Dunia Pacheco, an Angolan dancer and dance mentor, came to Poland as a teenager 24 years ago with her parents and siblings. 3 years later, following her intuition and proving an immense perseverance, she made a decision to stay despite her family leaving. She successfully graduated high school, went on to study international relations and…
Tomek Pyza has been running FIGARO SALON since 1988. He has worked on photo shoots for many women’s press titles, advertising campaigns, and collaborated with directors on feature films, TV series and theater performances. Tomek, you know you are one of the people I most trust, don’t you? Like we all do, I want to…
Amedeo Ronga is a Neapolitan who came to Poland four and a half years ago being more reluctant than excited about the place of his relocation. Today his feelings about Poland are very much different. What’s the story of your moving to Poland? Back in November 2017 while I was spending few days off in…
ARTur Moon is an unconventional pianist, composer and improviser. Playing from the age of 4, he has played in 22 countries across four continents, winning six top prizes at international piano competitions in Europe. Where do you get your inspiration from? I take inspiration from every place and situation. I’m trying to live in the…
Andreas Samartzis is a 35-year-old chef from Astros Kynourias in the Peloponnese, Greece. He’s been living and working in Poland for the past 14 years – at first in Gdynia and later on in Warsaw. Privately a husband and a father of two. Your Polish is really good. Did you study for a long time?…
Gabriela Mercik – Medical Director and owner of Dr. Gabriela Clinic in London and Dr. Gabriela Polska in Biały Dwór. 25 years of experience as a doctor, first in cardiology at the Silesian Center for Heart Diseases in Zabrze, and then in hospitals in the UK. Passionate about traveling, cooking, embroidering, painting and helping others….
Kenny Hofman is a Know-Your-Customer Senior Specialist at Citi in Olsztyn. He came to Poland 3 years ago. He originally comes from Belgium but before settling down here, he had lived and worked in countries all over the globe. You traveled a lot. How did you find your way to Poland? When I was 19…
Visual artist, Joanna Dziewanowska-Stefańczyk graduated in 2006 from the Faculty of Painting of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw with a diploma from the studio of prof. Jarosław Modzelewski. She lives and works in Warsaw and has exhibited in several countries. Asia, when did you realize you want to paint? Was it a love…
Marc-Olivier Poissant is a 32-year-old Canadian from Montreal. He came to Poland six months ago seizing the job opportunity and fulfilling his dream to experience life and work in Europe. Why did you choose to come to Poland? It had been my dream to live in Europe for quite some time. I tried other countries…
Albert Czetwertyński – businessman, philanthropist, bridge player. Founder of the Prometeusz for Seniors Foundation, which helps over 200 elderly people in and around Warsaw. You lived in Canada for many years. However, you have decided to come back to Poland. What was driving you? In the 30 years I spent in Canada, not a single…
In these Q&As, I try to introduce you to exceptional people. Today my interlocutor is Kasia Kalicińska, producer, writer, inspirer. I could write a lot more here, but it would be better if she tells us herself. Unfortunately, this section will not be able to contain everything I would like to ask her. Kasia, how…
Jo Harper is a British freelance journalist and writer with a PhD in Polish politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He’s been living in Poland on and off for the past 28 years, working for, among others, Deutsche Welle, the BBC, Politico and the Polish Press Agency. He’s the author of…
