I quit!

Anna

7 years ago

This is Szczecin. My home town. I grew up and went to school in the suburbs, then commuted to center city to go to high school and college. I know it inside and out. It may not be the pretties or the most desirable city in Poland but I love it. It’s mine. I never thought or could imagine living outside Szczecin, but life had a different plan. In 2001 I moved to the US, by accident. Came for a visit and stayed for love. I left behind my family, friends, career and everything I knew and loved, to give love a chance. I never regretted it, nor would I change a thing. I’m a happily married woman with a perfect young daughter. Since my husband is in the service, we moved often. We’ve lived on the East coast, in Germany, in the mid-West and even in Hawaii. We visited the country East to West and North to South. We made many friends and have been rich in adventures. Army life was stressful at times but we make a great team, so we just kept on.

We are now at a fork in the road. After 23 years of giving his all, my husband is hanging up his uniform and retiring. We thought about where to move after we are done going where the Army told us to go. Just think, the world is our oyster. Where to now? Szczecin, it was always my first choice. A few years ago, we decided, that was going to be our new home. We’ve been thinking about it for four, five years… and that time is finally here. We’re finally moving… and it’s happening fast. I quit my job. We are packing our bags this week and we’ll be moving our household next week. I’ll be home again.

I’m looking forward to spending the holidays with my family, sharing meals with them on regular basis and spending time with my life long friends. I’m also looking forward to sharing my experiences of Polish kitchen with you going forward, as I hope for this blog to become my new full time job. I want to travel and explore more secrets of regional Polish dishes, learn, taste, grow and share. I would also like to work on publishing a cookbook in a couple of years. Promoting the Polish kitchen and bringing it to the main stream of culinary world is the goal. It is so much more than pierogi and gołąbki, don’t you agree?

I hope you will accompany me on my new adventures, and if you ever find yourself in my neck of the woods, please do let me know. I’ll take you out for a nice plate of authentic Polish food.

Happy cooking and smacznego my hungry friends.

With love,

Anna