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22-26th January, skiing

These are pictures of me and my friends from our short skiing trip to Zakopane. It was a nice opportunity to get away and do something active before school started. We had great fun spending time together but also being outside in mountain air. ⛷️🎿

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18 January, running

This run was a little longer than the one I did on the 15th and I enjoyed it much more. I was running along the beach on this nice track. Since January is a rather off-season month for Spain there were very few people which made it very peaceful. 🌞😁

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15 January, running

This is a photo of me running in Spain during the winter break 🏃‍♀️🇪🇸☀️ I look back at my activity there very fondly because it was a nice escape from the cold dark days in Warsaw. It really reminded me how much just a little bit of sun can change the way we feel.

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6 January, running

These are pictures of me on a run I did. I find that when I schedule just 30 minutes off my day to go on a treadmill, I immediately get a burst of energy and motivation for the rest of the evening and even the next day. I sometimes struggle with putting that time off, telling myself that I have a lot to do. But the value I get from that short run is always worth it.

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This project was an opportunity that I found very moving and gratifying. I have worked with Szlachetna Paczka before, but this was the first year that my family has contributed that much. Reading through the stories of families in need, and seeing that things that are a very basic standard for me are something unimaginable for many others was touching. Realizing this project made me feel very thankful for what I have and for the fact that I can help others. 

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On the 17th of December me and my family drove to Żyrardów to a Szlachetna Paczka spot. We labeled the big pieces of furniture that we had sent there and delivered the smaller things. We spent some time there, talking with the volunteers, and helping them pack up gifts for other families. 

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We ordered the bigger gifts to a designated address, and the smaller thing to our house. After they arrived, I took on the task of looking through them, categorizing them, packing the presents for the children, and wrapping everything. We had to label the boxes with specific codes and they were ready to be given to the family in need. 

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December, Szlachetna Paczka

In the month of December, I did a charity project with my family and my neighborhood in which we supported a family for the foundation “Szlachetna Paczka”. This was a multi-step task that resulted in a family in need receiving products of basic need, some furniture, food, and Christmas gifts. 

The first step of the project was choosing the family. After reading through many applications we chose to support the family in the link below. It is a single mother with two sons who needed a couch, a desk, food, winter clothes, gifts for the children, and much more.

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10 November

On the 10th of November, I saw the movie "Chłopi" in the cinema. It made a huge impression on me and I enjoyed it so much more than I anticipated. The unimaginable amount of work that went into the production of this is astonishing. The movie was so well done that about 20 minutes in I completely stopped paying attention to the fact that all the scenes were hand painted.

The scene that I liked the most, to my very own surprise, was the portrayal of Slavic dances and the culture around them. I don't consider myself to be very connected with tradition and the ways of the past, so my own amusement was something I didn't expect. Nevertheless, I found the scenes of dancing at a wedding or in a local pub incredibly beautiful and captivating.

On the whole, this move stimulated my creative mind and allowed me to immerse myself in art which was projecting a moving story.

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3 November.

I started the month of November by making banana bread. Cooking is something that I rarely do, especially when it comes to baking. However, I found that doing this was, surprisingly, very relaxing. It allowed me to take a break from the activities of the day, focus on something else, listen to some music, and make something rewarding.

I normally tend to butcher most recipes so the fact that this one came out good amazed both me and my family.

This was a great opportunity for me to do something creative which I normally do very rarely.

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This is an overview of the activity that I did in the month of October. As you can see, it includes not only the previously mentioned pilates and running but also tennis. However, since tennis is a sport that I have been pursuing for years now, I am not including it in my CAS. On the other hand, running and pilates are new challenges that I have taken on in the last couple of months.

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Pilates, 31 October.

I benefit from pilates not only in the obvious way of benefiting from sports but also because I take classes with my mom. We rarely get time to spend just between us two, so the opportunity of weekly pilates lessons is something I don't take for granted. We can connect through a sport and pursue something that makes us both feel good. Hence, my pilates classes always feel incredibly rewarding and I constantly look forward to them.

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This picture comes from the 30th of October. As shown on the treadmill monitor, I ran a little over 3km that day. This was a morning run during research days. This run made me feel more productive and it set a motivating tone for the following day. Although I often find it incredibly challenging to push myself to be active, the gratifying feeling afterward always overcompensates the previous reluctance.

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This is my BeReal from the 18th of October; it shows me on an evening run near my house. During this particular run I did 5.1km. Running is a sport that poses a new challange for me. It is something that I am trying to get more into. I can see very clear benefits from it: it eases my mind, and makes me focus. I also feel like its a sport that allows very quick process with consistency. This run was a light and easy one. I listed to good music, challenged myself to do something productive, and had fun.

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This is a picture of me at my morning pilates class on the 5th of October. Pilates is a sport that I started doing quite recently, a little before the summer holidays. I find it energising in a very calming and grounding way. I like the attention to detail it entails; it requires slow and precise movements (instead of the usual rapid and jerky in most other sports). Pilates is a sport that I do once every week so it will be a stable part of my CAS reflections.