Magda Pilat

I was born in Poland. I moved to the UK in June 2004 and I am planning to stay here indefinitely. I currently live in North Oxfordshire and work for the rural department of a property consultancy. I love the British countryside and am hoping to run an organic farm in the future.

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Latest posts by Magda Pilat

Poland: Students Suing Former Minister of Education

Last year, two Wroclaw students signed a petition asking the headmaster to remove religious symbols from their school building - but he refused. The minister of education called these students "spoiled brats" - and they are suing him now. Magda Pilat reports on Polish bloggers' reactions.

Poland: Fighting Cancer Online

Lenka is a joyful 5-year-old and Paula is an interior design student in her early twenties. You wouldn’t think that they have anything in common but they do. They both have cancer and they both have blogs describing their fight with the disease.

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