Romania

Pickled Cabbage Soup Recipe

Anastasia — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:10:41 +0000

Below you will find a pickled cabbage soup recipe from Romania. I like this soup very much. We make this soup in Banat and Ardeal. We call it “ciorbă”, “ciorbă de varză acră”. Ingredients: 1 lb. pickled cabbage 3-4 onions 2 carrots 1 parsley 1 parsnip 0.7 lb. pork 0.7 lb. beef 0.7 lb. smoked [...]

Employment Discrimination in Romania

Anastasia — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 17:29:21 +0000

According to the opinion polls, Romanians believe that employment discrimination really exists in Romania. Romanians believe that, especially during this acute economic crisis, people over 35 face real difficulties when they try to find a job. What actions does someone take when searching for a job? A tactic often applied in Romania is creating an account [...]

Learn the Romanian Language

Anastasia — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 09:16:25 +0000

www.romanianlearn.com is a free site where you can learn Romanian . The site is made and maintained by an individual, Anastasia, a native Romanian speaker. I hope this site will help you in learning this interesting, but difficult, language. I designed this site with the intention to help you in understanding the pronunciation and the [...]

How to Write Greeting Cards in Romanian

Anastasia — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:47:26 +0000

You know somebody in Romania and you want to send them greeting cards or postcards? Do you want to impress them a little? You can do this by sending them a card written in Romanian. I have some examples for you. Just read below and choose one that fit your situation. For the Christmas Day: [...]

Buildings in Baile Herculane

Anastasia — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:14:17 +0000

Baile Herculane is a mixture of old buildings (most of them are abandoned today), communist buildings and new buildings. Recently I went there and I was shocked seeing what this town, once very fancy and a real attraction for a lot of tourists became. The historical center of the town, once very nice looking and [...]

Baile Herculane- A Resort in Romania

Anastasia — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:43:25 +0000

Baile Herculane is the oldest resort in Romania and it is situated in the Caras-Severin County, near the border with Serbia. I started to visit this town when I was a child and I continue to return there from time to time. The past years I didn’t have time to go to Baile Herculane but [...]

Bucharest Village Museum

Anastasia — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:23:26 +0000

One of the most interesting places to visit in Bucharest is the Village Museum. Situated in the Herastrau Park, the Village Museum is one of the main attractions. The best way to get here is to take the metro up to the station “Aviatorilor”. The ticket will cost 6 lei for an adult and it [...]

Patriotic Work in Communist Society

Anastasia — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:18:33 +0000

Patriotic work was a central concept in the economy of all communist societies. Everybody, either child or adult, must participate at this hallucinating activity called patriotic work. I was fourteen years old in December 1989 when the anti communist revolution started. I did a lot of patriotic work during the communist period. I started by [...]

Mihai Eminescu- First Letter

Anastasia — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:11:12 +0000

Amongst the poems written by Mihai Eminescu I like most “The first letter”. Inspired by the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer, “The First Letter” is a reflection on life and death expressed in an almost perfect form. The poem starts and ends with the image of the moon. You can recognize the philosophy of Schopenhauer along [...]

Mihai Eminescu: The National Poet of Romania

Anastasia — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:00:56 +0000

The most loved poet in Romania is, undoubtedly, Mihai Eminescu. Our national poet still has his number one position in many young people hearts. A major part of his poetry is inspired by the pessimism of Arthur Schopenhauer’s philosophy. The beauty of this royal philosophy gains more beauty in the poetic images described by Mihai [...]