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From: "Kathy K" <>
Subject: Re: [POLAND] Trip to Poland -- I met my Polish cousins!
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 13:40:26 -0400
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I really had a terrific time in POLAND. It is a wonderful country. We should
be so proud that this is where are roots are. Funny you should mention your
NON-Polish husband. My Mom is NON-Polish and she absolutely loved Poland
too. We decided to make her an "honorary" Polock for the trip!

There were ten of us on the tour- American cousins who had never met each
other before. So not only did we get to meet our Polish cousins but we got
to know our American cousins as well. My American cousin, Carol, put this
personalized tour together. (I found her through genealogy too- she lives in
Connecticut.) Carol goes to Poland every summer and speaks the language
fluently. Her friend Grzegorz lives in a small village outside of Krakow.
Grzegorz was our tour guide as well.

Communicating with our Polish cousins was difficult at times. Of course,
Cousin Carol and Grzegorz were translators. However we found that the
younger generation of cousins -- those in their teens -- could speak some
English. It was the teenagers who translated for their parents. Of course, a
smile on everyone's face was easy enough to translate!

Kathy



----- Original Message -----
From: "Debbie" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: [POLAND] Trip to Poland -- I met my Polish cousins!


> Kathy,
> A big smile crossed my faced when I read, "I LOVE Poland!" I think
> everyone who visits Poland falls in love with it. Some of it probably
> has something to do with our genealogy research but I have to say, my
> 100% NON-Polish husband loves it too!
>
> Glad to read that you had such a wonderful time. Anything else you want
> to tell us, such as "how did you communicate?"
> Debbie
>
> Kathy K wrote:
> >
> > Back after almost a month on vacation. I have returned from my very
first
> > visit to Poland and our ancestral villages. The best part of the trip
was
> > that we met more than 100 of our Polish cousins there! They treated us
like
> > royalty, invited us into their homes, cooked us meals and served up lots
of
> > Polish torts (spiked with vodka!). It was a very festive occassion. I
LOVE
> > Poland!
> >
> > It is hard to imagine that until I started this little hobby of
genealogy I
> > did not even know about these cousins in Poland...No one in our family
> > did...
> > Kathy Kopacz
> > Daytona Beach, FL USA
>
> ______________________________
>

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