Recently, on one of the last warm days of the years, I was sitting outside on a bench, soaking up the sunlight. A man approached me, his eyes glassy. He was mumbling nearly incoherently and stuck out his hand to shake mine. It was immediately obvious that he was drunk. Drunk: *mutters incoherently in Russian* Me: Izvinitye no ya ni punimayo uchin horasha pa russki … Continue reading Let them know we tried
I will always love Romania but now my journeys have taken me to the Republic of Moldova. This country is often given short shrift, especially by Romanians, as a smaller, more “inferior” nation. My natural spirit is to look on the positive side, so what follows are 10 reasons why I am enjoying my new home. 1) My apartment key Holey moley, is that the … Continue reading 10 Reasons Why Moldova is Awesome
If you ever need to learn the Cyrillic alphabet, all I can say to you is God have mercy on your soul. The way the legend goes, about 1150 years ago the Byzantine Pope decided to send his homeboys Cyril and Methodius to the Slavic lands on his northwestern frontier and tame their wicked, pagan ways. So far, so good. But apparently Cyril decided the … Continue reading Call the gokmop!
I’m currently restricted to prepay internet, which means that I pay for every byte, so I’ve spent a lot of time offline, plumbing the archives of my computer. As such, I’ve had the time and fortitude to re-read Herodotus, and it reminded me of the first time I went to Moldova. — As a brief historical recap, 665 years ago a minor prince of Maramures … Continue reading Women and War
There is an old Chinese saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. I went through the photographs I’ve taken since arriving here in the Republic of Moldova and what you see below is the single image that I think best represents this country. 1 – All five people in the photograph are “thin”. That’s the norm around here as obesity is pretty rare. … Continue reading A Thousand Words
