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Jordan & Maria Seidel

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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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September 18th, 2006

Poland's Pulse in the Blogosphere

A small portrait of the translator Jordan & Maria Seidel · 09:38 · Eastern & Central Europe
The 16th century town of Kazimierz Dolny in Poland - by Gustav (Warsaw Station) The Polish Farmer and the Dell? From bovinechips to microchips, Polish Matters reports on the largest single US investment in Poland from computer-maker Dell. The plant is slated for construction next year in Lodz and will ... 0 comments  · read »

August 1st, 2006

Poland's Pulse in the Blogosphere

A small portrait of the translator Jordan & Maria Seidel · 02:59 · Eastern & Central Europe
Gushers of cool at the local Mall in Warsaw - by Embe, WarsawDaily Poland is a hotspot in a few ways this week. While the heatwave is starting to take its toll on fan stocks (Warsaw seems to be sold out of them), Blog from Poland reports on the annual outdoor ... 0 comments  · read »

July 18th, 2006

Polish Blogosphere Update

A small portrait of the translator Jordan & Maria Seidel · 09:06 · Eastern & Central Europe
Better late than never... That's what PolBlog hopes bloggers will think in response to its latest foray into blogging technology. Its new "Talk Back Attack" features an audio comment option to put "a voice to the text." This is how PolBlog explains the new feature: Audio-commenting, as we call ... 0 comments  · read »

July 4th, 2006

Polish Blogosphere Update

A small portrait of the translator Jordan & Maria Seidel · 08:26 · Eastern & Central Europe
With missionary zeal The Poland Pulse blogs about the latest English camps coming to Poland. By no means clandestine, the camp project to convert Catholic women to a less formalistic Christianity hopes to demonstrate that: ...following Christ is much more than going to church and paying homage to a religious ... 0 comments  · read »

June 19th, 2006

Polish Blogosphere Roundup

A small portrait of the translator Jordan & Maria Seidel · 09:00 · Eastern & Central Europe
With almost 20,000 names (and counting) added to a digital petition against a restrictive DRM (Digital Rights Management) bill in the Polish legislature, Poland IP news and resources reports that: Under the heavy critique of the public opinion the Ministry of Culture withdrew some most criticized provisions (inter alia changes to ... 0 comments  · read »

May 11th, 2006

Polish Blogosphere Update

A small portrait of the translator Jordan & Maria Seidel · 05:57 · Eastern & Central Europe
Who says that in the blogosphere text is king? Photographers are alive and clicking in the Polish Blogosphere. Fotosia shows us everyday Poland through her camera. Staying with the visual arts, Polska＊ポーランド＊Poland provides a virtual tour of Warsaw parks, from a Japanese perspective (though I don't know what ... 1 comment  · read »
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