…Ukraine.ua. Carpathian Mountains. Photo by Kseniia Rastvorova on Unsplash Romania Romania is one of the countries in the first line of receiving refugees from Ukraine. Many volunteers are working day and night to offer these people a place to rest and recover a bit before fleeing further. Refugee families in northeastern Romania are being housed in schools, churches, holiday homes and guesthouses. You can find here a list of NGOs and some amazing…
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…that was going on in the old city centre till late in the night. At least Romania is on the green list and they were wearing masks indoors, which Dutch people don’t do anymore, even if the Netherlands is on the red list. There were some things that upset me during this trip, but life is as it is, with goods and bads. I left Romania feeling at peace, even if the situation I left behind in my family was not all pink. This serenity came probably bec…
Read MoreThe Easter holiday is approaching, and my excitement grows day by day. I can’t wait to visit my home country after almost six months! I can’t believe it’s been that long. I am even happy to immerse myself in the crazy traffic of Bucharest, to let myself be carried by the crowds at the metro stations — but Bucharest also has green parks and cosy streets, I’ll make sure not to miss them either! This will be only for a few days, before heading to th…
Read More…re my Amsterdamian discoveries with the world, and another one, written in Romanian, where I was planning to share more personal things with friends and family. I was in love with Amsterdam and happy to be here. I didn’t miss my old life at all for a while, that started to bother me later. Exploring the city I didn’t know, back then, how long I would stay. I had no clear plans, I was going to let life do its thing. And here I am, six years later,…
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…re provided by the person telling the story. Now, let’s dive in: Mădălina, Romania Instagram: @mada_and_thepack I need to rewind a couple of years back for that is when my story about “isolation” began, actually. I used to live in the Netherlands and some other places until 2018 I think, or 2017, it’s all a bit blurry now. Then I realised I had an unfulfilling lifestyle, I was surrounded by people on all fronts and still felt out of place. So, I d…
Read More…ands, and once in May — the Orthodox celebration, for which I went back to Romania, to spend it with my family. I arrived in Bucharest on a sunny afternoon. Going from 5 degrees Celsius in the Netherlands to 20 degrees in Romania was quite a treat! It felt like traveling to the future, jumping from winter to summer. I found Bucharest unexpectedly green. I loved strolling the streets and admiring the city’s strange beauty, created by the mixture of…
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…secluded. It’s in the mountains. What about your family? Are they close to Romania? My kids are both Dutch and Romanian, they love it in both countries, they also speak Romanian fluently. It’s a nice balance. Where does your love for nature come from? We never called it something like this. I think nature grew gradually on me. My father is the one who inspired me! He cannot live without “green” surroundings. What was your first job and how did you…
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…t days after the accident. There is almost no prevention medicine: back in Romania, I used to have my blood tests done every year (at my request) to make sure everything was fine, but when I moved here, I had to have discussions with the doctors about why do I need it. Eventually, I gave up. Also, the gynaecological controls (which are done by the GP as well in the Netherlands), require a good reason to happen. They won’t just check to make sure n…
Read MoreIt has become a habit for me in the past few years to visit Romania in September. I guess it’s my favourite month to visit my home country. The days are still warm, but not suffocating as in the summer, the sunsets are colourful and there is still an abundance of tasty fruits and vegetables. This year I’ve spent only two days in Bucharest, from which one was quite hot and the other — grey and rainy. I took pictures only on the rainy day, because…
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I just got back from a holiday in my home country, Romania. It was a tiresome week, as it is usually the case with holidays in one’s native country: too many people to see and too little time, too many emotions and memories. The weather was summer-like, most of the time, which is always a bonus. Bucharest was the same — a crazy, crowded place, full of opposites and playing tricks on your mind. My love-hate relationship with this place is a long…
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