Thursday, September 21, 2006

Apartments

Today I learned from cousin Lukasz Kazus in Konin that the price of a flat(Apartment) in Konin is around $35,000 for a 2 bedroom apartment in the old part of town. Most apartments in Poland are bought, kind of like a condo in the US. Rentals for that size aparment are about $320.00 a month.

Dzisiaj nauczy艂em si臋 z kuzyna 艁ukasz Kazus w Konin, kt贸ry cena mieszkania(Apartament) w Koni艅 jest dooko艂a $35,000 dla 2 apartamentu sypialni w starej cz臋艣ci miasta. Wi臋kszo艣膰 apartament贸w w Polsce s膮 kupione, uprzejme z jak mieszkanie sp贸艂dzielcze w Stanach Zjednoczonych. Czynsze dla tej wielko艣ci apartament s膮 oko艂o $320.00 miesi膮c.

Thursday, September 07, 2006

Cousins Visit & Health Care


Tonight we met with cousins Candy Sentell and Harry Zabinski and their spouses. It was nice to see them again. Candy lives in Texas and Harry lives in Indiana.


Earlier in the day I was able to finally set our minds at ease about what we will do for health care in Poland as non-citizens. For most citizens in Poland now the health care system is fo poor that you have to wait in long lines just to see a doctor if you don't have private insurance and many don't. Since Poland joined the EU, there has been a large exodus of doctors and nurses to other countries to work. A doctor doesn't earn much more than a daily worker, if you can belive that. Now in Poland there are several private insurance companies that you can use, if you have the money. Compared to American Insurance companies, the Polish companies are extremely cheaper and these companies have their own hospitals and clinics. The one we will use has two in Pozna艅.

Dzisiaj wieczorem spotkali艣my si臋 z kuzyn贸w Cukierka Sentell i Harrym Zabinski i ich ma艂偶onkami. To by艂o mi艂e by zobaczy膰 ich znowu. Cukierek mieszka w Teksasie i Harry mieszka w Indiana.

Wcze艣niej w dniu by艂em zdolny w ko艅cu by umie艣ci膰 nasze umys艂y spokojny o czym zrobimy dla opieki medycznej w Polsce jak nie-obywatele. Dla wi臋kszo艣ci obywateli w Polsce teraz system opieki medycznej jest tak biedny, 偶e musisz czeka膰 w d艂ugich liniach w艂a艣nie by odwiedzi膰 doktora je偶eli nie masz prywatnego ubezpieczenia i wiele nie robi膮. Odk膮d Polska do艂膮czy艂a do UE, by艂a wielki eksodus doktor贸w i piel臋gniarek do innych kraj贸w by pracowa膰. Doktor nie zarabia du偶o wi臋cej ni偶 codzienny pracownik, je偶eli mo偶esz natychmiast tamto. Teraz w Polsce tam s膮 kilka prywatnych towarzystw ubezpieczeniowych, kt贸re mo偶esz u偶y膰, je偶eli masz pieni膮dze. Por贸wnany z ameryka艅skimi Towarzystwami ubezpieczeniowymi, polskie sp贸艂ki s膮 nadzwyczaj ta艅szy i te sp贸艂ki maj膮 ich w艂asne szpitale i kliniki. Jeden, kt贸rego b臋dziemy u偶ycie ma dwa w Pozna艅

Saturday, September 02, 2006

Poland-Our Future

Poland-Our Future
I use this place because there are some cousins who do not view...kazcousins, our website and for those, maybe this place will let them know of Joan and my thoughts for our future in POland as we prepare for it and what we think as we prepare.

U偶ywam tego miejsca poniewa偶 tam s膮 kilku kuzyn贸w, kt贸rzy nie robi膮 view...kazcousins, naszej witryny sieci i dla tych, by膰 mo偶e to miejsce pozwoli im wiedzie膰 Joan i moich my艣li dla naszej przysz艂o艣ci w Polsce jak przygotowujemy si臋 do tego i co my艣limy jak przygotowujemy si臋.

Poland-Our Future

Poland-Our Future
I think I have figured out how to post new messages.

September 1, 2006


Less than one year to go and we are waiting for the time to leave.
This is new to me, this blogging, so I am experimenting with it to find out how to do everything...like posting new messages.