Objects that tell a story (2): My maternal grandfather’s 1915 travel document to Russia

Introduction Digging into a box with documents and photos I found in pieces a travel document belonging to my maternal

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Through the Glass: From Bucharest to Athens on a Friday morning in December 2011

One icy morning in December, I flew with Tarom Airlines, the Romanian National Carrier, from Bucharest’s Otopeni Airport to Athens’

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The Team

Today I want to present some members of the professional team I work with in Romania. We have been through

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Carp (Ciprinus) in brine with polenta (Saramura de Crap cu mamaliga)

Today I present a dish from Romania, which I like very much. It is carp marinated in brine, then grilled

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Remembering Eugene Ionesco (Eugen Ionescu)

“Explanation separates us from astonishment which is the only gateway to the incomprehensible” This is what my friend Ana wrote

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