#StyleEntry-because it's cool to give

question : What makes Colombian  being that happy ? 

Few months ago I met Joseph Amissah (instagram: @josephamissah ) who is the person who spreads positive vibe, happiness and makes all his followers happy. What Joseph and Colombians have in common ? they are good people who make simple things for people to show that real happiness can be found only in our sould and only WE are responsible for our inner happiness. 

" be the best that you can be, so you may inspire others through your actions and help thoseless fortunate " 

Honestly saying, thank to him I became more careless person and I started to enjoy each day as it would be the last. no regrets. I did not really believed in what he does but after being in touch and helping to spread his positive vibe, I noticed that people really enjoy it and through instagram everybody started to have fun with each other. 

Have you already seen those tshirts " I want to be just like Joseph" ? or have you seen his watches which are given for free ?? 

I became #StyleEntry soldier and it is my pleasure to be into it. At the beginning I also though that this is a part of " tagsForLikes" or smth similar but if you read his posts carefully you can also notice something which is infectious- simple things which will make you happy and you would like to share with those little things with others, beginners. 

these are just facts, check it out on his instagram @josephamissah and ORDER FOR FREE your TSHIRT, take photos and be in our group ! how to do it? just leave a comment under his post and you will get in touch with him.  I also serve with help. 

My Instagram : @nataliaskotnicka where you can see those thirts and watches. 

I got into it, because I've noticed that Joseph has smth in common with Colombians and after some weeks I realized that it is really cool to give! If you are ex exchange student, you have been in Colombia and you miss this climate, these good people, join to us ! I guarantee, that after some cool shots of you, getting in touch with  followers and ordering more things which will make you feel happy to spread others your happiness ! 

nothing more to add, check below my photos and see how those tshirts looks on others people via @josephamissah or @nataliaskotnicka instagram ! 

answer : Because Colombians live day by day " Carpie Diem" and they spread happiness by laugh and kind smile to others. 

" I want to be just like Joseph" - T-shirt

super cool white-blue watch. check also other colours ! 

xooxxo vuestra Poloca loca 

ps/ next post will be full of BRAZIL 2014 ! check it out soon ! 

Colombia es passion- the video

If my blog does not convince you to go to Colombia, watch this video ! This video convinced me to leave Poland and start one year adventure in Colombia.

I still remember when my mom entered to my room, february 2011, and she told " Natalia, you have one day to make a decision where would you like to go on your exchange : Indonesia, Germany, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia or Venezuela. Make up your mind quick"
I was not really sure which country should I choose and actually I did not even have a time to think WHERE should I go.. so first what I have done was watching this video. After 3 min I told my mom " mom, I chose COLOMBIA".

anyone wants to see more photos ? follow me on Instagram !
nick : nskotnicka


and that is how my Colombian adventure has begun.
and yours ? would you like to share with your experience ?

xo la Poloca

LOOK UP- the movie

Hola gente !

I am during my exams so this post will be very short. I would like to publish a video in English with Spanish subtitles. " give people your love, not your like, go out to the life and leave distractions behind"
I dont want to give you any spoiler, then please, just watch it.

oxxo
la Poloca

Look up - Gary Turk (Subtitulos español) (Levanta la vista)

Colombian reggeaton+ Andres DC

Hi guys,

after moments of excitations, studying and traveling between my home city and Warsaw I finally found some time to spend it on my blog. You have to be very understandable for me, cause in one week I start my IB exams (greetings for all IB students) so I will be just too busy till 19th May. Btw, keep finger crossed for me, I really need to PASS those exams to continue my education and my studies which will begin in mid of august in.. Amsterdam :)))

As I see you are pretty shy to leave comments under my posts but its fine, I AM REALLY HAPPY to receive more and more emails from your side! and even more happy that more people will travel to Colombia ! Last week I received emails from a  Polish woman who will travel there in mid July, then I got another email from an .. Indian woman who also will be there for a period of time and just now I am chatting with one girl who also loves Colombia as much as I do. guys, is it brillaint who you spread Colombia all over the world ?

Because of holidays, summer which are coming soon I decided to inspire you with some news about Colombia, my posts will be about music ( like this one) coffee, kitchen and more details which can also inspire you and make you wanting to visit Colombia.

