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How I Came to Immigrate to America (VII)
I also followed the job wanted ads in the newspaper. The same thing happened. Same refusal. Although my English was quite good, some people...
A Fool’s Trap
Execuţia lui Ceauşescu după 14 ani "WE KNEW THE ENDING" Octavian Gheorghiu: We knew that we'd shoot the Ceausescus. We were clearly told...
How I Came to Immigrate to America (III)
After going to the Embassy, we went to the local police department to get the "small forms". These were the preliminary forms. There were...
How I Came to Immigrate to America (II)
You could not find any seafood except perhaps, once in a while, some frozen variety from China or somewhere far. This happened while Romania...
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...
“The Hooligan’s Return”: A Romanian Expatriate Visits Home
Exiles are always wondering if they might not be better off somewhere else, and Norman Manea (foto), the distinguished Romanian novelist, is no exception....
Local Romanians watch EU interest
Photos: Lucian Oprea In June, Poland voted to join the European Union. It signed a treaty that would bring it into the Union along...
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...