At Cluj’s UBB, you can study more languages than just Romanian. We tried their summer school, and were mostly satisfied. The courses at the Middle East center are a little out of…
American energy drinks have undeclared ingredients
Did you think you were safe because you avoided Nestle products? Well, the Swiss food giant is not the only one caught selling contaminated products. American companies are being caught all the…
Mărțișor market open in central Cluj
The market of Mărțișor is open in central Cluj. Among the market stalls is one where you can buy wooden recorders and other musical instruments. (Many of these seem to be suitable…
Maidan plays in Cluj
Over the next few weeks, there will be Maiden plays in Cluj. “Theatru in centrul Clujului.” These plays will feature an actor that you might know from the Romanian Theatre, and a…
Henna tattoos in Cluj and study in India
On 21st of February, 2024, Ana’s Work will be doing Hena tattoos in Cluj. The photos of the tattoos look good, and it is tagged by the Cluj Centre for Indian studies…
Fruit’s origin false: not greek, but Egyptian
Fruit that pretended to be imported from Greece was actually imported from Egypt. These fruit were sold in many supermarkets in Romania, including hypermarkets. Some had been treated with chemicals, past the…
Are toilets and houses overpriced in Cluj?
Here we are in 2026. According to Monitorul (perhaps our favorite newspaper at the moment), the average resident of Cluj spends over half his salary on rent. Average advertised rent prices for…
Bank museum exhibit in Bucurest
Occasionally, the local BNR is open to visitors. This is not one of those occasions. We heard from a foreigner who was confused after reading about the ‘Money speaks to Us” exhibit…
Mircea Bravo’s dad protests against 8 hour work day
The actor who played the father of the Mircea Bravo character in Nunta pe Bani joined a protest, reported the Monitorul newspaper. (Monitorul means “the monitor, so it feels redundant to call…
Stray dogs: fact of myth?
There was apparently a rumor that Romania was filled with stray dogs. Then, that was changed. But has it changed back? According to Dog Desk animal action there are 900 million dogs worldwide. …