Singing with Smiley
I’ve been a fan of Smiley for a while now, even before I moved to Romania. He usually produces simple pop songs and they’re easy to learn the words and […]
Author Archives: Keeping up with the Carpathians
Snack Foods in Romania Starter Kit
Lately, we’ve been trying to steer clear of junk foods and other processed items (because of “resolutions” lol), but I want to share with you some popular snack items here […]
Boboteaza (Epiphany)
Boboteaza, known as Epiphany or the Feast of St. John in English, is celebrated on January 7th in Romania. It’s also the name day for anyone named Ion, Ionut, Ioana, […]
Christmas in Romania
Christmas in Romania is such a fun experience. It’s not quite as commercialized as in the US (although it’s getting there), and the magic of the holiday can still be […]
Ziua Națională
The National Day (or according to Wikipedia, “Great Union Day”) is a celebration of the unification of Romania that happens every year on December 1st. Before 1918, Romania was separated […]
The King is dead, long live the King
Fun fact: Romania has a royal family. This is not something I knew until I moved here. The history of the Romanian royals is kind of a neat story. I’ll […]
Skiing in Romania
Did you know that Romania has some amazing ski resorts? The Carpathian Mountains aka The Transylvanian Alps feature some great skiing and at affordable prices. I am not a big […]
October
I didn’t make any posts for the entire month of October. Life gets busy and then when it isn’t, I get trapped in a state of ennui and Netflix and […]
End of Summer Grill
It’s been a hot summer in Romania. The first week of August, we had heat wave that brought sun-filled crushing 100 degree temperatures. Maybe that seems a bit dramatic, but […]
A Few Days in Iași
This summer, Claudiu and I took a short trip to visit his sister and her fiance in Iași. Located just a few kilometers from the Republic of Moldova, Iași is […]
