I remember a few years ago while working at an Export shipping company, a Ukrainian group of customers came in. The date was January 24, 2005.
I will never forget them. I smiled as I greeted them, noticed they were Ukrainian and said "Congratulations. Pomarancheva. Viva Ukraina." Silent tears welled up in their eyes and they nodded stiffly.
They asked me if I was Polish and I nodded yes. They shook my hand and I will freely admit that my eyes started to tear a bit with them. This moment probably meant nothing to the other workers and customers there at that moment. But it didn't matter. It meant something to us.
And in that moment, this tiny bleep of a moment that will never be recorded in any history books and which does not need to be, one of the men of this group of Ukrainian immigrants clasped my hand, pointed to me and said "Krasnoludki. Pomarańczowa. Poland." No other words needed to be said.
Na razie...
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Showing posts with label Europe. Show all posts
24 January 2012
25 March 2011
Ze Bloc Blogs
I have been on Twitter and googling for some time, searching for other Mamas online who share in my experiences, history and food preferences. I was trying to follow the advise I have heard so many times about blogging, you know the term "Find your tribe". Oh so much easier said than done.
A couple of days ago, a conversation between several very talented Mama bloggers and myself led to the Bloc Blogs. Or more specifically Ze Bloc Blogs.
What is Ze Bloc Blogs? Some of us are Lithuanian, others Russian, Polish, etc. We all share a special connection. We all share a common heritage of being (or being married to someone) from countries once called the USSR, and of course, a love for herring. In fact, our darling mascot, Xsusha, is a part of our badge.
If you are a fellow blogger who would be interested in supporting and conversing with fellow women who are from Central or Eastern Europe, grab our button and visit each of us as we share our stories.
Some stories are about certain recipes served for particular occasions, or washing floors by hand with a rag because that's what we know best, or your father's apendisitis under Communism (I haven't shared that story yet, have I?), or even your travels back.
Of course, that is not all we write about, but you get the idea.
Whatever they may be, these women are funny, smart, and have a different viewpoint worth reading as they raise their children.
Classy Chaos (Polish)
Motherhood in NYC (Russian/Jewish)
Vicki Boykis (Russian/Jewish)
She Suggests (Ukrainian/Jewish)
Like the Vodka (Married to the Russian)
Rima Rama (Lithuanian)
Mom Photographer: Ewa Samples (Polish, but we will forgive her for living in Always-Sunny-California)
Of course, this list is intended to grow... Enjoy! And to my fellow Bloc Blogger Mamas, I raise my vodka glass and say "Na Zdrowie!"
A couple of days ago, a conversation between several very talented Mama bloggers and myself led to the Bloc Blogs. Or more specifically Ze Bloc Blogs.
What is Ze Bloc Blogs? Some of us are Lithuanian, others Russian, Polish, etc. We all share a special connection. We all share a common heritage of being (or being married to someone) from countries once called the USSR, and of course, a love for herring. In fact, our darling mascot, Xsusha, is a part of our badge.
If you are a fellow blogger who would be interested in supporting and conversing with fellow women who are from Central or Eastern Europe, grab our button and visit each of us as we share our stories.
Some stories are about certain recipes served for particular occasions, or washing floors by hand with a rag because that's what we know best, or your father's apendisitis under Communism (I haven't shared that story yet, have I?), or even your travels back.
Of course, that is not all we write about, but you get the idea.
Whatever they may be, these women are funny, smart, and have a different viewpoint worth reading as they raise their children.
Classy Chaos (Polish)
Motherhood in NYC (Russian/Jewish)
Vicki Boykis (Russian/Jewish)
She Suggests (Ukrainian/Jewish)
Like the Vodka (Married to the Russian)
Rima Rama (Lithuanian)
Mom Photographer: Ewa Samples (Polish, but we will forgive her for living in Always-Sunny-California)
Of course, this list is intended to grow... Enjoy! And to my fellow Bloc Blogger Mamas, I raise my vodka glass and say "Na Zdrowie!"
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