I honestly wish I could do more but don’t know where to start. I don’t have a house with extra bedroom or a car to pick up people from Poland for example. But if I can connect someone in need for shelter to my dear friends who I know will provide a true safe space it would be something.
Hope you’re well @phortun!
Any action counts, any effort matters. I´m currently living in Poland, the country where the largest numbers of the refugees pour into these days so it´s very emotional for us. I even got to travel with hundreds of them on the same train. Extremely emotional experiences...
Really! That must have been incredibly emotional indeed, wow. It's in times like these where we all have to do our 'bit', indeed. Why are you living in Poland currently?
It was.
We picked Poland as our temporary base to ride out the covid pandemic. Traveling to more exotic destinations was extremely difficult and in my Czech homeland, the restrictions were much stricter than here in Poland. That´s why. And yeah, we are still here. But Krakow is beautiful, as you know yourself from the HiveFest ;)
Oh my, what an impressive post and story to share. You won't ever forget that journey, and no-one should.
I do love Krakow, and hope it's a safe base for you and many Ukraine refugees trying to find some shelter.
If you personally get in touch with someone who wants to try their luck in the home I posted about please let me know.
Take care @phortun! Sorry I missed so much of your writings, I've been in a bubble in Portugal lately, keeping up with the news but not much else.
No worries Rosa, enjoy your Portuguese adventure and all those pasteis de nata (we just got some today in the Cafe Lisboa here in Krakow, we fell in love with this sweet awesomeness when living on the Azores).
Yeah, we have been very comfortable here and I am sure all those refugees who will settle down here will like the city too. It´s beautiful and very friendly, the solidarity of the locals is just incredible...
Hehe, yes, Pasteis are an old favourite of mine, since my first time visiting Lisbon. Glad you can find them in your current city. But the best news is: to hear about the solidarity and friendliness of the people in Poland so far, have heard nothing but good things.