Doina
How you doina? Just kidding. I do a fair amount of scouring YouTube for music in the Romanian language. It helps me learn the language and sometimes I find a jewel […]
Category Archives: romanian culture
Mărțișor în România
Last year, I was in America for the Mărțișor holiday. I received a red and white bracelet with a lovely card in the mail. I wore the bracelet until the end […]
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 […]
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. […]
Just Romanian things
My bus driver has a framed picture of a Mercedes Benz on his dash…
Health Insurance
I normally write happy lovely things about Romania and Romanian culture. I love it here. I love the people, the scenery, the food, everything. But I have to get something […]
100 years have passed since Romania entered the first World War
On August 27th, Romania celebrated its 100th anniversary of entering the fray and declaring war on the Austro-Hungarian empire. To commemorate this occasion, Brasov opened an exhibit in the council house […]
