on the road: Horezu in the Fall
Back in November, our friend Mari-An, a Filipino exchange student studying in Sibiu, came down for a quick visit. We, of course, headed to Horezu for the monastery and the pottery. We went into a pottery workshop, where I caught on video a local artist painting a plate. It’s pretty amazing to watch her using […]
on the road: home
In a few days, we’ll be heading home to the USA. It is the first time we’ve been home since May 2009. And I find myself stressed, excited, and a bit terrified. The cause of my stress is easy to peg. We’re leaving for a month and there’s stuff to get done. We have loose […]
on the job & on the road: where we’ve been this week. . .
It’s been super busy of late. These are some of the places I’ve been this week: On skype — with my beneficiaries from Targu Neamt! It was great to chat with them! The library — we had our first discussion group with University students. It went well, but we’re going to have to strategize to […]
on the road: Dear Paris
Dear Paris: Please don’t tell my husband, but I think I’m in love with you. At first, I wasn’t quite sure — you’re so big-city and posh and elite and I’m small-town and simple and such. I didn’t think we’d be a good match. But, I fell hard for you and your cheese shops and […]
on the road: view from the train
We recently went to Bucharest for our yearly physicals — 16 hours on a train for 3 hours of appointments. Asta e. Luckily this was our view from the train — rapeseed for miles. Spring has most definitely arrived.
on the road: recap of Pisa, Italy
We started our Italian adventure in the city of Pisa. And it’s a fabulous sleepy city. Practically speaking it has cheap airline tickets to get there (woot Wizz Air!), an airport close to town, everyplace is within walking distance. From a visitor’s perspective, while it has its touristy hotspot, there are small streets to meander […]
on the road: Easter in Italy
Two weeks ago, we left for our “Easter in Italy” adventure. We got back to our Romanian apartment yesterday – freckly, tired, vacation-ed out, and in love with Italy. It was great — a great country, great weather, great travelling companions, great events, great food, great, great, great. Slowly but surely, I’ll be pulling pictures […]
on the road: headed to Italy
We’re headed to Italy later this week and I’m super excited for: Walking the Cinque Terre photo courtesy of wanderlustjourney.com Eating copious amount of gelato photo courtesy of sadaqah Going to Easter Vigil Mass with David (it’s the anniversary of his baptism and the POPE will be there!!) photo courtesy of Bradley N Weber Seeing […]
on the job, on the road: Halloween 2010
I never was one to really celebrate Halloween at home. It’s not like I hid from trick-or-treaters with the lights off, but I never quite got into the costume thing, especially as an adult. But being an American abroad, Halloween is something cultural to share. Last year, at my primary assignment we carved a few […]
on the road: my quest for the horned violin
Back in my reading-everything-about-Romania phase, I found an article about the horned violin played by Roma musicians. The article mentioned a fall targ (or market) that happens once a year near Cluj where the Roma (primarily Hungarian Roma) come together to sell their wares. While last year I was just getting used to Romania in […]