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About Jordan & Maria Seidel

17 posts · joined 2006-02-21

Czesc! I (Jordan) am a California native living in the Polish capital, Warsaw. With Maria, my Polish wife, and two daughters (Magdalena and Zuzanna), I have been living in this city of contrasts for 7 years now. My better half, Maria, is the official house translator, bringing Polish language blogs to the English reading audience at GV. She is an avid reader of Fantasy (did I contribute?), with some interesting field experience(s) in Archaeology, and academic exposure to Cultural Anthropology. As for myself, after graduating from the Sociology satellite of Central European University (CEU) located in Warsaw (CEU has since then moved its Soc. Dept to Budapest), I went on to beautiful Krakow to continue with Ph.D. studies at Jagiellonian University (ABD after 3 years). Currently, I work in Warsaw as a language teacher, in addition to teaching (via Internet) at SUNY and Baker College as a Philosophy Instructor. The best things about Warsaw (we are in rare agreement) are the large networks of public parks and the sweet shops ('cukiernia' in Polish). The worst thing, for me, is the so-called ‘culture of complaining' here — far, far from the California perspective. We need more sunlight here!

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February 23rd, 2007

Peek at Poland: Time to Make the PączkiPhotos post

A small portrait of the translator Jordan & Maria Seidel · 07:59 · Eastern & Central Europe
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"Polish Doughnuts" by Polska＊ポーランド＊Poland For at least one moment in the dark days of winter, life is sweet in Poland. Marking the last Thursday before Lent, Tłusty czwartek (or, Fat Thursday) is a day of over-indulgence in sweets. This past Thursday, in scenes disturbingly reminiscent of Communist days, the local sweet ... 4 comments  · read »

February 13th, 2007

Poland's Pulse: Healthcare Bingo, Alcohol Curfews, Red Pig

A small portrait of the translator Jordan & Maria Seidel · 17:21 · Eastern & Central Europe
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Photo by Embe at warsawdaily A week of intermittent snowfall broke a dry spell, drawing kids outdoors for some winter games. It will be a short-lived affair as the winter has been a let-down for some with warmer temperatures and, as Our Man in Gdansk suggests, indoor games are sure to ... 2 comments  · read »

January 1st, 2007

Poland's Pulse: “This year was…”

A small portrait of the translator Jordan & Maria Seidel · 17:39 · Eastern & Central Europe
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Polish bloggers are having a holiday break. Stuck between family and tons of food (both are obligatory parts of Christmas celebrations here), some only posted best wishes, and many didn't even bother to do even that. Among these who managed to update after all, a great number seems to have been ... 6 comments  · read »

November 13th, 2006

Poland's Pulse in the Blogosphere

A small portrait of the translator Jordan & Maria Seidel · 15:18 · Eastern & Central Europe
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Looking on with incredulity...Impersonal meets personal on the streets in Poland. Automatic money machines not adopted by all. Shared by WarsawDaily. On Nov. 11, Poles observed Independence Day. Apartment blocks donned national flags, but there were no fireworks. Woodcraft in Poland places the holiday in its historical context. As noted by ... 2 comments  · read »

October 16th, 2006

Poland's Pulse in the Blogosphere

A small portrait of the translator Jordan & Maria Seidel · 15:14 · Eastern & Central Europe
Local Dancers in Poland's Lake District (Mazury) prepare for Sieja (kind of fish) Fish Festival - by Embe, WarsawDaily Perhaps a Christmas footballing miracle has come early, as Kinuk reports on Poland's victory over the 4th-ranked Portugal last week: Their victory surprised myself, N and my brother, P, who was texting us ... 0 comments  · read »

October 2nd, 2006

Poland's Pulse in the Blogopshere

A small portrait of the translator Jordan & Maria Seidel · 14:57 · Eastern & Central Europe
We’re looking through the Polish language blogs first, this time, as the political situation in the country generated a lot of heat in the blogosphere, as well as managed to get the world’s attention for a while. Here's the low down... After the break up of the coalition, the ruling PiS ... 0 comments  · read »
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