Travel to Poland to backpack, study, intern, volunteer, work, or live as a digital nomad, expat or emigrant?

Backpacking in Poland?

• One of the better countries in Eastern Europe to backpack through.
• Features: not expensive, warm summer and plenty to do.

Travelling in Poland?

• A trip through Poland is a trip with lots of variety, past a lot of history and through special natural areas.
• Cities to spot: Kraków, Warsaw and Wrocław (Poland's gem).
• Animal spotting: bears, bisons (wisent), moose, lynx, foxes, wild cats, white-tailed eagles.

Studying in Poland?

• If your English is good enough, you can study at most universities and colleges in Poland.
• Studies: from economics and medicine to art and music.
• Characteristics: education is sometimes less organized compared to the Netherlands.

Internships in Poland?

• Internships: internships can be found mainly at the multinational companies operating in Poland.
• Characteristics: Polish companies without speaking Polish themselves can be too much of a challenge.

Working in Poland?

• Jobs: temporary work can mainly be found in the sectors: ict, help desks, agriculture and tour management.
• Characteristics: as a student from the Netherlands, you are allowed to work alongside your studies.

Doing voluntary work in Poland?

• Volunteer projects: particularly in the sectors of nature management and animal protection.
• Animal projects: protection of beavers, otters, deer, wild cats, seals.
• Characteristics: also short volunteer work is possible for one or two weeks.

Working as a digital nomad in Poland?

• Favorite cities: Gdansk, ?Krakow, Warsaw.
• Characteristics: cool cities to spend your time and spend little.

Living in Poland?

• Language: learning Polish is not easy. The younger Poles already speak a reasonable amount of English. Among the older ones and outside the cities, you will have to make do with Polish or German.
• Characteristics: Prepare for a rather conservative culture in which Catholic values and norms play a role. In the cities where the expats are located and tourism plays a larger role, you will notice much less of this.

Stories, tips and experiences from Poland