I'm still in Poland and feeling a lot better these days. Better because ever since I arrived Poland from Ukraine, I've been in such an uncomfortable state with sickness. I went from having sore throat and fever which continued for days even after seeing the doctor who prescribed some antiviral meds as well as cough powders. It didn't help much and I had to see him again two days ago. He finally prescribed some antibiotics which have helped. In my distress I even did a covid test just to rule that out.
photo taken by me on my phone
The truth is it's really been difficult even though I have a nice apartment to live in(temporarily). I was only able yesterday to go shopping for some shoes and other clothes I needed. I got some Pincers to pluck my eyebrows and got an express haircut. That made me happier because I felt disheveled for days without this haircut.
I have so many new decisions I have to make. One of them being where I'd finally register as a refugee. I don't want to register in Poland even though this country has been so great to me so far. I want to go someplace else. Today I bought a train ticket to Germany and thought I'd actually be there by evening but things did not turn out as expected because even though Ukrainians are allowed to board for free to Germany, we found out that we still needed to stand on the queue to get these free tickets. Of course I missed my train and all the trains for today and tomorrow have been booked. If I'd known that this free thing would have caused issues for me, I'd have paid just to not have to deal with this especially since my time at this booked apartment will be up soon.
Due to this lack of permanence in my life, I've not been able to really do much of the things I enjoy, like paint or work. I really can't focus because all I think about these days is moving to where I can finally be with my best friend and settle in the country I will soon be calling home. I really can't wait for this.
I like how things are cheap in Poland. Slightly more expensive than Ukraine but not as expensive as I'd imagined. Also, moving around in taxis is really convenient. The only thing I dislike is the inaccuracy of Bolt. So many times, the app says the driver is say 5 mins away and I end up waiting for more because it reduces and then increases. I don't recall experiencing that in Ukraine. I'm really trying to reduce my time out in the cold so I don't cough so much.
I really don't want to do anything else until I leave Poland, so I've been trying to sleep and today I was able to watch a film after so many days. I'm slowly regaining my focus enough to pay attention to one thing.
What's the future for Ukraine? I'm worried that with each day, there will be less interest in what's happening over there. I don't want us to be stuck in a limbo. I want quick progress and an end to this war. In the early days, you could easily tell what was happening each day. Lately, I've been seeing more of talks and less of the frantic reporting that provided details of which areas had been hit by missiles. I think that's because most of the people who wanted to escape have now done so, especially the foreign students. So foreign interest might be dwindling already.
Hopefully, by the time I post my next post, I'd have met my best friend and found my new home and my life would have some level of stability.
