An Australian is coming to live in Jaworzno

Csecz! Jak sie masz?

I am an Australian who has been living in London for the past three months.

Next week I am moving to Jaworzno to teach at an English school. I visited Krakow for 6 days in October and loved it.

If anyone has any information on Jaworzno/Poland, highlights, lowlights, places to see, things to do, etc or would like to chat to an Australian, I would love to hear from you!

Cheers

Dan

Hi, Dan! I don't know much about Jaworzno to be honest, but if it's near Krakow then you'll have lots of great time! Krakow is one of Poland's highlights and other places in the area worth seeing are Wieliczka Salt Mine (maybe you've already been there?), Beskidy, Pieniny and Tatra Mountains (they are all different from each other), and a bit further east - Lancut, Sandomierz, Baranow Sandomierski - small towns with long history and either with a lovely old square or a sort of a palace, and Lezajsk (in March lots of orthodox Jews from all over the world come to visit a grave of one of their famous religious leaders). If you're into history you might like "Szlak Orlich Gniazd" (the Route of Eagles' Nests) - several castle ruins in a beautiful hilly setting. And there's also Czorsztyn, and Niedzica, and probably lots of other places I'm not even aware of I guess you can find something interesting here: http://www.poland.gov.pl/?command=languages/do_choose&language_id=en
I hope you'll like Poland and enjoy your work. I wish I lived anywhere near Jaworzno so that we could meet sometime
Take care and have fun! Cheers! Gosia

Hi Dan,

I too am an Aussie living in London, been here for 2 years. I headed over to Poland for Xmas and stayed with a familiy in a small village and fell in love with the place. I have been trying to figure out ways on how I may be able to head over and work in Poland for a while and then I stumbled accross your post. Unfortunately I didn't get to see as much as I wanted, was Xmas so a lot of things were shut, Krakow was great. I am interested to hear how things go for you over there and if you are enjoying it. Dan are you a trained english teacher or did you find some group who will place and train you?

Hope you have a good one!

Mark

Hi, I am also planning a stay in Krakow in the spring. I had been to Poland before for the christmas season...what a great time. Anyone have suggestions on where to stay? I am plannng on taking language courses while i'm there.

Last year when I was in Poland I had a chance to be one day in Cracow. But I stayed in my friend's apartament about 20 km from the city. I think anything around the main square will be good (and the most expensive too! . There are many language schools there since it's an university city and I'm sure one of the students will help you out if asked for help. If not, you may inquire at the airport or tourist information.

What about staying with a host family? My intention is go and improve my Polish language skills by an immersion program. Would I be better off in a rented place or with a host family?

Great idea! I think you'll be better off with a host family; most Polish people are hospitable. However, first you need to find someone who knows the family if possible. Staying in a good hotel is good [even though I don't like the fact that they tend to treat you in such a way so that you feel like at your ORIGINAL home - meaning not much different from staying in an American hotel so it's not fun]; if you truly want to immerse, a host family would be the way to go.

Dan,
I'm from Tassie, and living in Krakow now, just got here a few weeks ago. I'm working in a hostel here, as well as hopefully finding some work teaching english and piano. I'm staying in the hostel at the moment, but hoping to move out when I find somewhere else. Don't know how far Jaworzno is from Krakow, but if your going to be spending much time in Krakow, might be good to meet up and have a beer sometime. Is your accomodation arranged already?
Andy

and im polsih and live in victoria. So... tell me people... u planning to settle down there or what ?

What would you say the best & worst things are ?

