Dzien` dobry, frinds! In September, my husband, daughter and I will be going to Poland with my parents. I’m so excited!!! My mom has family there (my mom was born there and moved here when she was about 6) so we will be visiting them while we’re there. I have been kind of scared and overwhelmed at the thought of learning a little Polish before we go, but last week Todd got us a couple of books and tapes to

help us start. I remember listening to my mom speaking it to her parents when I was young and it is such a beautiful and complicated sounding language. It really helps to have the tapes and to be able to ask my mom on pronunciation of certain words. My mom says that a lot of people speak English there so I shouldn’t worry too much.

I’ve never been to another country where I don’t know the language (well, I did go to Tijuana for a night almost 10 years ago, but that doesn’t count!) so it should be interesting to try and communicate with the locals in their language.

So here’s my Polish phrase of the day:

Co za piekny dzien`! (Translation: what a lovely day!)

It’s exciting to learn something new like this. It’s been forever since I’ve really challenged myself intellectually! Anyways, wish us luck learning a few key phrases! Next we have to think of some fun things to do while we’re there. I’ll tell you all about our plans when we get some figured out!