In April 1994, almost 5 years after my move to United States, I have visited my Fatherland. Five years might not seem like much, but the distance between Poland and America is far more complex than the linear stretch between "now" and "then." The time gains distinctly different dimensions as experienced here and there. Thoughts follow paths charted in mutually exclusive languages. The space manifests itself in ways as drastically opposing as the difference between touching and being touched.

It is these, and an abundance of other perceptual dichotomies, that allowed me to arrive at the conclusion that my trip took place in two parallel realities: without and within. This in turn, explained the feeling accompanying me throughout my journey. This feeling is what I want to share with you.



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