Recently I had a lot of fun meeting an American who was here in Romania for the first time. Eventually our conversation led to a discussion about how I learned Romanian. American: Wow, you really learned the language, eh? Me: *blush* Yep. American: Was it tough? I heard it’s like crazy different than English. Oh, I know! Say something for me in Romanian. I took … Continue reading Conversation with a Cunning Linguist
If you understand Romanian, check it out! :D If you only speak English, here’s the original. Note: There are some slight differences between the two versions, mostly for clarity’s sake (writing run-on sentences in Romanian is tough!) Continue reading Care este diferenţa dintre Eu şi Voi?
Many, many moons ago, some American friends of mine flew into Budapest, Hungary where I met them for a brief tour before we all went to Romania. My friends did not speak a single word of the Hungarian language but nonetheless did comprehend the word telefon written on a billboard. It’s the same word in nearly every language because it comes from the American English … Continue reading An Apparatus For Signaling by Musical Notes
Yesterday the sun was shining and there was a fresh breeze in the air. The Woman and I took a nice long walk through some green spaces here in the magical metropolis of Cluj-Napoca, both of us engaged in my secret plan to plant thousands of sunflowers. We saw a pair of the most lovely, delicate butterflies flitting about. We saw the first ants of … Continue reading The Official Start of Tourism Season in Romania
A foreigner here in Romania whom I met recently said something that reminded me of a couple of true stories from my own past: Person: Where are you going on your big vacation? Me: Uh, Romania actually. Person: Huh, where? Me: Romania. It’s in Europe. Person: Ohhh… Europe! Yeah I heard of that country. Me: Uh… no. Europe isn’t a country. Person: Psshaw of course … Continue reading Europe is a Country
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