Relax

Who among us doesn’t like  eating well? I don’t know anyone who would refuse a good meal. Even if you are on a diet, don’t worry. You can prepare a true two-hour feast of French cuisine and ... don’t consume even a single calorie!

Recently I had the opportunity to watch a movie  "Julie and Julia," directed by Nora Ephron, based on the book by Julie Powell „ Julie and Julia: 365 days, 524 recipes, 1 Tiny Apartament Kitchen” filmed in 2009.  It presents  the life of American chef Julia Child, (played by Meryl Streep) and  an unfulfilled writer Julie Powell (Amy Adams), who decides to change her life and in  one year  prepare all the 524 dishes from the book of Julia Child.

                There were many aspects that have prompted me to choose this particular film. First of all, the French thread. As a student of French language and a great lover of French culture, I was delighted with scenes recorded in Paris. Moreover, the cast. Invaluable Meryl Streep, a living legend of the cinema. Great actress, the  leading lady of many iconic roles. In the movie "Julie and Julia" she  played at the side of  Stanley Tucci (her film husband’s Paul)).  Actors had met before filming "The Devil Wears Prada".

                The main character of Julie is  a 30 year old woman living with her husband in a small apartment above a pizzeria. Frustrated  with her present life, she  decides to make a change.  She throws a challenge for a year, following the example of Julia Child’s cookbook, to prepare all  the 524 dishes. For self-mobilization, for the purposes of this project  she writes  a culinary blog, in which she honestly describes each  prepared dish. Her life is  gathering pace when Julie’s blog is gaining ever-more and more  of readers, including some  influential people from  the culinary industry. The protagonist spends more and more time practicing her  passion and neglects her husband. This leads to the first major crisis in their marriage, the man moves out.

Will Julie improve the relationship with her husband? Will she complete her 1 year project to the end? If you want to know the answers to these and other questions I strongly encourage  you to watch the movie.

                In the film,we in feet deal with two plots. It felt like watching two movies combined into one. One  tells the story of  Julia Child,  who lives  in post-war France and learns to cook to fill her free time. Thanks to her passion she becomes a recognized cooker and  after years of struggle  she  release her own  cookbook. The second story is dedicated to Julie, who wants to change her life. It's quite an interesting idea, but at the beginning I had difficulty in finding myself in the story.

                "Julie and Julia" is one of those movies that is worth seeing on a  slow, lazy Saturday afternoon. It is light and really nice, especially when at the  screen appears the character played by Meryl Streep. You can enjoy the beautiful views of Paris and learn a few  cooking tricks  or recipes.

               

Prohibition of driving in the city center?

At the beginning I admit that it is a good idea. I live in a big city, and every day I am in the city center, so I know that such a ban can give you a lot of good. For example I'll give the city of Poznan. Every day, thousands of people commute from further parts of the city to the center, to work or to school. Unfortunately, a large portion of people choose to reach by car. The streets form a big traffic jams and travel time is longer. It is not economical and ecological. Car exhaust fumes pollute our environment. Long waiting in traffic really annoys people. They are nervous and in such a situation they can easily cause a traffic accident. Parking in the city center are paid, so it increases the costs of people who choose a car. I belong to people who commute to the city center by public transport. It is really well developed in our city. Monthly ticket price without discounts and so it is lower than the price of monthly parking in the parking lot. Therefore there is no problem of finding parking spaces. If people have learned to ride public transportation in the city would be more quiet, clean and calmer. Public transportation would have more money for its development, could be made more frequently plying the crowded line. Comfort during your journey in tram or bus would be better. Even commuters from outside the city could choose public transport. Rather than commute by car to the center, leave your car in parking at bus stops or loops on the outskirts of the city. I think that the ban on driving cars in the city center has a lot of advantages and the city authorities should consider how to improve traffic in the city for people, so they could choose public transport and leave their cars for trips on the outskirts.

Hard time

Time of examinations at the end of the semester is extremely difficult for each student. Dealing with deadlines, hard work and with themselves is exhaustive. Of course, year-round job helps, but there is no denying that most of the duties collected at the end of the semester. The most important is  not to leave everything to the last minute just cleverly spread out our duties for a few days. It is important also to have a good night's sleep to our brains "sober" thought the next day. And the ability to in mastering stress. But how?

 

Think about the upcoming holidays!

