I was born in mountainous Rajcza, south Poland where I spent my childhood and teenager years, and where I also studied and participated in the so called Solidarity movement against the communist regime. I emigrated out of Poland yet when Poland was still in the Soviet thaw and became a citizen of New Zealand within five years. I lived in marvelous Wellington, the capital of NZ, called often ' Windy Wellington ', due to the very many winds blowing through the city both from the Pacific and nearby mountains. I lived there also in Auckland and Coromandel Peninsula for a while. Afterwards I travel...