Burns Vs. Eminescu
As a Scot married to a Romanian, both cultures are of interest to me, and so I decided to compare the national poets from each country....
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carolyn
- Jul 30, 2021
- 3 min
Hello from the other side...
That catchy Adele tune was the unexpected theme tune of my family summer holiday in 2017. The reason? My two nieces are Romanian, still...
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carolyn
- Jun 23, 2020
- 2 min
Thistle make you think
Have you ever wondered why a prickly weed is such a well-known emblem of Scotland? Looking through some photos on my phone , I found this...
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carolyn
- Jun 5, 2020
- 3 min
My unusual Big Day: Part One
I will soon celebrate my 19th wedding anniversary, which is very hard to believe. I've been reliving memories of our special day. In...
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carolyn
- May 8, 2020
- 2 min
Don't judge a book by its cover: Part 2
Continuing on from last week's reflections on a "Ted Talk" style presentation I volunteered to do at work about Romania, I'll pick up...
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carolyn
- May 1, 2020
- 2 min
Don't judge a book by its cover: Part 1
Easier said than done in many ways, when we take a book from a shelf, more often than not it's the cover which made us take that action...
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