Modern life is very fast and stresful. Our days are busy and filled with a variety of tasks and duties. Poeple are so absorbed in their jobes and household chores that very often they do not have time to relax or to socialize with their friends. However, all of us need some escape from the monotonous reality, some time to chill out and to regain our vigour energy and strength-both physical and psychological. The escape is very often hobby. Most of us have some particular interests or passions which allow us to forget about our everyday problems and to realize our potential. Hobbies can be various, depending on a person's character and personality. Some people treat sports as their hobbie; not only do they watch football matches or sports competition on TV but also practice sports themselves. They play football, volleyball or tennis, spend hours in the gym or in the swimming pool. Others need a thrill to feel good so they prefer extreme sports like bungee jumping, parachuting, paragliding or climibing mountains. There are also people who like watching birds, collecting stamps, taking photos or simply gardening.
I used to have different hobbies, they were changing as I was growing up. When I was a child, I used to collect matchboxes and as a teenager I had a huge collection of posters of famous pop stars and actors. Football also used to be my hobby for some time. I used to be a fan of Wisła Cracow football team and then I went to all matches that my team played. Besides, I collected all information concerning the footballers. Now my most important hobby is photography. Whenever I have some spare time, I take my camera and go the the country where I always find some beautiful landscapes. When it comes to photography, nature is usually my object of interest, however sometimes I also take a photos of people, especially of children. They are the most natural and charming models. My other hobby is gardening. I have a big garden in which I like spending my leisure time. There are many flower beds so I susally have a lot of work first with planting the flowers then with weeding. However, working in my garden is what does help me to relax and to forget about my everyday worries and duties.
