As a Romanian born in the mid-80s, during Nicolae Ceausescu’s communist regime, my biggest dream, for most of my life, was to move to the US – or at least have the honor of visiting the country. America was, for … Read more
We got back to Drobeta Turnu Severin and, of course, our beautiful village house, bought in 2021. And, as one would expect after leaving a house unattended for two years… we came back to plenty of trouble. Minor trouble for … Read more
A full month passed since we moved back to Drobeta Turnu Severin, my home town, where we have the apartment we bought back in 2014, but also the village house we got in 2020. We had so many things to … Read more
Two years ago, my family and I moved to Constanta, Romania. The main reason behind the move was our son – actually being able to offer him the best possible education. Fortunately, even though short-lived, at least this was a … Read more
Life got really busy here, behind the scenes of the Romania Experience blog with ups and downs, like it happens to most. Probably one of the most important things that happened – and I managed to keep it a secret … Read more
Some of you might remember that back in 2012, we purchased an old house in a village here in Romania. Those who don’t can check out the original article here. The plan was to make the place livable and enjoy … Read more
2016 is right around the corner and the Christmas spirit – together with the joy of welcoming a new year – is here and you can feel it everywhere. 2015 was a good year for this blog as I was … Read more
I am very happy to report that Romania Experience has been nominated for a Versatile Blogger award – the first one ever for this blog! Basically an “award” that runs between bloggers who recommend other great blogs to their readers, … Read more
Almost one year ago, when I started Romania Experience, I wrote in the “about me” page that this blog will follow my trip to achieving a net worth of “at least 1 million dollars”. Today I’m having second thoughts: I … Read more
It’s been a very quiet month here at Romania Experience and the biggest reason for this radio silence is the arrival of my first child into this world. Since he decided it’s time to come one month sooner than anticipated, … Read more