Above is the jug of holy water (apa sfintita) that I picked up on Friday. If you’re from North America, your first reaction is probably that it looks like a jug of maple syrup. No, in Romania this is how they distributed the holy water (by the truckload). The jug is a cheap plastic thing and you can’t really see it in the picture but … Continue reading Poza Zilei: Apa Sfintita
As you know, I met a fan of the blog the other night. I asked her how she had originally found me and I was laughing with pure delight because it’s a wonderful story. I’m going to tell this story right now because an exact repeat of it is happening this month. I started this blog in April 2010 and wrote some posts sporadically until … Continue reading Welcome to the 37 Steps Club!
Hopa! I am going through a transition and yesterday I felt in the position to cork off a good one. Even though I haven’t played the game in years, that’s a baseball metaphor. Metaphorically a ball came in low and away and I felt the thud in my bones as that last post connected. Bam! Obviously many of you too felt it too as I … Continue reading Brats Redux
I had the chance to meet a “fan” last night and I had a really wonderful time, chatting until quite late at night. Apparently she found the blog here over a year ago. She hasn’t come to meet me until just now because she was in the United States. In fact she’s spent most of the last 10 years in the United States. During our … Continue reading Brats
Before I forget, I did want to amend one thing to my 2011 wrap-up post which I shamefully neglected to include. I met a metric ton of people in 2011 due to the book, the blog and as recursive iterations of the same (i.e. I met the ProTV people because I was in Gandul). I met “foreigners” and Romanians alike from all parts of the … Continue reading All of You!
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