WORD COUNT: 5405 Ah yes, my deepest apologies, folks, as I know I have for true been gone a great many days and forsaken some of my deepest and most loyal readers and supporters. The short truth is that I’ve just now survived a year of real challenges since I got the old boot from Romania. If I went into every detail, it’d be a … Continue reading Him se yldesta andswarode, “Werodes Wisa, Wordhord Onleac”
Word Count: 2875 My goodness, where has the time gone? It seems like only yesterday that I was getting a police escort out of Romania. Can it really be possible that I’ve been in Moldova for six months? Well, of course, the answer is yes. And what a long, strange trip it’s been. I’ve been writing for a while about living here, but a number … Continue reading 6 Months in Moldova
Word count: 1301 Last July after I was forcibly ejected from the country, I began a frantic and unplanned odyssey through Europe. Nonetheless, there was definitely one place I knew that I wanted to go – Cernauti (chair-na-ootz), the lost jewel in the crown of Romania. A long, long time ago, when everything was going amazingly well for Romania, and maybe, possibly, 100 thousand people … Continue reading The Jewel of Bucovina
Word Count: 29 People sometimes ask me, “Hey Sam, is it really true that you live in Moldova?” Uh, yeah. AND NOW YOU KNOW! Continue reading Те Хандвритинг он зи Валль
Well, I am very thankful to have begun a new life here in the Republic of Moldova. Today is a major holiday for all Americans, and I guess somewhere in my soul I will always remain just a tiny bit American :) Pictured above is the feast I made in my Soviet-era apartment entirely without a kitchen. Call it “guerilla” style cooking! Pictured above: – … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving!
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