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Romanian Traditions: Moș Nicolae

December 19, 2016by Keeping up with the Carpathians 1 Comment

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 […]

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romania, romanian culture

Learning Romanian: Memory Palaces

December 7, 2016by Keeping up with the Carpathians 3 Comments

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. […]

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language resources, learning romanian, romanian culture

Just Romanian things

November 5, 2016by Keeping up with the Carpathians Leave a comment

My bus driver has a framed picture of a Mercedes Benz on his dash…

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Health Insurance

October 22, 2016by Keeping up with the Carpathians Leave a comment

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 […]

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romania, romanian culture

100 years have passed since Romania entered the first World War

September 12, 2016by Keeping up with the Carpathians Leave a comment

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 […]

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brasov, history of, romania, romanian culture

Romanian Traditions: Oktoberfest

September 10, 2016by Keeping up with the Carpathians 1 Comment

Today I am going to answer the question, “Why do Romanians celebrate Oktoberfest?” Because that was my question, too. Oktoberfest (in my mind) is a German festival. So why would […]

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brasov, food, romania, romanian culture

Romanian Traditions: Name Days

August 25, 2016by Keeping up with the Carpathians 3 Comments

In Romania, you are a very lucky person because you get not one, but ~two~ birthday celebrations! You are celebrated twice every year, once on your actual day of birth […]

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romania, romanian culture

Romanian Traditions: Weddings (part 3)

August 15, 2016by Keeping up with the Carpathians Leave a comment

Okay – this is the third and last post on Romanian weddings! Are you exhausted yet? I am! 😛 Thankfully, the third day of the wedding was much more low […]

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romania, romanian culture, zarnesti

Romanian Traditions: Weddings (part 2)

August 11, 2016by Keeping up with the Carpathians Leave a comment

The second day of a Romanian day is the longest. My day started around 10:30 am when I met up with the bride at her house. She had just finished […]

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romania, romanian culture, zarnesti

Romanian Traditions: Weddings (part 1)

August 7, 2016by Keeping up with the Carpathians 1 Comment

Late last month, two of our friends were married in a beautiful ceremony in Zarnesti. They had a traditional Romanian wedding and that means that we celebrated for three days. […]

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romania, romanian culture, zarnesti

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