As I mentioned before, I am looking forward LUFTHANSA promotions. It will show up by the end of July/beginning of August. So I can say and it is for sure that I will go to Colombia for 3 weeks in December. If ANYONE wants to go with me and is afraid of the journey and local hotels, please contact me and I will make my best to help you. I can offer you guys some attractions in Bogota, I can show you around and give some useful tips. soo if you are planning a trip to Colombia, please contact me via email ( nskotnicka@wp.pl )


now I would like to tell you smth about Colombian music and warm you up :)

as you probably now,or not, Colombia and all South America is very famous from REGGEATON. not everybody likes it or is used to it but it gets better when you get there :) from my experience, when I arrived to Colombia I really hated reggeaton, vallenato and merengue. Cause Europeans are more into electronic and pop or generally music which are on radio or in clubs. However in Colombia  you will listen ONLY reggeaton or vallenato. I had handle it for first... 6 months? and then I fell in love. The only problem with reggeaton is that YOU HAVE TO MOVE YOUR HIPS AND ASS. there arent any other movements than that. Thats why I couldnt dance, I was used to jump, then I had to switched to super sexy movements, salsa steps. Believe me or not but it is the best way to loose some calories :))) after one night my hips hurted so badly. but its fun, believe me. it is really hard to explain. from the first sight reggeaton seems to be like "european disco dance". Lyrics in those songs are generally described love, sex, couple-problems and generally love story. Its really funny but its really fun. If you are for the first time in Bogota and you dont know where to go to meet Colombian culture you have to go to ANDRES DC. or ANDRES CARNE DE RES. there are 2 restaurants from the same owner, which represents fully a Colombian culture. there you can dance to reggeaton, salsa and vallenato. After midnight you will also dance some electronic music, cause now Colombians also get into it. What is more, there you can find hostesses, waitress who are dressed in Colombian style and they are get close to you, sing songs for you and spread some dust around your table. It is reaaaallly nice experience to be there. I spent there my 18th bday 2 years ago and I got some unforgettable moments. The restaurant in the center of Bogota ( in ZONA T - the area of pubs and clubs) has 3 floors, which start with HELL and finishes with HEAVEN. You can also notice MILLIONS of accesorizes, angels, devils, hearts and others very funny figures which are attached to the ceiling. IT IS AMAZING. ( photos are from google or from official page) http://www.andrescarnederes.com/es/

If you LOOVE meat, then you will be just in heaven. Notice also the glasses ! they made theirs own glasses from which everybody drinks. You can also buy some in the store which is located in the 0 floor.
After visiting many places, clubs, bars, locals in Colombia I can say that ANDRES DC is THE BEST, especially for tourists. In one local you can explore everything what Colombian is. You can feel the music, taste local food and have some shots of AGUARDIENTE

( aguardiente is a local alcohol, very different from vodka but it hits your head the same :) ) 

according to music, I would like to promote some TOP reggeaton songs, which are really popular in Colombia, you can dance them in each club and hear it on all streets.

enjoy :) 

• Danza Kuduro, famous around the World, but still number 1 in Colombia :)
• Don Omar- Zumba ( cool song for those who enjoys Zumba classes)
• Yandel- Moviendo Caderas

• Carlos Vives- famous around the world from romantic songs, the songs calls " Volvi a nacer"
• some mix of spanish and portuguese :) with Carlos Vives and Michel Telo

• Michel Teló - Ai Se Eu Te Pego- Colombians love it

I hope you will enjoy some Colombian hits. You can find more on YT. Just click " reggeaton Colombiano" and just click any of those links.

I wish you all a wonderful weekend and for those who writes IB exams in few days GOOD LUCK !

xoxoxo la Poloca

HOLA A TODOS ! 

I just  found out that my blog is on the list of the ...

