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joasiabalmer

joanna

@joasiabalmer

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Canadian expat in Poland

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5

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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

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joanna
joasiabalmer replied to a thread
15 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 ...

joanna

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

joanna
joasiabalmer replied to a thread
15 years ago
WarsawMommy

Warsaw Mommy Blog by WarsawMommy

Cześć, 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 ...

joanna

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

joanna
joasiabalmer replied to a thread
15 years ago
WarsawMommy

Warsaw Mommy Blog by WarsawMommy

Cześć, 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 ...

joanna

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

joanna
joasiabalmer replied to a thread
15 years ago
WarsawMommy

Warsaw Mommy Blog by WarsawMommy

Cześć, 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 ...

joanna

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

joanna
joasiabalmer replied to a thread
15 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 ...

joanna

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