Welcome Back!
As you may have heard, I'm going back to Romania this summer to do research for my MA thesis and (hopefully) work in the political section of the U.S. Embassy. At the request of some of my family and friends, I'm going to be keeping a blog of my travels again. All of the posts from my 2006 trip are still here if you care to read them, but I've changed the title of the blog. In 2006 it was called 'Romania Si Asa Mai Departe,' which means 'Romania and so on.' The new incarnation of the blog is entitled 'Vara Mea in Bucuresti,' meaning 'My Summer in Bucharest.'
To get things started, I'll fill you in on the logistics and purpose of this trip. I leave for Bucharest on Monday, May 12 from JFK airport in New York. After a layover in Madrid, I will arrive in Bucharest in the late afternoon of May 13. Once there, I'll spend a few days looking for a place to live and finding the archives and libraries that I'll need to visit for my thesis. After I get settled in, I'll spend the first month researching, sitting in on a class at the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration, and traveling around Hungary and Romania with Adam, who will be visiting for three weeks. By the second week of June, I hope to start my internship at the U.S. Embassy, where I'll work for ten weeks before returning to the U.S. on August 19.
Right now, my departure is just over a week away, and I'm simultaneously excited and nervous. The reasons for my excitement should be pretty obvious. I've been wanting to get back to Romania ever since I left two years ago; I'm looking forward to seeing more of the country and improving my language skills; and it'll be an adventure. The nervousness is probably pretty easy to explain, too. I don't know where I'm going to live once I get there; I have to pack enough clothes and other essentials for three months (I'm sure to forget something!); and I still haven't heard about my security clearance for my state department internship. I'll explain more about that in future posts. In the meantime, wish me luck with my packing and apartment hunting!
To get things started, I'll fill you in on the logistics and purpose of this trip. I leave for Bucharest on Monday, May 12 from JFK airport in New York. After a layover in Madrid, I will arrive in Bucharest in the late afternoon of May 13. Once there, I'll spend a few days looking for a place to live and finding the archives and libraries that I'll need to visit for my thesis. After I get settled in, I'll spend the first month researching, sitting in on a class at the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration, and traveling around Hungary and Romania with Adam, who will be visiting for three weeks. By the second week of June, I hope to start my internship at the U.S. Embassy, where I'll work for ten weeks before returning to the U.S. on August 19.
Right now, my departure is just over a week away, and I'm simultaneously excited and nervous. The reasons for my excitement should be pretty obvious. I've been wanting to get back to Romania ever since I left two years ago; I'm looking forward to seeing more of the country and improving my language skills; and it'll be an adventure. The nervousness is probably pretty easy to explain, too. I don't know where I'm going to live once I get there; I have to pack enough clothes and other essentials for three months (I'm sure to forget something!); and I still haven't heard about my security clearance for my state department internship. I'll explain more about that in future posts. In the meantime, wish me luck with my packing and apartment hunting!
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