I’m such an idiotic she-peacock; I do have to stop and laugh at myself. As I’ve been telling you, I am smart and educated and God knows what other humble statements like that I made. But trust me, when I am dumb, I go full blown stupid. So, here I am again at a very …
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În cartea sa, “Cultură, comunicaţii şi conflicte; studierea relaţiilor interculturale”, dr. Gary R. Weaver, profesor la Universitatea Americană din Washingon D.C., spune: „Nu mai putem rămâne prinşi într-o lume doar a noastră. Fie că este vorba de interacţiunea cu vecinii sau de conducerea afacerilor de peste mare, cunoaşterea relaţiilor interculturale şi abilitatea de a interacţiona …
Dacă ţi se pare că viaţa ta e minunată – deși uneori plictisitoare – sau dimpotrivă eşti complet sufocat de lupta pentru bani, de creşterea copiilor sau vrei sa învingi o boală şi ai nevoie de o diversiune, tot ce ai de făcut este să dai drumul la televizor.Şi nu, nu vorbesc de canalul cu …
If you feel like your life is charmed—even slightly boring—or on the contrary are completely suffocated by struggles to make ends meet, raise children, care for the elderly, or are battling a disease and need a diversion, all you need to do is turn on the TV. And no, I don’t mean the cartoon channel. …
So I met my new neighbors. Wow! Absolutely impressed. A little confused as well, but that’s ok. I was born confused and life never managed to remedy that.The Y’s hosted the party. I have never been to a neighborhood party before, because I never lived in this type of hood before either. There’s a first …
Every year a special charity event is held at the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C. where funds are raised to help the less fortunate. The event is called Maselnitsa. In Slavic mythology, Maslenitsa is a sun-festival, personified by the ancient god Volos, and a celebration of the imminent end of the winter. In the Christian …
Ioana has had three formal book launches – in Bucharest and Washington, D.C. Her publisher in Europe is Vivaldi.