I know it is starting to sound repetitive but once again this was an amazing week in my life :P I met all kinds of interesting people and had all kinds of interesting adventures and last night I was in a Hungarian bar here in Unicorn City, drinking with a bunch of Hungarians and laughing my ass off and having a wonderful time, which was … Continue reading Nu iti mai vine sa pleci
It’s been an interesting week here in Unicorn City. A few days ago I was in the main square, watching as about 10 angry men shouted their displeasure with Basescu to anyone who would listen. I didn’t speak to them but I listened as they argued and even screamed at any passers by who dared to contradict them. I don’t know if they were Dogaru’s … Continue reading Every king and every peasant
My apologies for the relatively light posting of late. The truth is that I have been busy – not so much with official work but I’ve been “in the streets” a lot. Some of it was disguised as hanging out in the bar with friends but underneath it all was my attempt to search for a fulcrum. I’ve been talking to young adults, older adults, … Continue reading The Fulcrum
On December 21, 1989 at 3:45 in the afternoon, troops stationed in the nearby town of Floresti arrived in the main square of Cluj and opened fire on unarmed demonstrators. A local man named Razvan Rotta, carrying his own personal camera, took the only images of that massacre. It was one of his photographs that I posted two days ago. Elsewhere, where no visual documentation … Continue reading First we must remember
Just as I promised, today I went down to the bank and assembled 4.650 lei (46,5 million old lei), roughly equivalent to 1000 Euros. I photographed it on a Romanian flag to symbolize that my commitment for this money is to make this country a better place to live for everyone. I’ve spent the past 24 hours talking to people and there’s definitely more people … Continue reading The Revolution begins today
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