off the wire

Early Christmas, Caves, Timisoara, Hungry, Homesick and a Peck of Missionaries

Let’s dip our toes in the pool and see what we come up with, eh? :D First off, turns out if you’re interesting in caves, caving and cave exploration, this is your guy. With Romania being such a mountainous and hilly country, there are caves all OVER the place, some of them quite amazing. Yet another missionary has crossed over the border, this one going … Continue reading Early Christmas, Caves, Timisoara, Hungry, Homesick and a Peck of Missionaries

Unknown's avatarSam Cel Roman1 Comment
Romanian language, Word of the Day

Slang Word of the Day: Ioi!

Muchisimas gracias to commenter Andrei for reminding me of one of the funniest “slang” words in Romanian. The word is ioi, pronounced “yoy” as if it rhymed exactly with “toy”. This word apparently doesn’t exist in the DEX but I’ve seen Romanians debate its origin and exact meaning. Nonetheless, it is almost identical to another Romanian word, vai (vye) which has the best definition in … Continue reading Slang Word of the Day: Ioi!

Unknown's avatarSam Cel Roman11 Comments
Преступление и Наказание, Guns Are Fun

A Velvet Fist In a Steel Glove

Every single morning I rise from my bed, face the rising sun and give a little short prayer of thanks that I live in a country as free as Romania. I truly do admire and respect and indeed cherish how free people are in this country, myself included. Yet the irony is that, in some respects, Romania is about 3/4th Communist with a sometimes massive … Continue reading A Velvet Fist In a Steel Glove

Unknown's avatarSam Cel Roman3 Comments