thoughts and notes

Biological evolution happens very slowly. Culture - incredibly fast. This is one of Marek Kaczmarzyk’s ideas that has stayed with me for a long time. For hundreds of thousands of years, the human brain evolved in a world much simpler than the one we live in today. That is why many of our automatic reactions are still based on mechanisms that once helped us survive: run, fight, or freeze. The challenge is that the modern world changes faster than biology. And that is exactly w

When I first arrived in Poland to study (over 25 years ago!), I felt slightly ashamed to admit I was coming from Bulgaria. Why? At that time, Bulgaria felt small, economically weaker, and many of my friends were looking for opportunities abroad (my best friend from secondary school moved to the USA). Fast forward to these days - I stood proudly on Kraków’s Main Square, joyfully dancing traditional Bulgarian dances with an incredible group called "Iglika". Interestingly, almos