Based on a conversation I had on Twitter a few days ago, I realized that having friends who are homeless has some unique benefits. I must admit that I never would’ve guessed that one day I’d be speaking Romanian to and hanging out with homeless people but then again I also never predicted I’d be learning the Romanian language at all (in 37 easy steps) … Continue reading 10 Benefits of Having Homeless Friends
I must say that I am a bit ashamed of my threadbare article that I wrote last year about Cluj’s “Hungarian Days” festival, particularly this paragraph: I can’t say that I ever participate much in the Hungarian days festival, mostly because I don’t speak the language or eat Hungarian foods. I’ve certainly heard the concerts going every night from the central square and it’s kind … Continue reading At Play in the Fields of Paprika
The music of Bob Marley is very popular in this country. And that’s a wonderful tribute to the man but the sad fact remains that most Romanians know only a handful of his songs. They know those songs well but there are a lot of other awesome songs sung by Bob Marley (and the Wailers) out there too. And one of them is about vampires. … Continue reading Reggae Dracula
Let me tell you something about Luce the cat. There has been a big change in my life recently, which was that the SMG was in another country for Te Trening. That meant that I was home alone with craziest cat in this entire city. That cat is named Luce which is the Italian word for “Light” but this is one weird cat. She has … Continue reading Luce the Cat
You know it’s rather easy to mock Americans for their stupidity but at some point you have to have a little patience and understanding because little American kids are constantly being spammed by misinformation. Case in point is the map above, which incredibly wrong on so many levels. This is a screenshot from a 1984 cartoon so Yugoslavia did, in fact, exist at the time … Continue reading Bonemian Rhapsody
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