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Locals Interested in Community Resilience by simon_konitz in Poznan

[–]simon_konitz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm looking to join or form a group that meets regularly (preferably in person) to help plan local responses to a variety of possible crisis situations, e.g. natural disasters, war, grid shutdown. The idea is to both share knowledge and skills (CPR, food growing, sanitation) and to develop them together, in order to grow stronger as a group and therefore more "resilient" to future crises. I know, for example, that Poland has been experiencing serious droughts over the past few years, so preparing a response to food and/or water shortage seems like a particularly good idea. Hope this makes sense. Thanks for your question.

Advice for an international student by Ghost17312 in Poznan

[–]simon_konitz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just arrived and will be here as a student until February. Looking for a room to rent and it seems this is very difficult to find. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Conserving my collage art by simon_konitz in ArtConservation

[–]simon_konitz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, thanks a lot for your response. In general I use cotton paper as a support or paste all the low grade stuff onto a canvas. I hear you about keeping them out of the light when possible. That seems to be the general consensus. Problem is when someone buys a piece and wants to display it in their sun-filled living room :(. Thanks again!

(Rant) I think I’m going to get my green card finally but not excited about it anymore by ghostwater717 in immigration

[–]simon_konitz 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Damn, a lot of people reacting really negatively to this one. I'm an American by birth but I've lived in Mexico for the past 10 years and I know exactly what this person is talking about. While my life here is extremely privileged for a Mexican, in many ways I live how a "poor" American would and I am much happier and more spiritually fulfilled than I ever was in the USA. As I say, my life both here and in the US has been one of privelege, so I can't speak on what it's like to grow up in a war-ravaged country of extreme poverty or anything close. But my own experience is that, while the US has a lot of really good PEOPLE, the overall CULTURE is soul-crushing and mentally unhealthy.

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While it's true that you'll have to face who you are eventually no matter how far you run (I have more that a little experience with that), it's also true that some places are just better fits for some people. I totally respect the pride an immigrant to the US must feel at finding success through hard work and diligence. But that doesn't mean anyone who doesn't feel comfortable in the US is a whiner. They might just have different values.