Chapter 19 is now finished, carrying Kacper into one of the most layered transitions of his journey. Titled Between Shores, it traces the crossings — physical and emotional — that mark the passage from one stage of life to another.

The chapter begins in New York City, where the dizzying scale of Manhattan seemed to dwarf him. Yet in this metropolis, a piece of home emerged: a reunion with his old friends from Nowy Sącz. Their laughter spilled into the roar of the city, proof that friendship could travel as surely as he did.

“They stood together on a New York sidewalk, the city roaring around them, and for a moment it was as if Nowy Sącz itself had crossed the Atlantic. The past and the present folded into one another, a reminder that no distance could erase the bonds of origin.”

The journey then shifts to Prague, where Kacper travelled with his mother. Walking over Charles Bridge, pausing in quiet squares, they found a closeness that had often been obscured by distance and circumstance. For Kacper, Prague became not only a lesson in history, but a lesson in presence.

“Prague unfolded not just as a city of spires and bridges, but as a lesson in how beauty and burden can exist side by side. With his mother at his side, Kacper felt that whisper more deeply than ever.”

From there, the narrative settles in Paris, where the city itself became a passage. By day, he learned the ropes of humanitarian work — logistics, finance, the architecture of missions. By night, he wandered the banks of the Seine, falling in love with the rhythm of a place that seemed to breathe both past and future. Paris was where vocation and longing converged.

Finally, the chapter carries him to Île de Ré, where bicycles, harbours, and the Atlantic winds taught another kind of lesson: that learning is not only about ambition or duty, but also about noticing, slowing down, and being reshaped by the ordinary.

📷 Photo Album – Île de Ré

“The island revealed itself in colours more honest than any textbook: whitewashed houses with green shutters, geraniums spilling over stone sills, salt in the air. Kacper realised that learning could be a slow act of noticing.”

Between Shores is not only about moving between countries. It is about being suspended between identities — son and professional, learner and humanitarian, dreamer and doer. Each crossing leaves a trace. Each shore leads to another.