My Mother's House, Nowy Sącz, Poland, June 2026

I am writing this from Nowy Sącz.

After several weeks on the road, Mum and I are finally back home. The suitcases have been unpacked, at least temporarily, and for the first time in quite a while there is a sense of stillness around me. Familiar streets, familiar views, familiar routines. It feels good to pause for a moment before the next chapter begins.

And yet, despite being back, part of me is still travelling.

I often find myself returning to the photographs from the past few weeks. Looking through them has become a way of revisiting places that already feel slightly unreal, as good journeys often do once they become memories.

The first part of the journey took us to Canada, where we visited Tahir, Amna, and little Hania. We spent time in Toronto and then travelled together to Prince Edward County, staying near Picton. It was a wonderful week of family, friendship, nature, and long conversations. There was something deeply comforting about the lakes, small towns, vineyards, and quiet roads of Ontario. Perhaps even more special was finally meeting Hania in person and seeing Tahir and Amna in this new and happy stage of their lives.

If you would like to follow that part of the journey, you can find the photo album here:

https://www.romanmajcher.eu/blog-2/files/9daadf793c461f47fcb00edbfed18df1-177.html

From Canada, Mum and I continued south to Morocco.

It was our first visit to the country and one that left a strong impression on both of us. We stayed in Agadir, explored the Atlantic coast, wandered through the streets of Essaouira, and spent a memorable day in Marrakech. The colours, sounds, architecture, food, and atmosphere felt very different from anywhere either of us had visited before. Morocco struck me as a place where Africa, Europe, and the Arab world meet in fascinating ways.

The photo report from Morocco can be found here:

https://www.romanmajcher.eu/blog-2/files/16cdb29023eba99dcd0b9894615d839a-179.html

Before all that, there was also the short but meaningful stop in Warsaw and the beginning of our journey together. Looking back now, it feels like the first page of a much longer story.

That gallery is available here:

https://www.romanmajcher.eu/blog-2/files/c94eb2d0b34fadf1d0b14e0c65dc29e4-176.html

The timing of our return is interesting.

On Friday, I leave for Brussels for a week of meetings and preparations connected to my future responsibilities in Addis Ababa. After that, I will return to Venezuela for what will likely be my final three weeks there.

Three weeks.

Writing those words still feels slightly strange.

For years, Venezuela has been the centre of my professional life. It has given me challenges, lessons, friendships, frustrations, and countless memories. Returning there now, knowing that the end of this chapter is approaching, will undoubtedly feel different.

Then, later in July, I will return to Poland once more, this time accompanied by my Venezuelan friend Giovanni. After that, preparations for Ethiopia will begin in earnest.

Addis Ababa still feels more like a direction than a reality.

I find myself reading about the city, looking at maps, and imagining what daily life might look like there. Experience has taught me that no amount of preparation truly reveals a place. Every country unfolds gradually, through conversations, routines, unexpected encounters, and small discoveries.

For now, however, I am grateful for this pause.

A few quiet days with Mum in Nowy Sącz. Time to drink coffee slowly, sort photographs, and reflect on how quickly one chapter seems to flow into the next.

Life feels particularly full of movement these days.

But perhaps that is precisely why moments of stillness matter.

Soon enough, the road will call again.

And I will answer.