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    SKIPPING ROPE IN MY FAMILY LIFE

    “A life without ups and downs is like a year without spring”. In March, when the weather changes—getting colder, warmer, lighter, darker—that’s how I could describe the current period of my life. Let’s get straight to the positive experiences of this week and skip the bad moments from previous posts. https://littlepuzzlesandme.com/what-great-things-will-happen-in-2026/ First and foremost, half of my family celebrates their birthdays in March, some less, some more, but we’re all still together, and that’s the most precious thing in life. Family and friends are all around us. The greatest influence on how smoothly my children’s early life in a foreign country went was exerted by their friends – the smallest…

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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…