Our Team: Beata Stadnik

Graceland: Tell us where you grew up.
Beata: I grew up in Starachowice. It is small town, about 80,000 population. My parents still live there. They have a big house and a big beautiful garden. It’s a great place for a family meeting.

G: Ah, family. Tell us about yours.
B: I have two sisters, Sylwia and Patrycja and one brother Mariusz. Sylwia lives in Warsaw, Mariusz i Patrycja with our parents. I have a husband, his name is Paweł and two kids. Dominika is older, she is 11 years old and Oliwier is 2.5 years old.

G: When did you move to Cracow?
B: 6 years ago we moved to Cracow, and now I know it was a really good decision. It is a beautiful city, if you want to relax or if you want to have fun, you can do just about anything in Cracow.

G: Why did you start attending Graceland?
B: When my son was half a year I thought "maybe it’s time do something for me also, something to meet with people", and I began to study English at Graceland. Again, it was a very good decision again.

G: Being a student is one thing, but working at Graceland? Why?
B: One year later Jay offered me a job here. For me, it was a great option as a mom with two kids. I work 5 hours a day, and afternoons I have time for family, and more time to study English, because I'm still a student at Graceland. It is not just a language school, this is the place where you meet friends, you can have fun, talk like you have a bad day, or share happy news....

G: If you could tell a North American one reason why they should come and be a guest at Graceland, what would you say?
B: At Graceland there is a wonderful atmosphere, if you come here once, you will not want to leave, I’m sure!