Category Archives: Day to Day

I’m an Old Communist Hag

If there is one thing I regret about this movie is that there weren’t many Swedes in the audience when it was shown in Biograf Sture last evening. Maybe the discussions in the beginning were a bit too long but … Continue reading

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Another Year

Another year gone but no one is awarding me the House Cup. I’d probably deserve it because Winter time is Harry Potter time, there is no Christmas without watching the movies again, for probably the 10th, 20th or 30th time. … Continue reading

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The Romanian Halloween: St. Andrew’s Night

As promised, I will talk now about a very beautiful and dear Romanian celebration: Saint Andrew’s Night, 29 November. It precedes a very important religious celebration for Romania, yes, St. Andrew. The stories and the traditions related to St. Andrew’s … Continue reading

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School, Cats and Sunsets

Winter is finally here… not! The year I decide to move up north is the year it snows in Bucharest before December. Hmmm. Other things happen here though. Yes, most of them are related to school: projects, team presentations, exams, … Continue reading

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Why It Is Cool to Be Romanian

I am not going to talk about the reasons why it is not cool to be Romanian. Either social, political or economical, these reasons are all in the news, read the newspapers if you want to find them out but … Continue reading

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