Some people might be angry with me for even asking that question. “Can we trust scientists?” they might mock. “Is the world flat? Do brown cows make chocolate milk?” However, some high…
Is the smell of smoke making you sick?
In English, they call it third hand smoke. If you want to translate it into Romanian or other languages, perhaps a better term is “residual smoke.” Residual smoke could be making you…
Happy Christmas from Hey Cluj
Christmas was yesterday. We saw some sad people, happy people, dog walking people, and not many snow people on our walks the past couple of days. What are some Christmas traditions? Singing…
Why a Trump win is good new for Americans Abroad (and in Cluj)
When we started this Hey Cluj, it was meant to be a magazine about Cluj in English, not just another blog-rag for expats. However, we have heard so many American accents in…
La mulți ani, poem and December news
România esti bine? Poți să stai aici, lânga mine? În europa, o să fie Împreună, bucurie. Că prieteni fără un plan Sărbătorim, Și la mulți ani! – Des Sousa Please excuse Des,…
Magic Clean now available in Cluj
Okay, so Magic Clean has been available for some time. But we had to use a whole carton of it, to test it, before we could recommend it. Small and portable Magic…
Babes Bolyai summer school in Cluj
Do you want to jump a level in Romanian? Well, The Transylvanian International Summer Course of Romanian Language and Civilization might help you in less time than it took me to remember…
Events and Films in English in Hungarian days 2024
We just looked at the physical brochure for Hungarian Days of Cluj, 2024, and found events labelled as “lb. engleza” which we assume means “limba engleza” or in English. Three talks will…
Hungarian Days are in Cluj
For the next week, Cluj will celebrate the Hungarian part of its heritage. This includes concerts, fairs, sports, religious services, poetry, visual arts, history, and hopefully a few reenactments. And of course,…
Banffy Castle
Have you been to Electric Castle? Have you seen Metropolis or Nosferatu with live music at the film festival in the castle? If so, you probably know what Banffy Castle looks like…