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20 miles + no card = Romania
So I've been teaching for about one month now and I have loved every second of it (pretty much). At the Ivan Bogorov School of Language I have been teaching 15 classes a week. I teach three 8th grade classes, two 9th, two 10th, two 11th, and four 12th. (I teach 8A and 9A twice a week) The first week of class I simply had to introduce myself. I talked about myself, my family, West Virginia, Wesleyan, Bulgaria, and I told them some funny stories about things that ...
Romania
... He kicked her in the face and stomach and she had a fat lip for the rest of our stay in Romania.
After being out all day at the pool (we stayed until closing at 8pm) we were all exhausted and had a quick tea of greek kababs. We had to avoid all of the gypsies hanging around the area we went to eat too which was interesting.
On the Saturday we had a quiet day, slept in late and only left the house to do a little shopping and to see a few of the ...
Under Construction
... a day-trip in Sinaia (I'd forgotten about that until I typed it), and as soon as we stepped off the train it struck me...it was exactly like I was back in India. We were hit by a wall of heat, everywhere stunk a little like urine and there were street kids running round all over the place. That may not sound welcoming to everyone, but to me it meant I instantly felt more positive about the place. Hmmm.
The ...
Hot Bucharest
... watermelons!
The Romanian countryside is green and lush, but lacking animals. Where are they, as it's prime grazing ground? They are harvesting at the moment, but for what!
Ali managed to secure a bush camp for us by bribing (and giving the talk), with cigarettes, the international currency! We camped in a lovely spot although lots of mozzies and I have not escaped being bitten..
We washed in the cattle trough, which had ...
Bucharest - It's better than you think!
... paintings. In the entrance foyer I found a place to sit to wait for Michael.
Later that evening we were sat in another bar enjoying a cool bottle of Romanian lager watching a World Cup football match. As it played out I was again astounded by the sheer gorgeousness of Eastern European women. They had a monopoly on ultra good looks which I hoped their men folk appreciated. In the UK, many of the Romanian men I spotted would have been partnered with obese ...