It is 1 in the morning and Maya is having troubles with falling back asleep. She has already been fed, her diaper has been changed, she has been hugged. In similar situation with Rose we used the Polish Whisbear which hums white noise to soothe the baby. This time round we can… Read more »
On May 1st, couple minutes after 9 pm, at our hospital in Berkeley, our second daughter, Maya came into the world. She was born four days past her due date, which was a surprise to me, as I had imagined that she would be early. But after all we hadn’t planned on naming… Read more »
I find it hard to believe, but I’m almost eight months pregnant! My second pregnancy passed very quickly. The start was not that easy, but now I cannot complain too much. I still cannot count on at least one full day of relaxation, but at least by taking care of Rose I… Read more »
The Silicon Valley and the Bay Area are famous for their entrepreneurial vision and original business ideas of their residents. One of them has been making our life much easier. I am talking about take out dinner, not from restaurants but, from one’s neighbors. All we have to do is… Read more »
We hear a lot about how good it is for their children to be brought up in a bilingual environment. I am happy that such is our home, but it is one with a predominance of English. Dean is learning Polish, and even demands, to my dismay, that I did… Read more »
In December, my American neighbors do not count the uszka “little ears” to see if they have enough for the beet soup barszcz. Unlike in Poland, they also do not shop for carp, but they do buy the Christmas tree sooner. They decorate it with lights and put inflatable snowmen in front lawns. Some… Read more »
It came to my attention that the current Polish government is planing to restrict rights of mothers in birth centers – no longer will women have control over the birth process, allowing them to choose the kind of labor and level of medication they desire. This is very disconcerting. I… Read more »
It was exactly what we needed – a Christmas party in Silicon Valley, a short trip to the ocean, and hotel breakfast in bed. In other words, we needed a break from our Berkeley day to day. Our Christmas trip was to Monterey. We stayed at a bed and breakfast… Read more »
Unfortunately, Hillary Clinton lost the election. The mood here is still very grim. I still cannot believe that Donald Trump will move in into the White House. I wrote about the Election Day for the Polish newsmagazine Polityka , which of course makes me very proud. I received more comments than I… Read more »
After a long break, I am back with a new post. The Berkeley is in full autumn weather, but it is not too cold. The long awaited finale of the presidential campaign in the US is coming soon. A campaign office for Hillary Clinton is located not far from us, where… Read more »
