Meeting Nora

On November 28, 2007, I and some other cousins received an email from David Piekarczyk telling us that we had a young cousin that would like to visit the U.S. and asking if we would offer her a place to stay. Her name ....... Nora Bekalarek. Nora is from Poland, but now lives in Germany. The family still has a home in Poland and go there for the summer and on holidays. She is 16 yrs. old and speaks English, Polish and German. Nora is the great, great, great granddaughter of Ludwika Rajewski. Ludwika and Kazimierz Rajewski were siblings. Their father was Stanislaw Rajewski. Kazimierz was the father of Josef Rajewski (Dziadzia).
David and his wife, Joan, had another young cousin, Oliwia Kupinski, come from Poland to stay with them for the summer 3 yrs. ago and enjoyed the experience. David and Joan lived in Chicago, but when they retired moved to Poland...August, 2007....so they could not offer Nora a place to stay.
When I received the email, I really thought about having her come, but being on a fixed income, I thought it would be hard to be able to take her places and thought, ok, maybe we could do this together with my whole family. So, on Nov. 30, 2007, I sent David's email to my daughter, Kim Dittenber ........her response......I WANT TO. So, began NORA'S ADVENTURE. Kim first talked to her husband, Darren, and then her 3 kids, Blake, Ben and Bree....they all decided it would be great for all of them.
We will make sure she meets as many cousins as possible. Kim has many plans for Nora with her family. I am happy Kim, Darren, Blake, Ben and Bree (and me) will be sharing the experiences with Nora in the U.S.
David Piekarczyk and Krzysztof Kupinski (Oliwia's Dad) have done a lot of research on the genealogy of our family. I did not realize how big my Rajewski family is. I thank them.
Only 14 days and we meet Nora ...... in person!!!!!!