{"id":266,"date":"2016-11-08T14:05:06","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T14:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/krzysztofsliwinski.com\/?page_id=266"},"modified":"2019-08-09T11:22:10","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T11:22:10","slug":"other-interests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/krzysztofsliwinski.com\/?page_id=266","title":{"rendered":"Other interests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_slider admin_label=&#8221;Fullwidth Slider&#8221; show_arrows=&#8221;on&#8221; show_pagination=&#8221;on&#8221; auto=&#8221;off&#8221; auto_ignore_hover=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; remove_inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; background_position=&#8221;default&#8221; background_size=&#8221;default&#8221; hide_content_on_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; hide_cta_on_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; show_image_video_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;off&#8221; button_letter_spacing=&#8221;0&#8243; button_use_icon=&#8221;default&#8221; button_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_on_hover=&#8221;on&#8221; button_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>[et_pb_slide background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/krzysztofsliwinski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0091-e1486603623446.jpeg&#8221; background_position=&#8221;center&#8221; background_size=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; use_bg_overlay=&#8221;off&#8221; use_text_overlay=&#8221;off&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; text_border_radius=&#8221;3&#8243; header_font_select=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||&#8221; body_font_select=&#8221;default&#8221; body_font=&#8221;||||&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;off&#8221; button_font_select=&#8221;default&#8221; button_font=&#8221;||||&#8221; button_use_icon=&#8221;default&#8221; button_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_on_hover=&#8221;on&#8221;] [\/et_pb_slide]<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_slider][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#686868&#8243; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Roboto||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong is a fantastic place to live. It offers great opportunities for academics and other professions. It is a bustling, multicultural and cosmopolitan place where many various cultures and races live next to each other. 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I was surprised by its diversity and beauty. I liked it from the very beginning. After the first visit I kept coming back almost every year. I relocated in 2008 when I started to work for Hong Kong Baptist University.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to my work I have numerous contacts with local academics and students. I appreciate these contacts as they enable better understanding of the local culture and enrich my life beyond European reference.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#686868&#8243; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Roboto||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Traveling<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been travelling for the last 23 years and managed to visit most Asian countries. Asia is an amazing place for a European. It offers an incredible variety of cultures and endless impressions and emotions. I enjoyed every single place, even though traveling in some remote places was not easy. 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There is something magical about photography as it makes it possible to &#8216;keep&#8217; a moment &#8216;for ever&#8217;. \u00a0As such it almost allows us to transcend the inevitable passing of time.<\/p>\n<p>I started taking pictures as a natural way to document traveling.\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.7em;\">It developed into a strong interest after a while, which brought a desire to master the basics of composition and technical aspects of photo-taking. As a result I studied photography for two years at Polish Union of Art Photographers. 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Listening is enjoyable while playing and composing is like communicating in another realm.<\/p>\n<p>More here: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acoupleofpictures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.acoupleofpictures.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_image admin_label=&#8221;Image&#8221; src=&#8221;http:\/\/krzysztofsliwinski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/music-small.jpg&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; use_overlay=&#8221;off&#8221; animation=&#8221;left&#8221; sticky=&#8221;off&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; always_center_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#686868&#8243; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_image admin_label=&#8221;Image&#8221; src=&#8221;http:\/\/krzysztofsliwinski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/kite-small.jpg&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; use_overlay=&#8221;off&#8221; animation=&#8221;left&#8221; sticky=&#8221;off&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; always_center_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Roboto||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Kite surfing<\/h2>\n<p>Kite surfing is a considerably new passion of mine. 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