Shopping on the Internet.

Shopping on the Internet have gained a great popularity throughout the world. And it is not weird. Today, on the Internet you can buy almost everything you want . Sometimes it is the only way to buy a product because it is not available in local stores . Online shopping also have competitive prices , lower than in stationary ones . We can buy something unique and in addition for a lower price . Importantly , there are no restrictions on purchases on the Internet : it means that you can buy for instance clothes from the store which is located on another continent ! You just need to pay more for shipment and wait for it a few days longer . For several years, you are able to do grocery shopping too. It's a good idea for busy people who do not have time to go to the grocery store or for those who do not own a car to do a one-off large purchases. You just go to the appropriate website, add products which we are interested , make a transfer , and our shop will soon send supplier to our home. This is a very convenient solution . Of course online shopping have bad side. On the Internet you can find a lot of scammers , people who visit Allegro or eBay not to run his own business but for an individual offer for sale certain things. Sometimes can happen that purchased goods are damaged, unoriginal (for example, in the case of perfume or clothing ) or it doesn’t come at all despite that we have already made a payment! Mostly contact with the seller is limited , and to recover our money we are forced to submit the matter on the police. To avoid such unpleasant situations we should carefully make purchases over the Internet. It would be best for us if shop in which we are decide to make a purchase had majority of positive opinions. Buying online is a good idea but we need to come to this matter very carefully and check everything’s out because there’s always been and there will always be someone who wants to deceive us and make an profit on our unhappiness.

Using a psychologist in resolving family conflicts - are you for or against?

It's difficult for me to state clearly whether the resolution of conflicts between parents and their children in a psychologist is good or bad. I think it depends on many factors from the child's age , the type of conflict , expectations of parents and the general situation in the family. However, at the beginning I am for attempt to resolve conflicts between parents and their children without interference of a psychologist. In my opinion, the most important thing is to talk , trying to communicate , to come to a compromise and establish some rules. Using the help of a psychologist should be a last resort . It is not pleasant when you have to introduce your live to a stranger, telling him or her about out problems even if he or she is a specialist in that field. It is very important before child’s birth to have appropriate schedule containing such subjects telling about child’s raising and other educational things. I think that in the future it will reduce behavioral problems . Unfortunately, there are some situations in families where the conversation between parents and children does not help and talk to psychologist is necessary. I believe that psychological help is good, but only as a last resort .

Recovery time!

The long weekend is the perfect time to rest. In this year it has already begun on Thursday. I could not let that so many days off could be lost. My preparation for the weekend started before Easter holidays with my cousin. We see each other very rarely , so the prospect of spending four days together made us very happy. The place choice only took us a while. It was unanimous decision . We both love the sea , so we decided to explore the charming town , called Dziwnowo . On Thursday early morning, we packed our bags in the trunk and left for few hours car journey. Eventually, we could talk to each other , listen to our favorite music and enjoy each other's company . We arrived at lunch time . Sebastian , my cousin , loves fishes, unfortunately I do not but it doesn’t change the thing that we went to the restaurant and ordered a delicious dinner set . Replete , we went to the beach and walked along the shore until sunset . Fortunately the weather was good for the whole 4 days stay , so we spent as much time outdoors as we could . It was a really nice time . Me and my cousin promised to have a holiday after the exams again and go on a few days leave . I cannot wait! How well that vacations are for 7 weeks!

Music is everything

On the occasion of the ongoing musical event namely Eurovision, I think it worthwhile publish something  about music. Music accompanies me from an early age. When I was little, my dad let go of various songs from the years of his youth. Then I came across on TV music stations with contemporary music. At that moment I began to create my musical tastes, likes and dislikes. Of course, for many years it was changing, and what I liked in the past, today it seems awful. Today I listen to different bands, most of the last century. Although there are cool songs contemporary composers. I listen to music in English and Polish. More and more I know also French music. However, I would like to focus on the influence of music on our lives. It is amazing, but the music could accompany me in literally every aspect of life. With some bands  I can concentrate and learning becomes more enjoyable, the other could relax forever. These are tunes when the heart begins to beat faster, which evoke memories of the great moments of our lives. Allow us to go into another dimension of reality. And what is most beautiful is so much undiscovered performers, bands with great music! Music  never get bored.

By the way, Polish performance at eurovision was warmly welcomed by the audience, maybe it's time to win?