Top 100 International Exchange & Experience Blogs 2013  <------

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU ! without YOU guys and YOURS votes I couldnt find my blog on this list ! This is very important to me, because now more people can read the blog, more people can find out what Colombia is, How it looks like and now I can make people actually GO there and discover what I have discovred. I am just too happy ! I really really did not expect that. I feel flattered and honoured. I achieved this score ( my blog is 82th on the list) because of you, so now I can say that YOU also create this blog. Without your emails, facebook messages, I would never know that you guys really read it. If you guys have any suggestions about the topics, what I should write about- please leave a comment or contact me via email: nskotnicka@wp.pl

"  IX13 (International Exchange & Experience 2013) is a competition from bab.la and Lexiophiles presenting you with the top 100 blogs on living abroad. The IX blog competition has been running for five years (also check out the 2010, 2011 and 2012 results). " 

" Browse through the list to find bloggers all over the world sharing their experience abroad. Many of them are high-school and university students on exchange, au-pairs or au-pair families, around-the-world-travellers, expats or young enthusiasts doing a voluntary year of social service abroad. The common bond is that all of them are living, exploring, learning, and experiencing a foreign country and blogging about it!" 

http://en.bab.la/news/top-100-international-exchange-experience-blogs-2013

thank you, 

la Poloca

xx

volunteers needed !!!!!!

Hello guys ! 

Today I would like to offer you something.  A very famous travel agency- KOLUMBIA TRAVEL looks for volunteers !!! this post will be in polish, I will paste some basics informations from the official page http://www.kolumbia.travel however if ANYONE is interested in teaching english(from A1 to C1 level)  in Colombia please contact me via email (nskotnicka@wp.pl )  or the travel agency.

• first group of volunteers : 1 September – 28 November 2014 (teaching levels :  A1 i A2)* (ONLY ONE FREE PLACE)
• second group of volunteers  : 2 February – 30 April 2015 (teaching level  B1) (3 free places)
• third group of 4 volunteers : 4 May – 31 July 2015 (teaching level B2) (2 free places)
• fourth group of 4 volunteers : 4 August – 31 October 2015 (teaching level C1) (4 free places)

Besides of a program the travel agency KOLUMBIA TRAVEL offers amazing trips around Colombia ! it is safe and tested by... me and my mom:) the owners are 2 polish women who live in Bogota and they organize everything perfectly. If you are still under the pressure of people that Colombia is dangerous country and only what you can see there is.. drugs. you are wrong. However if you would like to experience new culture, new tastes, you are in love with diving, beaching, in coffee or with wild nature you are more than welcome to visit Colombia !!!!! the page www.kolumbia.travel is english and also in polish. If you guys need any advices, FEEL FREE TO ASK !!! 

----now let me introduce the program for volunteers in polish-----

link- http://www.kolumbia.travel/drugi-etap-wolontariatu-w-kolumbii-projekt-socjalny-na-kolumbijskiej-sawannie/

Drugi etap wolontariatu w Kolumbii – projekt socjalny na kolumbijskiej sawannie

Zapraszamy do kontaktu indywidualnych kandydatów w trakcie lub po studiach wyższych, zainteresowanych wolontariatem w Kolumbii, z biegłą znajomością języka angielskiego i doświadczeniem w jego nauczaniu. Wolontariusze podzieleni zostaną na cztery grupy 4-osobowe przebywające w Kolumbii przez okres 3 miesięcy. 4-osobowa grupa przyjeżdżająca do Kolumbii w określonym momencie roku podzielona zostanie w taki sposób, aby każda z 4 osób realizowała ten sam w kurs w innej części departamentu Meta.

Kurs obejmował będzie 4 godziny zajęć dziennie przez 5 dni w tygodniu (20 godzin tygodniowo przez 12 tygodni) i zakończony zostanie egzaminem przygotowanym przez praktykantów i nadzorowanym przez ekipę „Kolumbii Travel”. Metodyka zajęć oparta będzie na podręczniku ENGLISH UNLIMITED wydawnictwa Cambridge. Pierwsza grupa wolontariuszy realizować będzie poziomy A1 i A2, druga grupa – B1, trzecia grupa – B2 i czwarta grupa – C1, kończąc w ten sposób pełen kurs.

