Memories of Bucharest

Memories of Bucharest (Romania, 2023)

Last year around this time (from October 15 to January 11), we were in an Airbnb in Bucharest, Romania after moving out of my childhood home. Life has been quite the adventure since then, and needless to say, I still often feel sad about my parents being gone. A new chapter…
How expensive is Bucharest

How Expensive is Bucharest (2024)

If you're wondering if Romania is cheap to live, I have been documenting my expenses for the time I've been there. For the sake of making this project easier on myself, I will pick two full months that I was in Romania. In actuality, I was there from mid October to…
From Romania to Bulgaria

Hello from Bulgaria! From Bucharest to Ruse with Cats

Yes! I was able to get in touch with my host in Bulgaria and we received the check-in instructions shortly before leaving from Bucharest to Ruse. I'm glad all went well in that regard. Our trip to Ruse by taxi went relatively smoothly. The cats did NOT enjoy getting shoved into…
Personal blog post about 2023

2023 Recap, My Personal Story (Spoiler: It’s been tough)

The beautiful sky from our backyard in Oud-Beijerland, The Netherlands. Sometimes I feel like writing a book about what I've experienced in the last three years, because boy, do I have content. My life has spun largely out of my control since the end of 2019. When my dad died in…
Bucharest Romania Sector 3

Apparently I Signed Myself Up for Some Sort of Bootcamp

And the name of this bootcamp is "Life in Bucharest, Romania as a non-native". What I've seriously underestimated was how challenging it would feel to deep dive into another country. And not just any country, a country that speaks a completely different language that I haven't learned yet. And where some…