Foreigners speak out about Poland

If you ever wanted to get an independent and fresh opinion about Poland, now is your chance.

Check out those great videos from virtual Poland website called Polandia where foreign exchange students and recent immigrants share their stories about the Polish experience.  You can also watch it on YouTube.  Search word: Polandia 

Here's Roco Spencer from the US.  Surprise, surprise: he loves Polish girls.  He even married one.  Would you consider visiting Poland after watching those vids?

 

                                            Video: youtube.com

Why now, why here?

What bothers me is the lack of English-language voice from larger Polish organizations that would stand up more frequently for the country. Is it really that difficult to monitor and comment on the current events - affecting Poland and Poles - in Poland and abroad? 

I find the blogging community to be most responsive when it comes to taking on subjects related to Polish community - or any subject, really. Newspapers and online portals do a decent job also. However, looking past the interests of certain groups and forces is a challenge for many. So why now and why here? Because blogging is great!

Why the great, yellow, technically advanced vehicle in the header? Because "FSO Syrena" (trans: mermaid)  was truly a great advancement of Polish engineering at the time. Built from ground up, it was a proof that Poles can do it even under communist rule. The point is, what we lack as a society, we gain as a nation.