Roczny projekt wolontariatu, polegający na realizacji intensywnego kursu języka angielskiego dla hotelarzy i szeroko rozumianego sektora turystycznego sawannianego departamentu Kolumbii – Meta (około 40 hoteli).

koszty : 

• Przylot do Kolumbii. ( na przełomie lipca i sierpnia sa obniżki lotów do Kolumbii - LUFTHANSA)
• Ubezpieczenie zdrowotne i od nieszczęśliwych wypadków na okres pobytu w Kolumbii.

Zgłoszenia

• Kolumbia Travel przyjmuje zgłoszenia chętnych na realizację tego projektu na e-mail ewa@kolumbia.travel
• Zgłoszenie powinno zawierać następujące informacje dotyczące kandydata:

a) imię i nazwisko
b) data urodzenia
c) adres w Polsce
d) telefon komórkowy
e) adres e-mail
f) CV
g) doświadczenie w pracy wolontariackiej,
h) doświadczenie w nauczaniu języka angielskiego,
i) znajomość języków obcych (poziom : język ojczysty/płynny/dobry/podstawowy/ początkujący)
j) inne doświadczenia, umiejętności i wiedza, które mogą być przydatne w realizacji tego projektu,
k) potrzeby specjalne związane np. ze zdrowiem, o których powinniśmy wiedzieć? (dieta, alergie, problemy ruchowe, itd.)
l) wybraną datę (jeden z 4 terminów), w której kandydat jest dyspozycyjny i może podjąć się realizacji wolontariatu.

I jeszcze raz, jak macie jakiekolwiek pytanie, piszcie :) w sprawach organizacyjnych wyjazdu proponuje pisac od razu do organizatorów, lecz jezeli chcecie sie czegos konkretnego dowiedziec o Kolumbii to ja oczywiscie na wszystkie pytania odpowiem :) 

ps. nie zostawie was bez zachęcających zdjęć, które sciągnęłam ze strony www.kolumbia.travel :) 

bisou bisou

la Poloca 

after long time..

Hello guys,

huge come back from my side. I am really shocked how time flies. I feel like the last post on this blog was last week but… BANG it was like half year ago. I feel so ashamed, I am sorry. Now I would like to continue writting and informing you about new things. Btw, I am so happy that much more people from Poland/Europe get interested in Colombian culture and in Rotary Exchange in Colombia. You have no idea how great satisfaction it gives to me that you follow my blog, read my memories and that make people wanting to visit Colombia for long or short time. Actually last week I received en email from a guy who is about to leave on his exchange and he asked me some stuff about CO and then he told me "shame you dont continue writting cause after some posts I almost cried, you seemed to really happy there" And I was. Now my life changes. And honestly, it surprise me more and more, day by day. I though I can predict everything but I can predict nothing. People appear and leave. nothing last forever but memories do. whatever happend to me during last months I always was thinking about Colombia and my family there. whenever I start to feel weak, I take a break and think about my home there. Then I need 10seconds to get better. believe me. telling more about me.. I got accepted to my dreamed university in Amsterdam. So if i will pass my IB exams, which are in May, then I will begin my studies in August. Please, keep finger crossed for my exams, they are now the most important for me.

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I have some moments, like now, that I would like to pack in small backpack and go to Colombia. immedietaly. now. but honestly.. I am scared. I am scared because I dont know what i will find and meet when i get there. if people will be the same, or maybe they changed? if they still like me by the way they did last year or not? I am really scared that all memories about places and people would be changed. Of course people change, they grow up, they are busy with different stuff. My memories are form the one particular moment. I dont know, maybe one day I will be in Colombia and I will just realize that everything has changed? I hope not. I want to keep the time. I want to see my friends and my family the same as I saw them last year. Its unbelieveable that it has been over 15 months of not seeing them. I miss them, with all my heart. On my wall " HOME IS WHENEVER I AM WITH YOU" there are still people who are one of the most important ones in my life. they are not only on  my wall but they are in my heart, There are days when I think about each person apart. then I think, i miss them and then i let them go. Being in touch is difficult, but whenever we chat with each other, I feel like nothing has changed in  our relationship.
well if somebody will see a promotions for the tickets from Europe to Colombia PLEASE LET ME KNOW !!!!! I will be so grateful.

no its time to bed, kind of late here,
I will try to think about smth interesting to write about.

xoxox
la Poloca !