Growing up with parents working abroad

It's said that this picture illustrates the emptiness a person feels when leaving his/her country. The subject of working abroad parents and of thousands of children raised by grandparents, ants and uncles or other relatives seems to be one of the most painful subject to address. This experience is unique for each person touched byContinue reading "Growing up with parents working abroad"

How studying abroad changes your life

Traducerea în Română e disponibilă aici. Studying abroad is a roller coaster of emotions and adventures, it can both pressure from back home and pressure from the new environment, its laughs and tears, new colleagues, friends, weird teachers, new boyfriends/girlfriends, parties and lonely days, overall – a big growing point in every student’s life.Whatever youContinue reading "How studying abroad changes your life"

Experiența de la Southwestern Advantage

The English translation is available here. Eu sunt foarte recunoscătoare că programul de vară de vânzări și leadership Southwestern Advantage (SW) există și că e menit să dezvolte caracterul tinerilor prin una din cele mai provocatoare și intense munci: vânzări de la casă la casă. Fără a merge mai departe în detaliile experienței mele personaleContinue reading "Experiența de la Southwestern Advantage"

Southwestern Advantage experience

Traducerea în Română e disponibilă aici. I am truly grateful that the Sales & Leadership summer program Southwestern Advantage (SW) exists and it's meant to build character in young students through one of the toughest and most psychologically demanding jobs: door-to-door sales. Without going further down in reading details about my personal experience, I canContinue reading "Southwestern Advantage experience"

Childhood memories with swings made of carpets

Crescând la sat, copii fiind, noi n-am avut calculatoare și nici răsfățați n-am fost cu prea multe jucării. Sâmbăta, de obicei, era zi de făcut curat, de copt sau de spălat haine, etc. Fiecare din aceste activități erau solicitante, pentru că nu erau cuptoare moderne sau aspiratoare. Se cocea de dimineață până seara. Curat, deasemenea,Continue reading "Childhood memories with swings made of carpets"

A tale of spring and love

The English translation is available below. Cândva demult, răscolind printre cardurile poștale pe care le colecționase bunica de-a lungul anilor, am găsit un card special. Era adresat dânsei, trimis de către bunelul în perioada când ei se întâlneau. Ca în ajun de dragobete și pentru că în aer oricum e iz de primăvară, las poeziaContinue reading "A tale of spring and love"

The football fan experience // Experiența fanei de fotbal

Traducerea în Română e disponibilă mai jos. I have recently realized that, contrary to what I thought I knew about myself and my passion for football, the truth is that, this is not really me. First, this shocked me, then I denied it for a few more months because I couldn't just stop being thatContinue reading "The football fan experience // Experiența fanei de fotbal"

My “criminal” past

I assume many of us remember those movies, games, singers, bands, TV shows, books, sports that we were crazy about at some point during our teen years, and even now as adults. In Russian it sounds so well to summarize such a list under "Моё криминальное прошлое", literally meaning: My criminal past. I thought itContinue reading "My “criminal” past"