New Volunteer!
Cześć and halløj! I’m Nora, the new volunteer at the library of Pomiechówek. “New” should be emphasized here, considering I’ve only been in town for a week and a half. And yet, I’ve already fallen in love with this place that I’m to call home for the next year. While Copenhagen truly is wonderful, there is a unique charm to Pomiechówek that can’t be found where I come from. I first stumbled upon it after my 18-hour bus ride (or rather, 17 hours and 50 minutes. But you’ll have to forgive my sleep-addled mind for not keeping better track). Here I was, brand new to Warsaw, and a volunteer from Stowarzyszenie Promocji Wolontariatu (SPW) was ready to help me with getting on the right train, actually buying the ticket and not just select it in the app, and—bravest of all—carrying my oversized luggage. This kindness was not just a nice beginning, but seemingly the most positive of omens for what life in Poland has been like so far. My mentors have taught me about the village and how eve...