I was born in Bucharest, Romania when it was still part of the dreary communist bloc, but at the age of 4, I moved to sunny San Diego, California. My summer babysitters were the airline stewardesses who ushered me to my Romanian family while my parents were still in the US working. Like any psychologically traumatic experience, this constant travel between continents obviously scarred me for life, and now I can’t seem to break the chain.
By the time I started college, I was already itching to get to my “year abroad,” and I gathered up all the extra high school AP credits I could to give me the minimum grade-level standing I needed to apply for the program. At 19, I made it to Lyon, France, and during that year, I spent most of my time not in the classroom but on a train (or bus, or plane) around Europe.
Before the end of college, I got itchy again, and felt the need to move to Argentina for the summer.
Then after college, my first job offer came from Gent, Belgium, where I lived for a year and a half. During that time, I made a handful of friends from all over the world from whom I learned a lot and with whom I have been lucky enough to travel to a few new countries.
Now I am settling down in another new place. I just moved to Amsterdam, Netherlands for a two year masters program.
For now, game paused, not over!
Draga Andreea,
M-am bucurat mult cand am primit link-ul spre acest site de la Mihai.
Acum lucrez in Targu Jiu si m-am gandit ca tu nu ai fost in acest oras in vizitele tale prin Romania. Daca te ajuta, saptamana viitoare pot sa fac niste poze cu Coloana Infinitului, Poarta Sarutului si Masa Tacerii.
Liviu
Salutari Liviu,
Imi pare bine ca ti-a placut website-ul!
De fapt am fost la Targu Jiu acum vreo 8 ani. Pentru acea n-am folosit o poza cu Coloana facuta de mine in articolul despre Brancusi – pe vremea aia n-aveam aparat digital si pozele sunt acasa in albume! Daca nu te deranjeaza sa faci niste poze, le-as primi cu placere.
Sper sa mai vizitez site-ul…in curand o sa fie un articol si despre Bucuresti!
Hey Andreea! I saw your blog link on facebook and thought I would check it out. Looks great! That is such a great opportunity to do your masters in Amsterdam. I recently went back there and realized how great and livable of a city it is. Hope all is well!
Meredith (from Lyon)
Hey Meredith,
Really glad you decided to check us out and that you like the blog!
I saw that you were in Germany for a while – we’d love to have a guest post and/or photo from you if you’d like to send one (about that or anywhere else you’d like to share with our readers)!
I’ll definitely have my own Amsterdam posts once I start getting settled in and exploring. And btw if you’re ever in these parts again, you are welcome in Amsterdam!
Draga Andreea
Ma emotioneaza comentariile tale despre Romania,
mai ales ca ai fostai fost mica cind ai plecat.
Am vazut multe focuri de artificii,acestea au avut o semnificatie deosebita pentru mine,asa cum
au avut si pentru tine.Si muzica!
Mult succes Cristina