Wow! The comments keep pouring in, one after another, some of them extremely long and definitely worth reading in their entirety. I am simply flabbergasted at the overwhelmingly positive responses from all of you and I thank each and every one of you for taking the time to write, including those of you with corrections and criticisms. I think it’s time to whip out a … Continue reading Blown Away
Ladies and gentlemen, I believe this is the very first independent review of this blog ever! Dulce-i vinul: Recently, I came across a new blog that is virtually the cultural equivalent of Filius Lunae’s raw linguistics focus for Romanian: I’m more Romanian than Thou. The blog’s author, Sam, is an American who moved to Romania, and, from there, shares her views and experiences as a … Continue reading Sweet Llamas of the Bahamas!
First snowfall of the year in Cluj today :D Continue reading Afara Ninge Linistit
Grazie mille to commenter Grumps for providing a link to a blogpost that some American wrote, mostly talking about Romanian cinema. The discussion then segues into Romania’s “image”, as in what people know about Romania who know nothing about Romania. This entire topic makes me sigh with exasperation precisely because several different interests are conflicting here, resulting in a stalemate and unchanging condition, which is … Continue reading Romania’s Image
Part one is here. I see today the newspaper Adevarul has a new new article for their “Living on a minimum wage salary” series. Unsurprisingly, the four boys are almost completely out of food. After literally wasting money right and left at the grocery store, they’re down to eating bread and butter, which is apparently “affecting” their studies. Ridiculous to the extreme, especially looking at … Continue reading Eating On a Budget In Romania: Part 2
