A lot has changed since high school, that's for sure. I had a hard time getting into university. Right after finishing lyceum, I tried to study geography, but I didn't get in. Then, I got into a chemistry program, and even though it was really hard I did well my first semester. It's just that I lived in the dorm with guys studying physical education and I decided that's what I would rather do. So I quit and waited a year and I passed the exams to study physical education. You can say I was a year behind, but I'm still satisfied with what I did.

I didn't have a hard time finding a job in Lesko. My parents are teachers so I grew up in a teaching environment. But maybe that has nothing to do with it; when I finished university, schools were hiring because of a baby boom. I know it would be harder now because there are a lot fewer children.

I definitely think things have gotten better in Poland … but it's hard for me to say because essentially I don't know if it was good or bad in the 1970s during what's called communism. You'd have to ask my parents. But I definitely can say that things are better for me because I have a job, my wife has a job. And like I've told you, I also became a tour guide. I know that if things turn bad, I still have an arrangement with the tourist agency and they'll use me even on weekends or vacations, which gives me a solid opportunity to earn money.