Clockwork Animals
Mom and Dad weren't well-off or anything and, apart from that, the 60s offered only a limited choice of toys, at least in our neck of the woods. Back when he was working for the Maintenance Department of the Bucharest Transport Services, Dad would bring me – on Father
What I Did In The Summer Holidays
excerpt Then on another day I didnt get up to much apart from loafing around the house aimlessly and especially up in the apricot tree where dad didnt know I could climb and get away with it because what does he know? He comes home in the evening and if he plays with
Sweet Holiday Camp
School always began on September 1st and ended on the last day of May. September 1st was the first day of school and it started off with an impressive festivity. All of us, dressed-up and with flowers in our hands, went to the official square where the first bell was rung.
The Erstwhile Snows
Winters in Ramnicu Valcea were quite mild in those times, though there was plenty of snow (I guess this is the cliché of those whose childhood memories are blurred by their excessive subjectivity); anyway, they unfolded following a certain ritual: at the beginning of December
Porojan
excerpts Mirceşti, 1880 Dear friend, These days I've lost a childhood friend, whose name resembled more of a person who lives in a tent than of a gentleman, for his name was Porojan! He was one of our slaves, a gypsy, and baker by trade. I confess having felt a
Expoziţie, poezie, dans la „Noaptea muzeelor pragheze“
14 iunie, Praga Peste 25 de instituţii culturale din capitala Cehiei – muzee, galerii, biblioteci, centre culturale – vor fi deschise publicului nocturn în cadrul nopţii de închidere a Festivalului „Noaptea muzeelor pragheze, desfăşurat în acest an în perioada
Weekend cinematografic Nae Caranfil la Poznań
• Timp de trei zile, între 20 şi 22 iunie 2008, vor fi prezentate filmele Restul e tăcere (2007), Filantropica (2002), Dolce far niente (1997), Asphalt Tango (1995) şi E pericoloso sporgersi (1993). • Regizorul Nae Caranfil şi criticul de film Alin Ludu Dumbravă
Toys And Games As Seen By Children And Parents
excerpts In 1888, popular health magazines would dedicate generous coverage to children's games, at the top of their education column. The main endeavor of parents must reside in the education of their infants from their very first day of life onwards, for health,
Quote Play Break
When I go to church I must pay attention only to the service, but my thought wanders far away, and to stop it from wandering, I tell it: Hey, 'thought', have you gone on holiday again? Don't forget you're still on the job with me, and you've got
Across The Border
THE CLASS TEACH' You don't fool me, Ghiţulescu! You've got Kents, bless your wallet! Throw one over, 'cause I'm poor, my mother's unemployed and keeps me only on shots of glucose, she has no food to give me. Come ooooooon, please! Ghiţulescu
I Once Was A Child: School
Between September 15 and June 15, every child's life was hijacked by school. School was the children's only officially-sanctioned pursuit. Their only obligation. None of us got any thrill out of getting up early, eyes heavy with sleep, and trudging all the way
Cismigiu & Co.
excerpt Among our scholarly workmates three or four quickly distinguished themselves, and they would compete against each other for first place in our class. Our former prize winning classmate, Motas Constantin, had moved to a science class. Now two pupils, Ciurea Constantin