The Unbearable Lightness of Being in Romania

A few days ago I was out in town with a number of “foreigners”, all of whom live in Romania full-time and love it here. They were all laughing and dancing and having a good time, and it reminded me of this Facebook status I saw a few days ago: If you live in Cluj, you probably know who that guy is. He’s been living … Continue reading The Unbearable Lightness of Being in Romania

Your Input Needed!

Wow! Okay, good news. After literally months and months of writing emails and other correspondence, I got an excellent response from someone who works at Romania Tourism, the official English-language website that promotes this country. Will order your book today. Let me know if you have ideas on how to promote it on RomaniaTourism.com So… I have opened comments below so tell me what you … Continue reading Your Input Needed!

Arieşeni the Stone Country

Oh my goodness… well if you speak Romanian, you can read an interview I did with a very nice man from Impact News here. It’s an extremely lengthy interview so I don’t think I’ll be translating it in its entirety into English. I did want to see if Google Translate could do the job adequately and… well just click on the link to see the … Continue reading Arieşeni the Stone Country

Through a Glass, Darkly

For the last three days I have spent more time with foreigners than…. well ever, I believe. I ran into many people I’ve known for a while and met others who literally just got to Romania days ago. It’s been quite the mixed bag and all of it very, very interesting. It’s been really fascinating for me to hear the stories, whether about getting ripped … Continue reading Through a Glass, Darkly

Mailbag

From a reader of my book Balada Supravietuitorului: Apropo, m-am căcat pe mine de râs la faza cu WC-ul din Gara de Nord din București, l-ai descris perfect! Bună cartea! I also heard via The Woman that her grandmother started reading it and was also greatly enjoying it as well. So far this book is only for sale in digital format online and in paperback … Continue reading Mailbag