Budapest part 1
While we were in Timisoara, we looked at the map and saw that Hungary was very close. So close, in fact, that we were inspired to go there at […]
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Timisoara and Castle Corvinilor
I had been planning on going to the Color Run in Timisoara (in the west of Romania) since February. I had my hotel booked (non-refundable because it was much cheaper) […]
Life in the Brasov City
The past month has been super busy for me. I finished up my job and did some traveling, and now I’m back for some much needed R&R. In my time […]
Hai Romania!
Euro 2016 is upon us and the world has gone football crazy. For my American friends, imagine the SEC football games where the state teams play each other (like Auburn/Alabama […]
“Traditional Romanian Food”
Really, McDonalds? The McMici? McDonald’s has a new campaign where they offer “traditional Romanian food” in the McDonald’s style. You can choose from a few interesting items, the […]
Chuck Norris vs. Communism
I heard about this movie and at first I wasn’t very excited because the person forgot to tell me it was a documentary. I just imagined it was a new […]
Restaurant Review: Hockey Pub
I’ve been incredibly busy this week with my real job (as much as I’d like to blog full time, I have to bring home some kind of bacon – for […]
Brasov’s Parcul Sportiv
I made it to Romania and I took the weekend to start settling in. It seems that I brought the Georgia heat with me, and it’s already starting to feel […]
Sunt Ferecita!
(EDIT: I spelled Fericită wrong and someone just told me…as embarrassing as that is, I’m going to leave it there as a testament to my language learning journey) This time […]
Can chicken solve an educational woe?
This is my second post on chicken in Romania. The first was the politician who bribed people with tons of chicken, and it highlighted the sad corruption that exists even […]
Keeping up with the Carpathians 