xx,

M.

100th day in the USA, really?

Hi,
time flies,

100th day in the USA... 

seriously?

This is going to be a really short post but anyway I'm so excited it's 100 days in here.

I'm so grateful for all the wonderful people, moments, experiences since October 2015.

I've become a different person and what else, I'm learning more about myself each day. 

What's more, I'm planning to visit some places this year (100% sure!)

• Washington DC
• Philadelphia 
• New Jersey
• Boston (maybe Rhode Island)
• Niagara Falls - already in process!

So, I've decided to take part in the Niagara Falls classes and I'm gonna visit it in the beginning of the June.

  CANADA I'M COMING !!!

I'm gonna share with you guys some photos from NYC soon,

tbh. that was a short note because I receive so many questions everyday - I don't have enough time to do everything I want, so that's it. The photo on the top is just a little sneak peak !!

Thankssssss,

xx,

M.

The New York City like you've never seen before!!

Hi everybody,
it's me, again.

This week was pretty busy but it was fine so today I'm going to write the longest note and post many photos of New York - I'm sure you'll love it as much as I do !

As you can see,I travel to NYC a lot - it's only 50 mins/1h from Darien (it depends on a train).

Let me show you my trips to NYC in the 1 video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBC1nmMslk8

I went there - for the first time - during the orientation's free time, it was an amazing experience.
I remember I was keep saying:

 "I can't believe that I AM HERE " 

"Is it real? Am I finally in NYC?"

 "Please, tell me I'm not dreaming" (to my friends)

That was soooo funny!!
Then,when I came to Darien I started travelling there almost every weekend, my family is so flexible and they don't need my help that much at the weekends.

It's time to get off the train - Grand Central

New York City is known as a capital of the World and that's RIGHT!

When I got out of the train and touched the Grand Central ground...

Honestly, I didn't feel any difference ☺But when YOU ARE in the middle of the GC you will be impressed by this huge and (everytime) crowded building, you can also recognize movies that were shot there, for example:

• 'Men in black', 
• 'I am Legend', 
• 'Superman', 
• 'Revolutionary Road' (Leonardo DiCaprio ♥) 

What's more...

• 'Gossip girl' ! (ahhhh Ed Westwick ♥♥♥)

This City never sleeps, there's something magical about NYC, it's filled with active life - full of events - history, loads of nationalities and culture.

Brooklyn time

This incredible city is known for its breathtaking skylines... just look at these photos from Brooklyn roof (I had always wanted to do that! Lucky me ☺) :

The next beautiful photos were taken at the Brooklyn Bridge, these views are unique:

 Am I crazy ?! I'm just sitting on the bridge - it's a little bit high but that was worth it!
The whole reason of taking photos is so that you don't have to explain things with words and you can share your points of views with other people.

Culture & Museums 

If you're interested in this country you probably know that the capital of the US - Washington, DC is full of different kind of Museums which combine learning with fun but NYC has also some attractions connected with history... for example  National Museum of the American Indian or 9/11 Memorial & Museum:

Btw. my next task is to visit as much New York's Museums as possible, for instance:

• The Museum of Natural History
• MoMA - Museum of Modern Art
• New York Botanical Garden
• Brooklyn Museum

 - so, I promise - I'll write the post about it soon!!

The most famous street in the World - 5th Avenue

I'm sure everybody has heard about the Fifth Avenue - it's known as an unrivaled shopping street and it consists of high buildings with many expensive stores for example:

• Gucci
• Prada
• Louis Vuitton
• Tiffany & Co. 

Some cheaper stores:

• H&M
• Zara
• GAP
• Mexx

And many,many more...

Central Park - probably most visited place in NYC.

(right after Times Square)

Central Park is located in middle-upper Manhattan and it's one of the most famous sightseeing spots in New York! Anyway, some movies were shot there:

• "Home alone 2"
• "Enchanted"
• "When Harry met Sally"

 It's just a big park in the middle of the City but it's MAGICAL. You can see loads of squirrels (they're not afraid of you at all) or just thousands of dogs, and their owners - so this vibrant community makes it such a special place.
What's more, ice skating there is easily on of the most picturesque and fun activities - I promise I'll take many photos in December!

And after that photo my camera went dead - I bought batteries (they were pretty expensive but I was told they're the best) before my flight to the US although it's worse than my previous ones.

So, I'm planning to make a tour the next time and I just wanted to tell you about the best activities to experience or places to visit:

• Ice rink
• Central Park Zoo
• taking a blanket and relaxing on the Sheep Meadow (it's a 15-acre field!)
• climbing up Belvedere Castle
• seeing the Bow Bridge
• or just sitting on the bench and enjoying the nature

Feel like a Queen in the Plaza Hotel 

 I'm sure you've heard about this hotel 

You probably have seen some of these films!

• "Home Alone 2"
• "Life or something like it"
• "Madea's"
• "King of New York"
• "Sleepless in Seattle"
• "Bride wars"

So the action was taken there, it's such a fascinating experience when you can recognize the background from greatest movies - and feel it!

A church in the middle of the City

This is the Saint Patrick's Cathedral - to be honest, I just wanted to show you because it looks so pretty!

I didn't go inside although I like the building sooooo much that's why I took the photo.

 To sum up, this incredibly LONG post - I want to share with you all the photos of places I've been to and describe it a little bit. What's best,I'm gonna start sharing (often) healthy and delicious recipes with you or creative ideas for example to decorate your room/house or to make something unusual - jewellery, a gift etc.
 By the way,I changed the whole look of my website a 2 days ago - it wasn't that easy!

 I do hope you like it so far!

I've just created my fanpage on Facebook I'd be glad if you click "Like it!" - I'm sure, it'll give me more motivation.

Click HERE to like my FACEBOOK fanpage

I've received many questions from people who are interested in American lifestyle so I'll upload some videos Q&A and other soon. 

Well, that's it, thank you everyone!

Take care,

xx,

M.