01743nas a2200205   4500008004100000022001400041245012600055210006900181300001200250490000600262520101700268653001601285653002901301653002201330653001101352653002201363653001101385100001801396856012301414       2013                        eng d  a2300-168200aYou've got Starbucks and Coffee Heaven... I Can Do This! Spaces of Social Adaptation of Highly Skilled Migrants in Warsaw0 aYouve got Starbucks and Coffee Heaven I Can Do This Spaces of So  a117-1380 v23 aThis article fills a gap in migratory research in Poland by exploring patterns of social adaptation of intra-EU migrants living temporarily (i.e. up to five years) in Poland. The paper explores the spaces of everyday social practices of people of British, French and German nationality that came to work here or followed a family member and uncovers a family and female perspective on social adaptation of highly skilled elite migrants in Warsaw. It presents original empirical material employing creative research techniques gathered in Warsaw. The study reveals that social adaptation of intra-EU highly skilled migrants is spatially selective and expats develop connections with spaces related to their family life reproduction, such as international schools, expatriate associations and places of leisure and consumption. The article argues that more attention should be paid in future research to intra-EU mobility and the gender imbalance in accessing particular local resources, such as the labour market.10aexpatriates10ahighly skilled migration10aintra-EU mobility10aPoland10asocial adaptation10aWarsaw1 aPiekut, Aneta  uhttps://ceemr.uw.edu.pl/content/youve-got-starbucks-and-coffee-heaven-i-can-do-spaces-social-adaptation-highly-skilled