We have Internet
Posted Thursday, May 21, 2009 by Pamela Nisivaco
Our first night in Romania we were without Internet access, which was the most frustrating aspect of being in Romania. After a call to the hotel’s IT guy we now have access. Can you guess what you can find everyone doing now?
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Bucharest… Some Observations
Posted Thursday, May 21, 2009 by Jhane Reifsteck
In the short amount of time that we’ve had to walk around Bucharest, we’ve decided that there is a lot to see and a lot to hear. Tonight was our first real chance to venture out around our hotel.
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Why are all the flowers upside down?
Posted Thursday, May 21, 2009 by Shaina Humphries
As we walked through the busy streets of Bucharest today, I noticed a whole lot of people carrying flowers. Some had huge, heavy bouquets while others walked along with a single rose or carnation. The part that caught my attention—they were all holding the flowers upside down.
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Surprise! Guess what food this is
Posted Thursday, May 21, 2009 by Kirstin Skurka
Our first dinner in Romania was excellent. Most of us dined on ricotta filled mushrooms, stuffed chicken breast, salmon and pasta. Karis decided to be adventurous and try something very strange. Can you figure out what it is? She described the taste as being “excellent” but the texture “not so much”....
p.s. we were at an Italian restaurant
UI Alumnae Leads Romania’s Embassy
Posted Thursday, May 21, 2009 by Kirstin Skurka
UI journalism students visiting the U.S Embassy in Bucharest got a warm welcome and an Illini surprise! We met recently with different American officers who briefed us on some of Romania’s issues and later learned the Charge ‘d Affairs is a University of Illinois graduate.
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A Visit to Romania’s Major TV News Network
Posted Thursday, May 21, 2009 by John D Paul
University of Illinois journalism students visiting Bucharest visited Romania’s version of CNN Thursday. The group toured Realitatea TV, which is a nationwide news channel can be watched by nearly every Romanian.
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No Romanian wines in UI wine class
Posted Tuesday, May 12, 2009 by John D Paul
A wine appreciation class at the University of Illinois does not sample wines from Romania. The Food Science and Human Nutrition class is one of the most popular on the Urbana campus. It teaches students, who must be 21 years of age, to appreciate wines from around the world.
UI Enology specialist Bradley Beam teaches wine class:
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Growing Economic Optimism in Romania
Posted Monday, May 11, 2009 by John D Paul
A University of Illinois history professor says there is a sense of economic optimism among a growing number of Romanians. Keith Hitchins specializes in the history, economics and culture of Southeastern Europe, including Romania, Hungary and Central Asia. In March, he told a class of journalism students that despite a recession, Romanians are optimistic about their future. Hitchins also said thousands of Romanians who fled the country in the last decade are beginning to return to their native country.
Prof. Keith Hitchins addresses an increasingly optimistic Romania:
Bringing Romania Wines to US
Posted Wednesday, May 06, 2009 by John D Paul
Romanian wine makers are eager to export more of their products to wine consumers in the United States but they realize they face an image problem. Romanian wine does not get the notoriety or publicity that other European wines enjoy. Romanian Importer Cristian Soare of Terra Firma in St. Charles, Missouri is confident a change in image would cause more Americans to consider Romania’s wines.
Cristian Soare of Terra Firma Wines speaks about Romanian wines:
Welcome to Romania!
Posted Friday, April 24, 2009 by John D Paul
Our class of ten University of Illinois students is in Romania, a somewhat forgotten nation in Eastern Europe that joined the European Union in 2007. We’re reporting on a variety of topics from tourism in Romania to health care, education, agriculture, the Roma population and culture and even Romania’s wine industry. We’ll compare what we find in Romania to Italy when we visit Rome. You can find our itinerary and a list of the journalists in the class elsewhere on this website.
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