That English Girl

Ok so there's a pattern here.... I'm not so good at regular blog updates :) I have been  busy with life, and it's been a mixed bag if I am honest! Let me start with the biggest change, now I am not great with change. I pretend to be but it gives me anxiety and reduces me to a bit of a lunatic if I was to be honest. I decided to move from Poland to the UK, personal circumstances gave me a nudge and I can say that it was the hardest decision for me. I didn't feel scared for myself but for my 2 little humans, no one gives you the handbook about how to do the best thing for your children and if your decisions are right for them in the future. After settling in I can say that for a start, the schools are outstanding and the welcome from the new people we are meeting has been overwhelming. So far so good I'd say ;) Lets move on to travel :) I had the absolute pleasure to spend a total of 6 weeks in Egypt this summer! I had so many people warning me to stay out of thi

Hello again so soon! I couldn't fit all my news from the last month into 1 blog, so here is the 2nd part which I'm super excited to write about. I have had 6 months of complete and utter life changing situations happening, one after the other. Now as strong as I am, it began to take a toll on my usually positive and strong character and I began to look around for something or someone to give me some help. Now..... re-wind back to 17th September 2016 11:00am, I had been hosting a meeting in a coffee house and was on my out when I heard someone chasing behind me to ask about the English services I could offer, this woman struck me as someone full of character and energy and I immediately warmed to her. A quick exchange of numbers and I left feeling really uplifted by the fact she noticed me working and her direct and determined nature, to just make the contact! I was perfectly impressed by her before I knew who and what she was about, this is a rare commodity these days! I

Good evening souls, I am so excited to be writing this particular blog because in the last month I have been on quite an amazing trip and interviewed a woman who has totally inspired me since the first day I met her! I don't even know where to start, so I'll just try from the beginning shall I? It was February 14th at exactly 18:04pm and I had decided to bite the bullet and take my quest to help others less fortunate that one step further....4494 km further to be precise!  Fast Forward.... It's the  27th March 2017    11:08 am  -  I'm writing this as I'm sitting on a flight from Gdansk to the UK en-route to Kuwait.... I will explain :) I have been reading a lot about how changing the things that you do in your life can really give you different results and as you know I've decided to spend more time dedicated to giving back. So, on that night of Valentines Day, I found a wonderf ul organisation called KACCH, who help t o  minimize the stressful impact of h

So after creating a Facebook page www.facebook.com/thatenglishgirl because I felt I had something to say to the world I finally began my dream of blogging after a little help from an IT wizz kid and created That English Girl blog spot!  I am by no means an outstanding writer or anyone famous BUT I am a girl whose life is full, challenging, sometimes chaotic but most importantly REAL! SO here goes.... I am on a mission! This mission which I do choose to accept is to overcome the dreaded thing called FEAR!  During the creation of my business (That English Place if you didn't know;)) I was consumed with an overwhelming feeling of fear and time after time I heard the phrase 'feel the fear and do it anyway!' so I did! Now I also heard so many times that I am 'brave', now I certainly don't feel it because this silly thing called fear is still around. So I decided to do some searching into different ways to overcome this overwhelming feeling that tells me to run an

Good morning world, let me start by saying sorry for such a huge gap between blogs! I managed to lock myself out but those who know me personally won't be surprised by this ;) A lot has happened over the last month in a professional sense, I made the very tough decision to close my English themed cofffee shop and pass the reigns over to another couple who will open in a few weeks time under a different name whilst I build  up the education side to my business. Why would I do such a thing I hear you ask? Well I had this thing called work/life balance screaming at me in the face every single day and the other side of my company which is teaching English was proving to be extremely popular and as much as I wanted to give Gdynia some place new and valuable when learning English, it was taking away from the time I could spend really focusing on giving the best of me as a teacher to my students. The other HUGE factor was dividing my precious time between being wonder woman in business

Dear world, I'm sorry that I keep making you wait between posts! No excuses, I've been avoiding sitting still long enough to put all of my thoughts down in my blog;)  I am currently bed ridden with a bout of Tonsillitis so I can't avoid it any more so here goes! Recently I have invested a lot of my time in trying new things in the last few months, Muay Thai Boxing, Pole Dance Fitness, Krav Maga, Cold Water Swimming..... plus many more to come! Not many people understand depression or anxiety attacks but it happens even to people like me, someone who prides herself on making others smile and feel good yet I couldn't do the same for myself. Unfortunately it's also an illness which causes feelings of shame and embarrassment, so I decided to take the first step and that is to tell people. Nowhere to hide and the power of this animal is reduced! Now, I don't want sympathy, no no no! I'm talking about it because I want positive vibes and to help others who sile

Good morning world! Another 2 months passed by in a whirl of travelling, changes, workouts and work! I mentioned in my last post that I was making my new years resolution but didn't tell you what it was....so now I will! I decided that for 2017 I will do more for others, and by this I mean charity work, I have been more active in the last 2 years doing things for charity but by accident...people asked me to help and I said yes. I never realised how good it could feel to do something for nothing, it feels better than doing things for my own good. My next blog will show exactly what I have been doing....but for now hold that thought! The next thing I decided to do was to travel more....so watch this space:) Ok now for a bit of my passion.... CROSSFIT! People still laugh at me because I talk about this alot, but its more than just a workout! It is a community of like minded people and builds strength in my mind...taking me out of my own thoughts for 1 hour and giving me physical