About me

To answer this question I have to take you back about 25 years ago :) I was 5 years old when my mom surrendered to my begging and signed me up to dance classes. It quickly turned out that it was not a momentary caprice of a child but a love atthefirst sight (more precisely – love at first step), because I stayed in the dance group for 12 years.  It was a Polish folk dance group. Contrary to what it looks like, Polish folk dances are incredibly difficult and based on ballet techniques, so learning the steps and the right way to dance them correctly takes a lot of time. From my dancing experience I can tell youthat Polish folk dances wereone of the most difficult I have ever practiced.

Being a part of such a huge and professional dance group meant a lot of sacrifice. We had trainings 2-3 times a week (before shows even more often). In the weekends, we often had gigs on the biggest scenes of Poland. Many times we also did tours around the world. So, already as a little kid I had to learn discipline and consistency. I understood that if you want to be good at something you have to sacrifice. As a child I combined school with dance classes and shows. Many times I missed my friends’ birthday parties, because I had to be at a concert. For a kid in an elementary school those were really big things. Nobody forced me to be in the group, I had this inner drive to dance since I was a little kid. Those life lessons came naturally and I had to learn how to choose what’s important in life.

When I was 15 years old I saw the movie Dirty dancing: Havana Nights and I fell for it! I have fallen in love with Latino rhythms and salsa and I decided to swich from Polish folk dances to Latino. It was a huge boom for salsa in Poland and I, sailing on this wave, dived into this climate. For the next 7 years I was a member of few dance groups, which performed on a professional level. I danced salsa, Brazilian samba and other variations. If I thought before, that I had to roll up my sleeves to combine dancing with my school, I was wrong. So wrong. Actually, since the moment I’ve begun dancing professionally, the hard part began.

I was not a child anymore, whose absence could be excused by mommy. During my high school and part of my college I needed to combine intensive trainings, shows and tours with studying. Let’s just add night shifts as a waitress or as an intern in some newspapers. I didn’t have free time, I just jumped between work, studies and training room. I didn’t go to the parties, I never spent hours watching TV or playing games. And I never regretted it, not even for a small moment. I loved dancing with all my heart, I loved my intensive life, even though it was overloaded to the limits. This time taught me control over my own body, what high self-esteem means, surpassing my own limits and finally the conviction that if you want something really badly, you’ll always find a way to make it come true.

I’ve worked a lot and I earned quite a good living, so I could afford to save some cash for my second biggest passion – travelling. When I was 22 I had to choose whether I wanted to go to scholarships in South Korea and later to Italy or to stay in Poland and be able to fulfill and develop my passion for dancing. To be honest, it didn’t take me long to decide and I staked everything on education, development and academic career. It was one of the best decisions in my life, as it opened for me the possibility to develop, learn and travel all over the world – where I really belong.

Although I stopped dancing on stages, I never resigned from doing sports. I just found another way to continue doing what I loved. I started to jog and work out intensively at gyms. It has become my passion and part of my everyday life. Being always on the road, studying or working abroad haven’t changed it. For many years I have been active in sports in every place on Earth and nothing was able to break this rhythm. For me travels are not an obstacle in training and staying fit but more of a value added, because they let me stay creative and workout in various, new places. This combination of my two passions – sport and travelling– gave birth to my Travel and Keep Fit blog. It has also lead me to the place, where I am now in my dream job – travelling, keeping fit and inspiring people all over the world.