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...
Nici noi nu mai ştim cum o ducem!
Românii şi-au modificat radical, în ultimul an, opiniile privind evoluţia economică în următoarele 12 luni, exclusiv pe fondul succeselor intens mediatizate privind aderarea la...
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...
Românii cred că o vor duce mai bine în 2003
Românii sunt cei mai optimişti europeni, din ţările candidate la Uniunea Europeană, în ce priveşte satisfacţiile pe care cred ei că le vor avea...
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 (XI)
At one point, during the winter I came to school wearing a very slight pink chapstick. Well, I was turned back from the door...
Cei şapte ani de-acasă
S-au împlinit şapte ani... din '90 îmi tot doream să mă duc, să văd cum e acasă. Să pipăi, să aud, să adulmec cei...
My School Years in Romania (X)
After switching to the "human" branch, there was no more math for us. Instead, we had Latin. Our teacher was quite young, too, (a...
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...