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How I ended up in Poland

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

After our last interview Chris turns the table and decided to ask me a few questions back.  Here I talk about what drew me to Poland and how I ended up in małopolska.

In this post I ramble about my first visit to Poland on my motorbike, how I met my wife, our decision to move to Poland and why I never got around to visiting the Greenwich Millenium Dome.

 
icon for podpress  Interview with Ben [17:17m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

P.S. Chris Tarrant – if you were listening drop me an email and I’ll see what I can do.

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Chris talks about 7 years in Poland

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Chris ThornborrowToday I spoke to Chris Thornborrow, a Brit from Bristol who has spent the last seven years living in Poland. After spells in Warsaw and Zielona Góra Chris has now settled in Wrocław and is married with one daughter.

We spoke about how Chris met his wife, why he came to Poland, how he found a job, being a Dad, where to get a good curry, and what Chris thinks is wrong with Polish trees.  Listen to the podcast below to find out why Chris thinks the best place to learn Polish is in Egypt.

You can also check out Chris’s own blog here: Chris Thorborrow’s blog

 
icon for podpress  Chris Thornborrow interview [22:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Interview with an Australian in Krakow

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

I spoke to Andy who’s an Australian living and working in Krakow.  Andy’s been in Poland for around 5 years and we discussed visa problems, the changes he’s noticed since living here, what he misses from home and communist times.  Basically we generally rambled for 10 minutes.  Andy also gives some advice for fellow Australians thinking of coming to Poland.

Andy currently works for the website Krakow Informer.

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icon for podpress  Interview with an Australian [8:48m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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If you are interested in doing an interview with me then please feel free to contact me at ben@britishinpoland.com

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Native Speaker in Krakow interview

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

Today I spoke to Shaun about his move to Poland.  Shaun is 33 and originally from Dublin, Ireland and now lives in Nowa Hutta near Kraków in Poland.  Shaun has been living in Poland for 2 years and talks about teaching English and life here.

Shaun has his own personal blog at www.konina.blogspot.com

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icon for podpress  Native Speaker in Kraków Interview [11:11m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

If you are interested in doing an interview with me then please feel free to contact me at ben @ british in poland . com [remove the spaces]

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