On Being Stuck

Ever have days or times in your life that you want to go out & bring your feet somewhere else? Throughout my stay in Poland, I never got the chance of travelling to the nearby countries. The sad part is I am practically being stuck in the four corners of Warsaw. That's what I hate about my stay here, so boring so to speak (in a backpacker's mind) and literally imprisoned to the same routine and monetarily shortened.
I guess, that's the disadvantage of a Southeast Asian volunteer when you try to make meet ends. My world right now has just revolving around Warsaw, school, home vice versa. Just want to escape and see different environment for a while & do some adventures.
Spring is almost there and hopefully I could plan my itinerary, eventually I already planned of visiting the nearby city and did my research, can't wait for that moment to come soon.
Below, are the usual buildings and sites that you could see around the capital city through the lens of my camera.

Warsaw Entertain

Being in a foreign land isn't easy, especially if you don't have much friends and mingling with the locals around is hard when the language is the number one problem.
However, for my 6 months beyond staying in Poland, I made a bunch of friends around both Poles and fellow foreigners. I just realized then, that you need to be actively member of any organization that involves foreign activity.
One of that is Warsaw Entertain, I was being invited to join the group in Facebook and participate on their nightly activities. For the first time, I attended their summer English video-karaoke held at an Irish Pub inside the Warsaw Towers.
I had a blast and met fellow foreigners and Polish party people, I sang that night just as the Pinoys love to sing and addicts to video karaoke, yet, I was missing a good pitch the reason I refused to sing again...blame it on the stage freight.
The best of that was I met new friends, it may not be the closest that you'll get, (who knows?) better yet its nice to expand your friendship.

Photo Diary: Summer in Warsaw

It's already summer and spring has just bid farewell. I can see Polish people's getting active and alive during this warmth and a bit hot weather. My appreciation came out when I saw a lot of people coming out from their houses going here and there, which the real beauty of Poland started to come out.

Photo Diary: Warsaw's Jewish Ghetto

The Jewish Ghetto in Warsaw was really frustrating when I and my friend decided to trace the remains of the Nazis cruelty during WWII in Poland. According to the Poland's WW II history, the Nazis didn't leave any marks of their crimes in Warsaw but destroyed everything so as the city was totally devastated then.

International Pillow Fight Day in Warsaw - Poland

Obviously, I haven't posted any recently not just because I wanted to build the anticipation but I was in the hiatus for a while, just for awhile. April 2, was a special day for the Polish people in Warsaw the capital city and to some countries participating this Pillow Fight Day.
Since it's already spring and the weather is perfect for any outdoor events. The weather is warm, sunny and a bit cool, so no winter coats are needed. So,the plaza in Warsaw was filled with participants and expectators,I had no idea till a message posted in Couch Surfing forum inviting everyone to participate or simply watch the event. I took my camera with me to take some shots proving that I was there.
I met familiar faces from Warsaw Couch Surfing chapter, we had a little chit chat and taking pictures. The festival as they may say it lasted for 1 hour only, of course, who would like to be hit by a pillow for long hours. According to the event website:

One of our goals is to make these unique happenings in public space become a significant part of popular culture, partially replacing passive, non-social consumption experiences like watching television, and consciously celebrating public spaces in our cities as our “urban living rooms.” The result, we hope, will be a global community of participants in a world where people are constantly organizing and attending these happenings in every major city in the world.

A GLIMPSE OF THE OLD TOWN (CITY OF WARSAW)

Last Sunday (Feb.20) I was in Warsaw again with my housemate to get a full glimpse of the city's pride the Old Town. As it was also my housemate's desire to see the Old Town, I toured her around in the midst of a snowy cold Sunday.
I thought, there'd be few visitors on that Sunday around the Old Town but it was filled with both locals & foreign visitors.