If you have lived in Cluj long enough, you have probably heard of Mircea Bravo. He is a YouTube star with a sitcom that is more popular than many of the shows…
Month: December 2022
Learning Romanian in Cluj
There is a new source of Romanian classes in Cluj. Free classes According to the group for Foreigners and Expats in Cluj-Napoca, Volunteers who are second language speakers themselves plan to teach…
Romanian government to tax sunlight
Why do energy taxes exist? Is it to encourage us to use fossil fuels more sparingly, to save the environment, to preserve natural resources, to reduce dependency on imports, and to fight…
Was Emperor Sponsianus real?
Emperor Sponsianus (which the BBC shortens to Sponsian) had a reputation for being a fake. They found coins that had the guy’s face and name on them, sure. But in the old…
Shows for young people
Faclia of Cluj reports that the Puck theatre is here again. Free plays, mostly puppet shows, in December. These are mostly in Romanian and can be a good introduction to the rhythms…
Cluj celebrates unification day
La multi ani Romania, happy Birthday Romania. The 2022 celebration included an air show, fireworks, speeches by re-enactors, and a concert. The Christmas lights were on full display, guiding onlookers to a…