Well folks, the filming continues APACE and we’ve now interviewed over 60 people for the film. We’ve had a wonderful chance to meet some really great people, from Romanians to visitors and residents from Hungary, Poland, Italy, France, Germany, Slovakia, England, New Zealand and many other countries. You’ll have to wait for the finished product to see all of the footage but if you’re curious … Continue reading Looking for Yourself?
If you live in Romania and went to the Google homepage today, you saw the image to the left because today marks 130 years since George Enescu was born. He is easily Romania’s most famous music composer and is currently featured on every single 5 lei note. As I mentioned briefly in this post, last week I had the good fortune to be in Sinaia. … Continue reading George Enescu
A few years ago, a friend of mine discovered an enormous cache of photographs of her family from the late 1960s and early 1970s. She was more interested in the people in the photographs but because I didn’t know most of them, what caught my eye was everything else, the hair styles, the clothing styles, the cars in the background and other details like that. … Continue reading 66 Seconds
Yesterday I was interviewed by a local TV station (NCN in Cluj – I’ll post the video when I have it) about me, my book and my life here. And they asked me the same question I always get asked, which is why choose Romania? I certainly understand that question. Romanians have been raised from birth that “other” countries are nice, wonderful, beautiful and worth … Continue reading Why We Come to Romania
Okay, as has been requested many times, I am now going to include more pictures on my blog! Yep, I am going to call this series Poza Zilei which means “Picture of the Day” in Romanian. I can’t promise I’ll get up a picture every day but I’ll certainly try. . Today’s picture is of a guy selling hand-carved wooden spoons. You might remember this … Continue reading Poza Zilei: The Spoon Seller
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