Dear friends. This is the
end! This is my last post on this blog. Running it has been a big
challenge for me and I've learned a lot. Thank you for reading my
posts and for supporting me. I love all of you! Maybe Ola and I
will one day return with a new blog. We're working on it!
When I heard that “Logan” was the last movie with Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, I was really sad.
But when I heard that Hugh came back to musicals, I was so happy! A lot of people don't know that Hugh Jackman is a musical actor. Of course a lot of us remember him from “Les Miserables” and I love his character there, but I want something really good.
You know, like singing, dancing and magic! So “The Greatest Showman” was at the top of my “must-see” list.
I didn't want to be disappointed so I tried not to have big hopes for this film, but after the first 5 seconds in the cinema I was completely mesmerized. It was an absolutely magical experience in my life. The music, the outfits, the actors were all extraordinary.
When I stepped out of the cinema I had tears in my eyes and a big smile on my face.
When I came back home I watched almost every video one more time, especially the ones from auditions and rehearsals.
In particular, I find two of the videos to be very emotional. In both of them you can see how Hugh is a sensible man.
Watch them and compare these performances to his role as Wolverine.
Hi everyone!
Today I want to tell you about Peter Mayle again! :)
I know that you still remember my presentation and that you want to know a little more about it.
Peter Mayle is one of the best-known British authors thanks to his series of books about Provence.
He was born in Brighton, but after the war his family moved to Barbados, where he went to school.
At the age of 16 he left school and returned to England. He started to work as a trainee at Royal Dutch Shell – a multinational oil and gas company. He worked at the office in London. In this job he discovered that he is more interested in advertising,
so he wrote to one of the heads of Shell's advertising agency and was offered a job as a junior account executive,
but he declined and eventually became a copywriter in New York. Later he worked as a creative director in US and UK offices.
He spend 15 years in the advertising business and then he wrote his first educational book for children “Where Did I Come From?”. This was the first book in a series about sexual education, emotions of mothers and fathers and growing up.
Other books in the series include “Will I Like It? Your First Sexual Experience, What to Expect, What to Avoid, and How Both of You Can Get the Most out of It”, “How to Be a Pregnant Father” and “Baby Taming”. He wrote a lot about children, parenting, marriages and divorces, and he himself has had 3 wives and 5 children, so he has a lot of experience in this topic.
He wrote 16 books before “A Year in Provence” brought him popularity. It was a new kind of book in his bibliography,
because it wasn't about sex, but rather it was his memoir about his first year in Provence, his account of local events, people, atmosphere and landscapes. This book sold more than one million copies in the UK and six million around the world in the last 20 years. What is really interesting is the fact that this book was a big success, but in 1993 BBC produced a television mini-series which was a big failure. This TV series was placed by Radio Times at tenth position on a list of the worst television programmes ever made.
He also wrote 3 sequels to this book: “Toujours Provence”, “Encore Provence”, “French Lessons”, and also 5 more books about Provence. “Toujours Provence” retells the story of French villagers, with wine and sun landscapes in the background. In “Encore Provence” Peter Mayle wrote about his return to Provence, about people and places and how they changed. “French Lessons” talks about French kitchen and his love of food, about his first meeting with truffles, snails, etc. One of his books, “A Good Year”, is often mistaken with “A Year in Provence”. There is 15 years' difference between these books.
Imagine...
You are waiting for the next Marvel movie... You don't want to know any spoilers...
You go to the cinema and the film is starting... when suddenly the lights turn on and on the stage is... James Corden.
And you just know that something is going to happen! He starts to tell you the plot of the film,
and you're thinking “Noooo James, don't do this”, but then something even worse happens... or maybe more interesting?
An actual Thor appears on the stage in a strange outfit, followed by Loki and Hela.
They recreate key scenes from the film, and before the film starts again you know every important moment in it.
You can't decide whether it was funny or whether it was a disaster. What would you do in such a situation?
Would you be angry or just surprised? I don't know. I think that I would be a little angry, but this is James, sooo...
You know by now that I love him so much. And if you don't know what I was talking about, check it!
Do you remember when you
got accepted into a university and you started looking for your new
flatmates and for an apartment?
How will it look like? I remember I
was scared. I knew my flatmates Zuza and Paulina before, we are
friends.
And that's why I was so scared: because if you live with
someone, you get to know everything about that person.
You can't hide
yourself. We've been living together for three years now and luckily
we haven't had any big disputes so far.
Of course we sometimes argue,
but it stays small. We call our flat “home”. I think it means
a lot. This year was the third time when we bought a Christmas
tree together.
We then decorated it and treated ourselves to a glass
of wine and some delicious food which we made together.
Do you know that moment
when one of your friends tells you that you will be an aunt? Do
you know the happiness that comes with it? So imagine what happens
when two of your friends tell you that you will be an aunt!!! It's
such grace and happiness that I can't describe it!
