Romanian Traditions: Summer Grilling
I’ve talked a lot about how much I admire the Romanian people and their dedication to enjoying and relaxing in nature. It’s easy to see why – the landscape here […]
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Electric Castle!
I’ve been slowly working on this post for a week now because I’ve been very busy trying to sort out visa issues. Who knew how many papers and stamps […]
Vama Veche State of Mind
Buna Ziua, Tutoror! I’ve looked around town and the internet for good “Romania” merchandise – souvenirs and t-shirts and whatnot, and (in my opinion) everything I’ve seen is kind of […]
Culture Shocking
When I was in grad school, I wrote a short story about an immigrant couple who moved to America. The man left his non-English speaking wife at home every day, […]
SHINE Festival
When I first arrived in Romania, Claudiu surprised me with tickets to the SHINE festival. SHINE Festival is a two day rock/metal festival in the heart of Bucharest. I hadn’t […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…
That’s right, folks! It’s AMERICA week at LIDL – get excited!! The return of the BBQ marshmallows (disclaimer: they are not BBQ flavored) …and they even have Canadian American Maple […]
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 […]
Keeping up with the Carpathians 