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things to do: sibiu, romania

Sibiu will always hold a special spot in my heart, long after I leave - for it is in Sibiu where I find myself living during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. A charming city in Transilvania, once under the rule of Saxon Germans, Sibiu is an alluring place to spend a […]

statements in seclusion: interviews during lock-down

julia - sibiu, romania Julia and I ‘met’ in a Facebook Expat group for Sibiu when I was still staying in Italy. My plans after Romania were initially to head to Ukraine, and since Julia is Ukrainian, I had plenty to ask her, and we’ve remained in close contact since […]

a tale of two exiles

When it became clear that I, an American girl traveling through Eastern Europe, would remain in Romania during the 2020 COVID-19 lock-down, my virtual social circle expanded. I’d previously joined an expat group on Facebook, something I commonly do when staying in a new city. This can be