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Mieć Wenę – Who, When, How? Our Story and Beyond
September 2014 – That was when I, Anastazja, co-founder of ‘Mieć Wenę’, moved to Poland to study. I managed to secure a place at university thanks to my good command of the Polish language and a strong desire for change in my life. I come from a small town in western Ukraine, which eventually became too small for me. When I went to university, I knew I would have to support myself. So I attended classes in the mornings, worked in the afternoons, and at night, whenever I could, I slept and studied. How did I get through that period?
Mieć Wenę – Who, When, How? Our Story and Beyond
September 2014 – That was when I, Anastazja, co-founder of ‘Mieć Wenę’, moved to Poland to study. I managed to secure a place at university thanks to my good command of Polish and a strong desire for change in my life. I come from a…
Do You Really Need to Learn Polish – or Is Moving to Poland Enough?
Is moving to Poland a key factor in learning Polish? The answer is not clear-cut. Let’s explore the different views on this subject. Firstly, there has long been a stereotype that learning Polish is unnecessary because of its similarity to Ukrainian….
A short story about how I didn’t learn Ukrainian…
To be honest, I’d never really thought about learning Ukrainian. I didn’t have any real need to, I didn’t know anyone from there, and even though I live quite close to the Ukrainian border, it never occurred to me to go there on a trip….