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IS FORTY BETTER THAN THIRTY?
I recently received a funny question: What has changed for me after turning 40? To be honest, it’s not that much. In my case, most changes occurred after the age of 30. My relationship, my children, finally moving to another country. But, in my opinion, we shouldn’t be forced to do something just because of our age. We should not take into account and change anything because of age limits. Why do some people believe there are certain age limits? You know the saying: “You are only as old as you feel.” Decide because you feel it, not because some imaginary limit is approaching and you no longer deserve to…
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MY NEW LIFE IS PIECE OF CAKE – PART 2
“I open my eyes to a new life, but my mind and heart are full of memories from my old life”. For me, acceptance in a new country seemed like a piece of cake, but reality quickly and painfully kicked me in the butt. As a reminder, I am Polish; I have a Czech husband and two children. I have been living with my family for two years in a new country – the Czech Republic. After two years, I’m still surprised that it’s not any easier for me than it was a year ago. Seen from my kid’s perspective Patrick and Dorothy were born in England – Brighton. Patrick…
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MY NEW LIFE IS A PIECE OF CAKE
“Sometimes our life has to be totally shaken, changed, and rearranged again, to bring us to the place where we are supposed to be.” A year in a new country. I’m Polish but I live in the Czech Republic. After one year I am surprised at how hard beginning a new life is. Especially since I have experience, I am an immigrant for half my life. Acceptance in a new country should seem like a piece of cake. https://littlepuzzlesandme.com/the-beginning-of-the-new-life/ What I hear every day and of course annoying me the most is: “We don’t understand what you are saying” – I try to speak Czech, which is not too difficult…
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THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW LIFE
“TO TRAVEL IS TO DISCOVER THAT EVERYONE IS WRONG ABOUT ANOTHER COUNTRY.” – Aldous Huxley – When you go to another country for the first time, you are absolutely sure it will be a piece of cake. The first gentle slap in the face appears at the Airport. The next hard punch comes when you are trying to find a job, and in search of friends, a knockout occurs. STORY NO 1 Finally, I sit on the plane. Soon I will live in another country with other people like me. They emigrated earlier, and when they found a place to live and a job, they contacted me and offered me…
