I’ve been thinking of writing this post for a while now, but for different reasons, I took my time. Someone once told me I’m not the typical 21 year-old (this was last year); he was right. I am now 22 and believe it or not, I’ve already been married for two years now. We just celebrated our two-year anniversary on December 23rd. My life has been very intense since then and it feels like ten years have passed since I left Romania. However, I … [Read more...]
To be or not to be thin?
January 27, 2008 by · 1 Comment
I was thinking about a serious issue that affects us all nowadays, but New Yorkers in particular. Not to be presumptuous, but NYC is a city where media is excessively consumed. There is no Times Square in Boston or Chicago or any European city, at least not to this length.We are bombarded with an imagery of perfection and thinness; we are obsessed with the celebrity culture, and heavily influenced by it, trying to imitate it. The media here is … [Read more...]
Dedicated to NYC
January 27, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
I've lived here for two years now… A video once mentioned that we should all live once in New York City, but move before it makes us too hard. I find it quite true. It is one of the most fast paced cities I’ve seen. Not everyone can live here. If you enjoy the outdoors and to hear birds singing, then this is certainly not the place for you. Ok, so there are MANY people everywhere, you know that already, but what you don’t know … [Read more...]
A new beginning
January 3, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
After writing a little bit on Yahoo 360, I decided to start 2008 by creating this blog, a more respectable one, hoping to establish a digital identity for myself. This blog has no particular purpose, but to improve my writing skills and to write of anything that interests me, of myself and of my life, of New York - the city I live in. Welcome and I hope you'll enjoy my company. … [Read more...]
