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A woman, alone, abroad.
On March 25, 2026 I, Julia, stepped off the plane and onto the tarmac, immediately flooded by unfamiliarity. I had already booked my trains from city to city, starting tomorrow morning, but for now it was past my bedtime and I had no idea how to get to my hostel in the center of Warsaw. Some signs were in English, but more were in Polish. The only Polish words I had truly learned before my arrival were jabłko and mleko and chleb (apple, milk, and bread, thank you Duolingo). A
Julia
Jul 30
"Erupcja" as a coming of age film
Myth and ritual performed by Charli XCX and Lena Góra I saw Erupcja in the iconic Kino Pod Baranami in Krakow. The theatre itself opened in 1969, but this screening was in the Niebieski Sala, which felt far too vintage and communist-era to have been built in just 2003. The vibe was perfectly funky; this is exactly how Charli would want it, I thought as I settled in for the 90 minutes. Having spent the last eight months in Poland, and being in active preparation for my second
Ken
May 21
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