Wow! I logged on yesterday morning, threw up a post about Mr. Zig and then did something we all should probably do more often – shut the computer completely off and walk away for a while. Ziua Nationala was insane for me and I literally spent the entire day locked in the house (and warm and dry from the cold rain) and clicking on webpages … Continue reading Q & A
Folks, this is a day I truly thought would never, ever arrive. There are a few people reading this website who have known me for years and I know they thought this day would never come either. Life is funny sometimes though, and it had quite a few surprises in store for me. Sometimes it’s easy to look at someone and see the successes as … Continue reading Cold, Drunk, Bleeding and Broke
Yes! Folks it is time to unveil the big news at last! About a week ago, some kind soul turned a Facebook link to this blog into some kind of viral phenomenon amongst Romanians (and Romaniophiles). I watched, shocked, as the number of visitors climbed through the roof. And then the outpouring of comments, incredibly generous. And simultaneously, as both The Woman and I read … Continue reading The Big News!
Since I realize not everyone reading this blog has been to Romania, or perhaps not America, or even neither, I thought I’d be kind of fun to pull back from the great, wider perspective a little and focus on the more tangible. It’s easy to talk about “Romania” as a giant , singular entity but sometimes a more personal look reveals interesting things. Nothing’s more … Continue reading Walking 1.609 Kilometers In My Shoes
Please note: the original dialogue was in Romanian and this is only a loose paraphrasing of what was said. It is not meant to be a word-for-word transcription and some elements have been compressed for dramatic necessity. The SCENE takes place in a bar in CLUJ-NAPOCA in ROMANIA. It is evening time. From stage left in walks THE DUDE, a Romanian guy with gel in … Continue reading Scene From A Romanian Bar
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