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How I Came to Immigrate to America (V)
I mentioned that we didn't have any foreign currency when we had the search in our home. Now that we were stateless, and required...
How I Came to Immigrate to America (I)
This is my personal story about the events leading to my immigration to America and what followed. The reason I am writing this is...
My School Years in Romania (XVIII)
First Job After College That was in a small town about 70 miles away from Bucharest. I was to teach English to both primary...
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...
The Curse of Count Dracula
Tourists flock to Bran Castle, known locally as "Dracula's castle," though it has little to do with the 15th-century prince Vlad Tepes, who inspired...
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 (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...
My School Years in Romania (V)
Second Grade Of course, there were uniforms. There were uniforms from pre-school on to the last year of highschool. They were not voluntary. They...
My School Years in Romania (III)
The "General School" (Grades 1 through 8) Every school, at every level was state run. There were no private ones. There was no middle...