In 4 months I will be the
best aunt that I can be to two little girls. Łucja and Helena. I
think that my friends chose really beautiful and traditional names
for their children. I don't understand people who name their
children something like Jessica, Martin or Brian. I think that by
doing this they are hurting their children. I much prefer traditional
names like Zofia, Maria, Franciszek or Antoni.
What do you think about
names? Do you prefer traditional or “fancy” names”?
I love to travel by train. Ever since I can remember I was very happy to meet new people, hear their stories and spend time with them. But a few years ago something has changed. When you enter the train you can see almost every person with a phone.
It's a miracle if they respond to your “good morning”. I've been thinking why things are this way now.
Is this out of disregard for others, or maybe out of fear?
Maybe we are afraid of people, of new people. Maybe we hear a lot of bad news every day?
News about crimes, murders or assaults? Why did we stop wanting to meet new people and make new friendships?
Why did we start being afraid of the “new”? We are people who are open for the Europe.
People who want to travel and discover the world. How can we do this without talking with new people?
What do you think about talking to strangers on a train?
Do you do this? Do you like to listen to the stories of the people you meet?
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After two weeks in bed everything must be well. Isn't it true? No.
After two weeks in bed I ended up in an admission room. But all the time that I was there, I had this song on my mind:
Do you remember it?
You know that feeling when someone appears in your life and everything is different, better? Something is different with you, it's not like this anymore:
But rather it's something like:
There is a Polish proverb that says: if you have a mess in your room, then you have a mess in your life. In my case it's true – so when my flatmate saw my room recently and she said „oooooh, you actually have a floor, and oooooh, you have an armchair”, you know something is up :)
I came back to life! Well, almost, because I'm still sick, but I have to come back to the university.
When I saw all of the notes from Ola... that was something like:
But I promise – next time I will write about something good and funny!
So
for the last 10 days all I’ve been hearing about a guy. And this
guy is called “Taco Hemingway” . At first I was like “oh nice”
and stuff. I’ve never heard that name, so I asked Amadeusz a few
questions about that Taco. And it started….
Today is 10th
day since he started talking almost only about him. Feelings inside
me are really complicated. I’m a little annoyed that he has to
mention that guy every time we talk. I couldn’t leave it like
this. I looked for Taco on YouTube. I don’t like hip-hop, so
after listening to him for 10 seconds I got bored. But I managed to
listen the whole “Nostalgia”. ( that’s probably his most
popular song) . Then I decided to listen to another few of his song
s, just to make sure . To don’t be the type of human who judge
something just by opinions of other people. I still don’t like
him. In my very own opinion based on my own researches of Mr.
Hemigway. But I must admit that there was one thing that impressed
me- lyrics. Some of them have really deep meaning . His metaphors
are so subtle, and well constructed that it made me respect that guy.:D Even if I still don’t like him, He has my respect. But don’t even
bother to start a conversation with me if you plan on talking about
Taco Hemingway. I will just ignore you, and probably turn around and
go my own way. All I need to do now is to inform Amadeusz that we
have a looooot more stuff to talk about than just music. I’m going
to meet him in around 7 days, so I’ll use that time for the
preparations. Wish me luck !!!
Hi everyone!
Today I want to tell you about smartphones on our everyday life.
A few decades ago a mobile
phone was something sophisticated, available only for the elites. At
the beginning they were big and heavy with only one important
function – a possibility of wireless connection between distant
places. Over the years they started to become smaller, more
functional and popular, and available for “average” people. In
2012 over 75% of the population had access to a mobile phone. Today
we can see people with phones at work, in school, in public
transport, almost everywhere – sometimes even with more than one
phone. Having a smartphone has many advantages which make our life
easier, but it also has some disadvantages. Nonetheless smartphones
are still more and more popular today and they are an indispensable
part of our everyday lives.
One of the main influences
of smartphones on our lives is the fact that people don't need
anything else, because today's phone is multifunctional. It can
replace your TV, your computer, a book, notes or even a ticket
machine. You have everything in one small electronic instrument.
Moreover, people feel safer thanks to permanent access to the network
and all the information available there. And let's not forget about
constant contact with friends, thanks to which people perceive
themselves as social butterflies and build their self-esteem.
On the other hand, we
waste a lot of time on our smartphones, using applications instead of
looking around and living our lives. Futhermore, it is connected with
our impact (or rather lack of impact) on society. Sometimes people
are sitting next to each other and instead of talking they are
writing messages. We started to become antisocial, insensitive and
disrespectful to each other. Moreover, phones were supposed to help
us stay in contact with people. They give us a feeling of having lots
of friends, but not in reality, because a lot of us are building
relationships only virtually.
To sum up, the influence
of smartphones on our everyday lives is huge. They have a lot of
advantages, but also disadvantages. They make our life easier, but at
the same time they complicate it. But above all, they now are an
integral part of our life and we have to try to use them properly.
