If you were walking down the street today in Cluj-Napoca, or any other city in Romania, you’d have no idea that it is “Black Friday”. Slowly but continuously ramped up over the past 20 years in America, the day after Thanksgiving (which is always on a Thursday) is often another day off of work for many people – this fact plus intentionally heavily marketed price … Continue reading The Good Life
Hey folks, again sorry for the slow posting but I am working on three projects. I truly do expect two of them to be ready to be unveiled here within a week or two (esp for December 1). The third one won’t be ready until next year. But hang in there with me, it’s good stuff! Every year, Thanksgiving is a very special day. Because … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving!
I got to tell you that beyond some personal projects (which are going smashingly well and more details on those soon when they’re 100% ready to be revealed) I have been increasingly devoting my time to two subjects: fear and poverty. The poverty angle I’ll leave for another time but today I will speak about fear, especially after this lengthy report (video and text) from … Continue reading Fear Itself
Way back in the mists of time when I was first learning Romanian, a friend of mine sent me a very special book called Ursuletul Winnie si Copacul cu Miere. I loved this book for many reasons, starting with the fact that I already knew the story in the original English version, it was illustrated so I could get clues from the pictures and because … Continue reading Copacul cu miere
Every November I and other Americans here prepare ourselves for one of our most important holidays, known as Thanksgiving, the name literally meaning “giving thanks”. And while Thanksgiving the actual day is comprised of a large ceremonial meal with friends and family, the weeks and days leading up to it engender in all of us (hopefully) a sense of gratitude. I really don’t say this … Continue reading Lave men sove lavi
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