Whew, enough posts about me! Let’s talk about a word you’ve likely been hearing a lot in all of those clips and debates, and that is dezvoltare. The word is fairly easy for English speakers to master because it looks a lot like its translation – development. In most cases, it has a very identical meaning and if you look it up in a dictionary … Continue reading Word of the Day: Dezvoltare
I already wrote a guide to Romania but it is entitled the Complete Guide and I realized that sadly, there’s some information missing! Just in case you ever find yourself called by a Romanian television station to be interviewed (in Romanian!), there are a few things you need to know ahead of time. Actually, there’s only one thing you will need to know ahead of … Continue reading Just In Case
Well Realitatea called me and so I’ll be live on the national feed again this evening some time after the 7pm news break. If you’d like to see me, now’s your chance :) If you’re not near a (Romanian) TV but you’re online, the live feed can be found here. If you’re not sure what time it is in Romania, you can click here. PS … Continue reading Back to Life, Back to Realitatea
I have to confess it’s been an interesting couple of days as people in my “real life” have been reacting to my recent appearances in the media. Mostly everybody seemed to like it and I definitely got some laughs out of it and had fun seeing my friends’ reactions who had no idea about my “famous” side. But I did notice there are a few … Continue reading Hoe Is Het Begonnen
Quite a day, folks, quite a day. If you speak Romanian and “follow” me on Facebook then you’ve probably been keeping up with it but if not, it needs a little more explanation. Some six weeks ago, a very nice guy from a “news portal” called Gandul called me up and wanted to interview me. I say “news portal” instead of newspaper since they are … Continue reading Asta E Lumea
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