Archive for June, 2011
The Languages I Speak
One of my all-time favorite jokes goes a little something like this: Person: So how many languages do you speak? Me: Just a few words or fluently? Person: Fluently. -pause- Me: None! :P I got to thinking about this after some experiences I’ve had lately, and after reading this snarky asshole article from the Financial… Read More ›
Summer Vacation
Well no, I’m not actually going anywhere on vacation. But as you’ve probably noticed, output on the blog has been very slow of late. In short, I am taking a vacation from writing here and doing the tourism thing and the whole nine yards. Quite frankly, I am burned out on Romanians and the way… Read More ›
Word of the Day: Neapărat
I’ve had a little fun with this before but one of the most interesting things about the Romanian language is how it takes twists and turns from the Latin. If you’ve been around Romanian long enough, you’ve heard of the MAPN, the acronym for one of the great tongue twisters (for English speakers) of all… Read More ›
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