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Q&A with Sheilah Kast & Jim Rosapepe
Authors of Dracula Is Dead. How Romanians Survived Communism, Ended It, and Emerged since 1989 as the New Italy How is Romania doing now,...
An American’s Stereotype
I should start by saying that I come from the most American of cities: Detroit. It is here that the American Dream was...
A Little Black Book
Not too long ago, I was sitting in the well-appointed office of my friend, a senior officer of a brokerage firm, with whom I...
My School Years in Romania (XVII)
The crazy situation occurred when we had to go to the Hungarian school and teach a class of Hungarian natives a language that we...
My School Years in Romania (XVI)
When I got into college, you had to study two languages. English was the primary language (the major) but there had to be another...
My School Years in Romania (XIV)
So, I had to find myself a job and jobs for highschool graduates were not too great. Luckily, my mother knew somebody who had...
My School Years in Romania (XII)
I was a very good student although I did not study too much. Studying was just something that I had to do, not something...
My School Years in Romania (IX)
Highschool In 8th grade or even sooner, some parents hired private tutors to rehearse their kids into exam taking. There was some exam at...
My School Years in Romania (VIII)
School usually started on or around September 15. We would then break in mid-December for 3 weeks. At that time, while in General School,...
My School Years in Romania (VII)
The grades were between 1 and 10 with 10 being the best. 1 or 2 was given for cheating. 5 and above were passing...
