Balea Lac and the Ice Hotel
I wish I could say that I’ve been super busy and too distracted to post lately, but the truth is that I’ve had a lot of free time. I’m feeling […]
Author Archives: Keeping up with the Carpathians
VISCOL (blizzard)
The entire country of Romania has been hit with some pretty insane winter weather. Last week, we had a blizzard for three days. It was snowy and windy and freezing. […]
Earthquake/Cutremur
Last night we had an earthquake in Brasov. This is the second one that’s happened since I came, but I was awake for this one. It was my first earthquake […]
Romanian Traditions: Christmas Markets
The Christmas Market (Targul de Craciun) is an event that everyone here anticipates. The crowd gathering in good cheer, the wide availability of vin fiert (hot wine aka the best […]
Burniță
It’s been below freezing for a good two weeks or so here. We’ve had a few days of sun, but mostly it’s been overcast/foggy/cloudy/snowing. It was starting to be a […]
Romanian Traditions: Moș Nicolae
The night of December 5th is an important one in Romania. On this night, before going to bed, children shine and clean their boots because a special visitor will come […]
A Drive in the Snow
We’ve had a lot of snow lately in Brasov, and it is very beautiful. I’m so glad that if it’s going to be cold, at least we get something beautiful […]
Learning Romanian: Memory Palaces
I’ve mentioned before the love I have for the book “Fluent Forever” – it gave me some great tips on how the process of language learning works in the brain. […]
Traveling: Rome
A week ago, we found that we were both going to have a few days off work at the same time. The obvious thing to do in this situation? Book […]
SNOW DAY
The best thing in the world happened last Sunday. It snowed. If you know me, you know I am a literal child when it comes to snow. I grew up […]
Keeping up with the Carpathians 