Well it’s Monday and about half of Romania is officially off of work for the big four-day weekend (tomorrow is May 1 in case you’re unaware and a major holiday) and the half that is “working” today will be doing it at half speed and ducking out of the office as soon as possible. But in my book it’s still Monday and time to get … Continue reading The Illusion of Choice
Hey what’s this, growing just outside my back door all wild and untamed? Hmm, I wonder what I could do with this. Harvest time: 90 seconds (including play time with the cat) Monetary cost: 0 lei Prep time: 2 minutes Monetary cost: about 1.5 lei Oh and did all of these vegetables come from Romania? Why, golly gee, they certainly did. Oh snap, it’s a … Continue reading Looking Out My Back Door
Well as you know, two weeks ago I did some filming for Easter, which got broadcast last week but just in case you missed it LOL here it is for your enjoyment. Alas, if you don’t speak Romanian, I’m afraid you’re out of luck. BTW in case you’re wondering who that guy is next to me, I’d never heard of him or seen him before … Continue reading Happy Late Easter!
A question from a reader: I was wondering, after staying this long in RO, does it still seems that great? I feel like leaving this country… Well hell, if you read yesterday’s post, you know sometimes I get the urge to pack my bags and go as well. But hey, I’ve said that about a million times before and I’m still here, a source of … Continue reading Worth It
You know, most of my life has been extremely difficult, quite often stressful and occasionally violent. I’m not the kind of person who is easily given to tender emotions but yesterday I almost burst into tears. It takes a lot to really touch me on the inside but what happened yesterday really came close. As you know, I spent last weekend with a whole crew … Continue reading A Millionaire’s Breakfast
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