0:00:07 > 0:00:10My name is Lukasz Adamczyk and I come from Poland.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14I was born in a small village in Poland
0:00:14 > 0:00:19and all my memories from being a child will be connected to football.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22I played for a local team, and then whenever I was older
0:00:22 > 0:00:25there was a big team, we can call it,
0:00:25 > 0:00:28just came in and then placed the offer on the table.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30But obviously I was only 14,
0:00:30 > 0:00:34so at that stage when your parents are controlling what you do in life,
0:00:34 > 0:00:40in your life, and my mum didn't let me go and play for that team,
0:00:40 > 0:00:44so I stayed local but I was still... good level I played at.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48That's what helped me to settle down in Northern Ireland.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53You're very welcome here to Belfast City Airport.
0:00:56 > 0:00:57There was four of us
0:00:57 > 0:01:01who were thinking about going abroad and work.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08When we arrived, 10th of May 2005,
0:01:08 > 0:01:11it was 9am, Wednesday morning, I remember it.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16We didn't have accommodation, we didn't have work,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19so obviously we were looking somewhere to stay.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26When we found accommodation, you know, we started looking for work.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28First post was kitchen porter,
0:01:28 > 0:01:31washing dishes they have at the busy canteens.
0:01:31 > 0:01:37After that I was promoted to the room service.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42I ended up doing the office work in the canteen, which was good.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45That was something related to my background from Poland,
0:01:45 > 0:01:48finance and banking background, so I enjoyed.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55I met an officer who is attached to PSNI
0:01:55 > 0:01:58and who wanted learn some Polish.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01She encouraged me to apply.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08PSNI was an answer here, I thought.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Every day is different in the response.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18You just go from call to call.
0:02:18 > 0:02:24You deal with complaints, you know, and you do interview people
0:02:24 > 0:02:29in relation to, you know, crime they have committed or not.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33You go to court. You give evidence in court.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35GLASS SHATTERS
0:02:35 > 0:02:41When you have time, you do some proactive work on the ground,
0:02:41 > 0:02:46trying to reduce domestic rates for burglaries and antisocial behaviour.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54Sudden deaths, as a response officer you need to go and collect evidence.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58You need to sometimes just push the door, and that's the one thing
0:02:58 > 0:03:02that really stays in your mind.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Young-people deaths or road-traffic collision,
0:03:05 > 0:03:08it's not the nicest experience, but it is part of your job
0:03:08 > 0:03:11and you need to be ready to do it.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13I try not to talk at home about work
0:03:13 > 0:03:18because there's incidents or problems that are sensitive
0:03:18 > 0:03:24and I always say, less my wife know, less problems she has,
0:03:24 > 0:03:26and it's the same with my parents back home.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29They are proud that I'm a police officer,
0:03:29 > 0:03:31but there's aspects of security
0:03:31 > 0:03:34that I don't really want them to know about
0:03:34 > 0:03:36because they have own life over there,
0:03:36 > 0:03:39they do not have to worry about me.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41I'm an adult. I can look after myself.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Hello, Constable Lukasz Adamczyk speaking.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47HE SPEAKS IN POLISH
0:03:47 > 0:03:52I do work here, most of my friends are living here.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Definitely Northern Ireland's home.