January 2010
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Sto Lat
In Polish to wish someone a happy birthday, you say “Sto lat.” It literally means 100 years, but translates to wishes of a long healthy life.
Last week was my birthday. My second in London and my first without my parents.
It was a bit weird not being with my friends and family of course, but I had my uncle and aunt. I had a nice day or relaxing and then we went out for some dinner...
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Dear Roger Federer, God of Tennis.
Do you like tennis? Yes. Do you live in England? Yes. Do you have satellite TV? No.
Oh, that sucks then. I guess you’re not going to see the Australian Open.
Why?????
I assumed that since I am in the country of Wimbledon, a great tennis admiring nation, I would be able to follow my beloved Australian Open on TV. Wrong.
I’m not even able to follow it online much.
BBC is showing...
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The National Portrait Gallery
Yesterday I ventured out and decided to go to the National Portrait Gallery in Trafalgar Square.
Most museums are free in London. Thank you overtaxed British citizens.
Inside is pretty much every picture you have ever seen of a member of the British Royal Family in any history text book in school.
Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth II, King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Princess Diana,...
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Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher
Christmas in England is a bit different than Christmas in America.
They have Father Christmas, not Santa Clause. Christmas Eve isn’t really a big deal, and on Christmas Day you have Christmas lunch and not dinner. Christmas pudding and mince pies are must. And they aren’t what you would think they are. Mince pies don’t have meat, they have fruit, and pudding is nothing like...