You know this moment, when
you think: „This week, I will do everything!”? You have a
million things to do: run a blog, go to work, prepare translations,
do tests,
write a bit of your bachelor's thesis, make
presentations...
and then Ola comes with a
runny nose and you just know that it won't be possible.
Two days later I was
coughing, I had a runny nose, a fever, a headache etc.
I went to a family doctor
and he told me to stay in bed for one week. WHY? Why me? After a
few days I was feeling a little better, but that was just silence
before the storm. I wanted to do so many things when I was in bed;
maybe at least read a book, learn something...
but I had no strength.
At least it was only for one week, right? WRONG. I'm sick again
and this is my second week in bed. I can't do anything. It's really
distressing. When I think about my backlog of things to do, I want
to cry. I hope that all of you are healthy. I hug all of you!
I was in Edinburgh recently, and I visited three National Galleries of Scotland:
- Scottish National Gallery
- Scottish National Gallery of Moder Art
- Scottish National Portrait Gallery
I really like museums but I can't understand one thing – taking photos at the museum.
You know, sometimes you just want to have a photo of a piece of art
– but I saw one man who took a photo of every single painting in the gallery. And I asked myself why?
Where could you use those photos? Why would you do this? Why wouldn't you take a photo of yourself with this painting?
If me or my friend want a photo with a painting, we try to do something more or less special.
We try to be a part of this painting/sculpture or exhibit.
If a man at the painting is skating, do the same! But maybe without ice skates at the museum.
Strike the same pose as him! Why not? It's often very funny and you'll have a good souvenir and a fun memory!
It's evident that in these National Galleries I took a couple of photos with works of art,
especially with portraits, because I love them!
Below you can see my photos :)
Hi! This is my 15 – last post in this term.
Sesja is coming. This time is hard for each students.
Last year I showed you my favourites videos about final exams.
Today I will show you my favourites gifs and photos!
Stay strong! Everything will be good!
Do you know this feeling when you listen to a new song and it seems to be familiar?
It is normal, we all draws inspirations from each others, but sometimes it's not only music that feels familiar.
It's also dance, film or character. I will show you to videos which compare films and dance.
First of it is La La Land and other old musicals. Do you see an inspiration? Isn't it very similar ?
Second is Beyonce's dance in single ladies.
I understand an inspiration, but I think that this is a plagiarism, isn't it?
What do you think about it? Do you know other examples of such inspirations?
We can do everything but we do nothing.
It is said that our generation can do everything, we can study, work, travel at the same time... so why we don't do this?
Because we don't believe in yourself. We believe that everyone can do everything but not us, because we are weak, lazy and unworthy. THIS IS NOT TRUE!
If you want domething, you can reach for it. The question is what you really want?
You need to decide and realize your dreams.
It can be difficult but don't give up! Fight! Fight with you, with your weaknesses, your laziness and undervaluation.
We can change the world, we can discover countries, cultures and people. Don't hesitate, just go!
Hi today I want to tell you about Collateral Beauty.
Collateral Beauty is a film with Will Smith, Kate Winslet, Edward Norton, Keira Knightely and Helen Mirren.
This a story of man named Howard. He is a businessman who lost a child and he writes to time, love and death.
He has a depression so his three friends want to help him, because he start to ruin their company's future.
Instead of working he deals with domino stacking. Howard's friends decided to hire three actors.
They started to play love, time and death and talk with Howard. The actors also help friends.
One of them is scared, because he is dying, so he talk with death. Second of them has problems with daughter, so he talk with love. Third of them want to have a baby, so she talk with time. This is a beautiful film about pain, love, fight, faith and friendship.
Trailer below.
Hi today I want to tell you about Eurovision.
All of us know that this is a big contest of music, isn't it?
When eurovision is coming I always consider why songs for eurovision must be „eurovision songs”.
There was a lot of accidents when song was on the high level, but that wasn't „eurovision song” so it lose.
When I was young I was thinking that Eurovision is supposed to be a contest with music on the highest level,
with world class songs, but reality was different.
This year the winner of the eurovision song contest was Salvador Sobral with beautiful song, with a song on the highest level.
He is a young man from Portugal. This song named Amar Pelos Dois was written for him by his sister Luisa.
They performed this song together befor winning.
This song is simple, waith a message, with love and passsion.
Just listen.
Hi! Today I want to tell you about Walk off the Earth.
This is a canadian indie-rock music band which creates covers of popular songs.
I found this band a few years ago and I felt in love with theitr music.
They make covers with unusual „instruments” and in extraordinary manner.
When I first time saw their video I was shocked that five people could play on one guitar.
That was totally amazing and thanks to this video they started to be popular.
In this group there's one special man – bearded guy!
He appears in unexpected moments with strange instrumet in every video.
Everyone always waits for him.
