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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 (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 (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 (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...
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 (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 (VI)
Third grade (getting First Prize) You became a pioneer in third grade if you had good grades. It was vaguely political, we had...
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...