Jaworzno is a town of about 100.000 inhabitants - it`s located between Krakow and Katowice. Personally I haven`t heared of it untill now (and I`m Polish living in ..Poland) ..but appears that the town has an entertainment-information website..

jaworzno.info.pl/imprezy/index.php

Hey Stranger,
Long time no see!Of all the places to find you! How are you and what are you up to on the other side of the world?
Well if you ever need a ausie goodie pack sent your way, just let me know!I hope ur having the time of your life and taking advantage of every opitunity.
Take care you
mel

If you are into soccer Jaowrzno has 3rd division club Szczakowianka and your tickets would be 10 PLN
Szczakowiank Jaworzno

hi, im an aussie living in london, i've been to poland a number of times and really love it esp krakow.

i'd love to go out there 1) to learn the language and 2) to work perhaps(dunno as wat) im a qualified hairdresser at the moment, im 22 and just need a change of life, london is too small.

has anyone any ideas to help me get the ball rolling

thanks in advance, colleen

hi, im an aussie living in london, i've been to poland a number of times and really love it esp krakow.

i'd love to go out there 1) to learn the language and 2) to work perhaps(dunno as wat) im a qualified hairdresser at the moment, im 22 and just need a change of life, london is too small.

has anyone any ideas to help me get the ball rolling

thanks in advance, colleen

Have you considered teaching Enliglish?
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hi kowalski,
no i haven't, i have no qualifications. does that matter? and i only speak little polish so how can i converse with the children/teenagers who only speak polish.
please tell me more.

cheers xx

Colleen, Can I add my two bobs worth, pretty hard getting a job in poland without knowing the language, you may want to consider perhaps being a tourist guide or working for a international agency...just be aware that you have no social security entitlements unless you have worked worked for a year etc, things can be very expensive enjoying the high life in Krakow...(you may however meet your match?)

good luck

Krakow has some good polish language courses at their univercity. I'm hearing they are good. If your priority is to learn polish you could consider enrolling.
You still could give private lessons to intermiediate and advanced students of English. As far as I know the rates are about 40 PLN/hour. There are planty of students willing to pay for native speakers classes and it would be just enough to place an add in local newspappers and around schools to get fair response. In Krakow, Warsaw though you'd have some competition. Still I think you would be just getting by trying to live of your classes.
You could also get some polish lessons in exchange for english.
As I said it all depends on your priorietes and on what you can afford.

heya lef,
thanks for your input, it's greatly appreciated, i see that you're an aussie too lol. good to see!

so how do u know all this? have u lived in poland yourself? please tell me more of what u know

cheers, C xx

kowalski,

thanks for your advice, that sounds like a good idea and i shall look into that asap. by the way would you know anything about the cost of living in poland, for apartments and stuff? in Kraków? and do you know if they have boarding houses in the uniwersitet?

Dzieki, C xx

yeah, born and breed aussie, been to poland 10 times, know Krakow well,

can I ask you, what attracts you to Poland?

They do have boarding houses in Krakow but I'm not sure of availability. Rooms in Krakow start at about 500 PLN/ month , studio apartment at 1000 plus utilities, deposit.
UJ polish courses
Krakow stuedents forum in polish but sure there are folks with english there.

lef, you want me to be really honest with u?

i dunno really, i had a polish ex and ever since then ive just buried myself into the culture and way of life, as i lived with 6 of them and a shared house in belfast for a year and a half.

then i broke up with him but we still keep in touch, i moved to london but i still feel a strong connection between me and poland, ive been there 2wice and love it
C xx

Pan Kowalski,
Dziekuje bardzo za pomoc!

i'm going to have a look at that

C xx

yeah, I know where you are coming from, but if you don't have a concrete reasons in living in poland you won't last there long... keep in mind you need to make new friends, find a job and get used to the way of life, I can relate to poland because I was bought up in a traditional polish family...I can relate to polish people although being born in oz, I have a aussie mentality.

yeah but i moved from oz to here 3 years ago, and it was very hard, but i coped.

i iddnt have anyone here and started my own life.

my ex's family live in poland but they live in a tiny village called Zlocieniec, near Szeczin

hey i read wat u wrote for that desperate girl in the other forum the bit about love or wateva, troll indeed!
Cxx

Colleen

what do you like about poland?

i love the food i love the music, i love the language and i love the history. i love its lakes, mountains and coastline, and i love how most of the people are so friendly.


and most of all.........i love how cheap the airfares are form london!!!!!

C xx

so lef, wheres ure family from in poland then?

Colleen, I have family all over poland, mums the word but when I go to poland I try to avoid family and no guessing why.... too many hard luck stories, hands outstreached for more money and non stop complaining, depressing isn't it?