Friday Morning Check-In

Jeez, it always seems amazing to me just how many missionaries there are in Romania. Today’s first one is an American Do Gooder helping out somewhere near Suceava in (Romanian) Moldova. Probably her oddest post is about carving pumpkins into faces. Although pumpkins (and related squashes) do grow here and do get ripe around this time of year and often are eaten, carving them into … Continue reading Friday Morning Check-In

Word of the Day: Naiba

Probably the strongest word in the sense of an expletive or a “curse word” that you’ll ever see me cover here is naiba (nye-buh). If you are looking for even “stronger” words, there are plenty of resources online for that. Also Romanians will be quite happy to teach you those, so if that’s your inclination, I wish you the best. I am including naiba precisely … Continue reading Word of the Day: Naiba