Some time off..

I hope that all of you have had a great Easter and enjoyed the time off from school.


In Polish news this week, not much has really been happening. I haven't really followed what was going on this weekend as all the Easter preparations took majority of my time away from being online at all, but I did still gather up some information on what was going on in Poland.

Before Easter, Polish news urged drivers to stay off the roads after they had been drinking. In Poland, the rules are much more tightened when it comes to drinking and driving as compared to the United States. In fact, a man that is intoxicated while on his bicycle can end up getting a D.U.I. and even spending some jail time. Sounds pretty ridiculous right? Back in my hometown my uncle told me about a man that was driving his bicycle home after a night at the bar, and ended up serving 6 months in jail, so yeah, I would say ridiculous as well.

However, it seems as the media had a right to warn drivers against getting behind the wheel after consuming alcoholic beverages over this Easter break. Since Friday, there had been 299 alcohol related accidents and 31 deaths.  The Police had stopped over 1,400 intoxicated drivers and more than 350 drivers were injured. These numbers are official as of noon Polish time today, and could still go up as tonight was still a big holiday in Poland celebrating the second day of Easter. Unfortunately, the numbers above have gone up since last year's holiday.

Last but not least, Poland has begun to actively strengthen its' currency on the European market. The Zloty looks like this. However, all I know from this article is the fact that while most countries are attempting to weaken their currency, the Polish government is actually intervening to strengthen the Zloty. I'm not able to look at the entire article because I'm not a WSJ member, but I'll try to gain access to it somehow.

Like I said, not much else has really been going on lately, so check back Sunday for more. Have a good week everyone.