If you are planning to go to Britain in the next couple of weeks, prepare for possible disruptions. You might have heard of protests in London planned for September 13th. Well, allegedly,…
Author: Fatca Pop
Fatca Pop is a dreamer, adventurer, cook, and blogger. Fatca was a hairdresser, company secretary, and teacher.
Are international students being sold fake promises?
With changing demographics, a lot of Universities are facing falling numbers. And private organizations are partnering with universities. When it becomes about the money, sometimes even an educational institution will prioritise quantity…
UBV (not UBB) recruiting students
If you stood by the bus stops in Cluj Napoca recently, you might have noticed two things. One, is that despite the no smoking signs, tobacco is still on sale right by…
helen Keller’s letter to Cluj
Letters to Kolozsvar Before Cluj was Cluj, it went by other names. When Hellen Keller was alive, the town was widely known as Kolozsvar. Keller was very popular here, and she communicated…
Historic names of Cluj
The Burgermeister was once offended By Cluj being called Klausenburg. “Bizza!” he complained, in 1904. “Bizza! Zurüd! Es gibt fein Klausenburg in Ungard. Der offizielle und historische Name is Kolozsvar. Bitte nach…
Events you missed this summer
We all know about Untold, Electric Castle, and TIFF film festival. But there is more to Cluj-Napoca and Transylvania than just three events. In fact, almost every day of summer has something…
TIFF posters feature AI attrocity
Posters promoting the Transylvania International Film Festival for 2025 depict an “audience” enjoying a screening beneath what looks like a futuristic fascist spaceship and accompanied by two robots, with Saint Michael’s church…
18 gym, initial review
I have only visited about 6 different branches of 18 gym. Sure, most gyms don’t have six different branches but when you are reviewing a name, you are reviewing the entire network….
Getting translations in Cluj
The following are extracts from people who translate into English: “The contact is ensured by the technical equipment we possess, the communication instruments and channels: mobile phone, e-mail, written message. Instantness and…
Night of the Museum in Cluj, 2025
Night of the Museum is coming to Cluj on Saturday, 17 May, 2025. Are any museums boycotting this year? Some are not on the list. Across Europe, museums are free, or discounted. …