Yesterday was a bit of a banner day here in Unicorn City as a delegation from Rotherham, England (an official “sister city” of Cluj) as well as the prosaic British Ambassador to Romania, Martin Harris (who both has his own blog as well as an active presence on Twitter) were on hand to dedicate a British style call box (US: telephone booth) and thank many … Continue reading On Her Majesty’s Public Service
Well folks, if you can understand a little Romanian, you get a treat today. Below is a short film I had intended to submit to the TIFF Local Competition this year but I was on an extremely lengthy road trip (story to come shortly) and returned back to Cluj too late to get it in on time. Nonetheless, I decided to upload it to YouTube … Continue reading TIFF Local Competition 2013
As Project Iceberg continues to unfurl at a steady clip, I am continually finding myself in new and interesting places, meeting people that cheer my soul as I see them stand up and exercise their full rights as citizens in a democratic country instead of waiting around for politicians or the European Union to hand out gifts. Yesterday I had the good fortune to meet … Continue reading Food Not Bombs
If you live here in Unicorn City or have even visited in the past couple of years you probably recognize the lady in the above picture. She’s an elderly woman who stakes out a spot somewhere near Piata Unirii (the main square) and sells flowers to passersby. I saw that she was in the (local) news yet again and I’m writing about her today because … Continue reading Six Ways to Sunday
I am seriously thinking about buying one of those hidden video cameras, the kind that you wear like sunglasses or record through a pinhole in a hat or something. It’s not because I’m doing some undercover reporting or anything like that – it’s just because my life is so damn interesting. Truly, it is. Some of it is obvious, like dancing in a club or … Continue reading Oppa Clujnam Style
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