Well, Crazy Polish Guy is in his ancestral homeland. A week ago I set foot in Poland for the first time in eight years. So much has changed, and yet much remains the same. As I visit the same nooks and crannies that I visited as a kid, I cannot help but be overwhelmed with…
Why did I become Crazy Polish Guy? I’ll try to answer that. Click here for Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 The year 2007 was the last time I visited Poland. Nothing about it in particular seemed like an ending. In many ways, it was just another trip. I had been visiting Poland roughly…
Why did I become Crazy Polish Guy? I’ll try to answer that. Click here for Part 1 and Part 2 Ask anyone—I’m a history and social science nerd. I can tell you everything from what the Schmalkaldic League was, to the capital of Kosovo, to the year Charlemagne was crowned. Why do I know all…
Why did I become Crazy Polish Guy? I’ll try to answer that. [Click here to read Part 1!!!] I visited Poland again in 1999 and 2001; I was eight and 10 years old. Taking the trip to Poland was becoming so common that I failed to fully appreciate its significance at that time. Instead of buying…
Why did I become Crazy Polish Guy? I’ll try to answer that. I’m not sure what my earliest memory of something Polish is. Actually, take that back, it had to have been my mom. She came from Poland and had me, so I’m guessing she is my very first experience with Polska. I learned Polish…
