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joasiabalmer

joanna

@joasiabalmer

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Canadian expat in Poland

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About me

Canadian

Lives in warszawa

Speaks English, Polish and a little bit of Mandarin Chinese and Russian

Registration: 17 May 2010

About

I am ... I spent the first 26 years of my life in Poland then a few years in the Far East and then I lived in Canada for almost 20 years... Now I am back in Poland...trying to grow roots here again. I have observed something strange about me - when I was in Canada I always held on to my Polish roots (although, married to a Canadian Canadian I had little or nothing to do with the Polish community there). Now I am here, in Poland and I catch myself humming the Canadian national anthem????!!! (Too bad I only remeber a few words)... I have little or nothing to do with the Canadian community in Poland (so far). My one and only connection with Canada at the moment (except for my passport)is my son who is 11, who feels 100% Canadian and who is struggling with the Polish reality. I am a Polish expat in Poland which is really bizzare, isn't it, well really on many levels I do not qualify to be an expat and yet I am a stranger in my homeland...
Interests: travelling, hiking, swimming, canoeing and boating, nature, gardening, reading, movies,

My expat journey

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joasiabalmer
joasiabalmer replied to a thread
16 years ago
Marta_Barbara

Any Foreigners in Warsaw? :-) by Marta_Barbara

Hi to All, Hope to meet you soon. I am Polish born & raised, and kind of puzzled living in my homecountry at the moment. I've spent majority of my youth outside PL - literally returning to Warsaw few weeks ago, having lived earlier in ...

joasiabalmer

Hello Marta Barbara, I was born in Poland and spent most of my adult life outside of Poland, a few years in China and 18 years in Canada (Toronto, North York, Richmond Hill). I have recently returned to Poland... I find it puzzling too... I live in ... Read More

joasiabalmer
joasiabalmer replied to a thread
16 years ago
WarsawMommy

Warsaw Mommy Blog by WarsawMommy

Cze艣膰, all! I am a Canadian living, working and raising two sweet boys in Warsaw, Poland. They were both born here, one goes to play school, the other has a nanny. I've found that the cultural and linguistic challenges of my daily routine ...

joasiabalmer

Hello Michelle, It is Joanna again. I am sorry I went silent for so long. I got bogged down by life events... It never rains, it always pours... I am still 'fighting the aligators' but I see the end of it all, I know that 'this too shall pass'. "I ... Read More

joasiabalmer
joasiabalmer replied to a thread
16 years ago
WarsawMommy

Warsaw Mommy Blog by WarsawMommy

Cze艣膰, all! I am a Canadian living, working and raising two sweet boys in Warsaw, Poland. They were both born here, one goes to play school, the other has a nanny. I've found that the cultural and linguistic challenges of my daily routine ...

joasiabalmer

Dear Michelle, I was very happy you wrote me back. I am sorry I did not reply right away. I wanted to write you a longer email and had no time to do so then, so I postponed it for later time and look what happened - a few days passed and I did not ... Read More

joasiabalmer
joasiabalmer replied to a thread
16 years ago
WarsawMommy

Warsaw Mommy Blog by WarsawMommy

Cze艣膰, all! I am a Canadian living, working and raising two sweet boys in Warsaw, Poland. They were both born here, one goes to play school, the other has a nanny. I've found that the cultural and linguistic challenges of my daily routine ...

joasiabalmer

Hello Warsaw Mommy, I have read one of your latest posts on your blog, the one about not being a foreigner in Poland anymore just because you have lived here longer than 2 years... Your blog has moved my heart in many ways... And I just wanted to ... Read More

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joasiabalmer replied to a thread
16 years ago
debisia

English/South African living in Lodz by debisia

Hello my name is Debora and I am 47, I live in Lodz at present and have yet to meet any english speaking people. I am a married housewife with 2 grown kids and have been living here for 3 years now, would love to make some friends with people in my ...

joasiabalmer

Debisia, Why haven't I met you earlier? I lived in Lodz from August till December 2009... Then I moved to Warsaw and that's where you can find me now... I am Polish and Canadian, I have moved back to Poland after 20 years of living in Canada, I have ... Read More