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Festivalul românesc din Colorado
On July 26 the Romanian-American community in Colorado converged on Boulder's Pearl Street Mall for the ninth annual Romanian Festival. The bright sun defied...
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 (XV)
In college the pressure was again on us to become members of the Communist Party. As usual, they asked the best students to join...
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 (XIII)
College Shortly after, I applied for the admittance exam to the English department of the University. It was only one college that you applied...
Romania: “An issue of greed”
Orice specialist în economie politică va spune că una dintre principalele imperfecţiuni ale sistemului de piaţă este corupţia: o serie de indivizi sau firme...
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...
It’ll take a while
Most Romanians living abroad have experienced at least several times the, let us call it "reaction to Romanians" from the others. Big eyes, Dracula...
The New RAFA President
Name: Razvan Ciprian LapadatBorn: October 22, 1967 in Resita, RomaniaStudies: "Fratii Buzesti" High School, Craiova, Romania (1982-1986); "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and...
