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treading the sea: December 2009

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Crossing the river by feeling the stones: -Deng Xiaoping. Romania is looking at 5 more years of Basescu and an even lower opinion of their country's political system after the conclusion of the recent elections. Supporters on both sides speculate about vote-stealings, which would theoretically even out the two parties, if both groups stole an equal number of votes. The Economist even commented that the " The campaign was exceptionally dirty. And life keeps happening. And the next president will be. The c...

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treading the sea: January 2010

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Crossing the river by feeling the stones: -Deng Xiaoping. This week it snowed lightly for three days. I went on a walk with some colleagues and friends for a couple of those afternoons. So much white and more coming. Looking at general uncertainty coming up in a few months, the whiteness over everything was nice. And the numb feeling toes. :). It is perfect weather for Simon and Garfunkel's hazy shade of winter. One of my peace corps colleagues received a bag of Ty stuffed animals last year. Yes a pink g...

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treading the sea: March 2010

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Crossing the river by feeling the stones: -Deng Xiaoping. Yesterday I traveled to the city of Botosani which is the county seat of Botosani county in the plains of north-east Moldova. Romanians from other counties treat Botosani like Americans treat Arkansas. There are numerous jokes concerning the poor driving of Botosanites and their living in Romania's reserve county. Last night I went to the Philharmonic with a couple of volunteers who work in the reserve counties seat. I was gingerly walking home on...

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treading the sea: November 2009

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Crossing the river by feeling the stones: -Deng Xiaoping. On Saturday I was at the Planetarium in Suceava. The presenter at the planetarium was a short, merry, bald-on-top man, who wore a wrinkly sweater over his hunched shoulders. After explaining the north star and constellations, he rotated the night sky above us and projected the twelve zodiak constellations one at a time. Taur (bull) Gemini (twins) Rac (crab/cnacer) Leo (Lion). How would I "earthize" the stars? Your husband will be. Me: How late is ...

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treading the sea: October 2009

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Crossing the river by feeling the stones: -Deng Xiaoping. Stefan is walking now, and he likes to hang out with Cipri and play basketball. He is also intrigued by cameras. Case study chocolate chip cookies. I do not cook or bake much in Romania. Not that I ever did that much. I have my "specialties" wholewheat oatmeal pancakes, chocolate chip cookies, lentil barley stew. But if I had to, I could get by on my cooking skills. Aren't you going to roll it out first on waxpaper? Gabi, my host family woman, the...

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treading the sea: July 2010

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Crossing the river by feeling the stones: -Deng Xiaoping. Germany vs. Argentina. I am in Dresden right now. And Germany is a force in the world cup. Because we had arrived a mere twenty minutes before the game, the sandy benches were already full. That's ok. We'll feel the spirit of the game standing with the german-flagged masses.". As game time approached, the Dresden announcer played K'naan's Wavin' Flag. And the germans diligently waved their sea of flags. Within the first five minutes of the game, t...

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treading the sea: Germany vs. Argentina

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Crossing the river by feeling the stones: -Deng Xiaoping. Germany vs. Argentina. I am in Dresden right now. And Germany is a force in the world cup. Because we had arrived a mere twenty minutes before the game, the sandy benches were already full. That's ok. We'll feel the spirit of the game standing with the german-flagged masses.". As game time approached, the Dresden announcer played K'naan's Wavin' Flag. And the germans diligently waved their sea of flags. Within the first five minutes of the game, t...

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treading the sea: Are you a Ion or a Gheorghe?

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Crossing the river by feeling the stones: -Deng Xiaoping. Are you a Ion or a Gheorghe? I was sitting in a mall in Germany this week, on our way back from Paris, with a 4th grader from my school and his dad, Aurel. The 4th grader had just shaken up his coke and when he opened it, it fizzled onto him. His father looked on disapprovingly and told his son, "Don't be a Gheorghe.". I looked at him quizzically. "What is a 'Gheorghe'? Aurel settled back into his chair. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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treading the sea: The last week

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Crossing the river by feeling the stones: -Deng Xiaoping. This week is my last week of teaching school in Romania. Teachers are "closing the grades," several students from one notorious 6th grade class have received the news that they get to look forward to 6th grade again in the fall, classes are having their end-of-year parties. When we arrived at our destination, we sat in the sun and munched on sunflower seeds, looking down on Vama and talking about summer plans. On Tuesday, I finished my last englis...