Yesterday’s post was for a day of mourning. Today’s post is one of sublime joy. I guess you’d have to know me a while to realize that I really don’t like movies, or films, or television shows of any kind, style, form or stripe. I don’t own a television and I can barely tolerate being around one in someone else’s house. I find almost all … Continue reading The Fall
I had a much different piece organized in my head that I was going to write for today. But then something happened last night and I realized it’s time for me to make a confession and tell all of you one of my secrets. I’ve written hundreds of posts here on the blog and given many interviews in both English and Romanian to the media … Continue reading When The Tigers Broke Free
As you trip down the interesting highways and byways of the Romanian language, you come across some words that bisect in unusual ways with English and other languages. An excellent example of this is the Romanian word coajă (kwah-zha), which refers to the “skin” of any plant. In English, this “skin” on a fruit is usually called the “peel” while for trees it is usually … Continue reading Words of the Day: Coaja – Piele
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know I frequently feature a Word of the Day, in which I translate, explain and otherwise expound upon a certain word (or phrase) in the Romanian language. I do confess to being something of an amateur linguist and so my WOTD series really isn’t for the true beginner. Therefore if you really are a true … Continue reading Really Basics Words in Romanian
Despite having written a lengthier post about the film project and what I am doing and what I want to accomplish with it, I keep getting a certain style of comments from people, therefore I am going to address it here in a short and succinct manner. Folks, I have filmed hours and hours of footage, including over 80 interviews with people. The short clips … Continue reading Tip of the Iceberg
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