Benefits of reading to children.

Recently I’ve been thinking about my childhood in Romania. I don’t remember my parents ever reading to me, but that’s mostly because I basically grew up with my grandparents. My grandparents also never really read to me, but I vividly remember my grandma telling me stories pretty much every night before bed. My personal favorite was the Little Red Riding Hood. I would ask her to tell me that story nearly every night, and most of the time she would. Sometimes, she would tell me another story, and although I would enjoy it, when she finished, I would want to hear the...

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Flying is not always fun.

In general, I rather enjoy traveling. Going to a new country, especially one that differs from what you’re used to quite a bit, is both shocking and exhilarating. I want to immerse myself in every aspect of the new world I’m experiencing. However, there is one thing I do not like about traveling. That one thing is getting to my destination. Flying would be okay if all seats resembled the ones in first class, but this is never the case. For most people however, the seats are rather okay. If you’re tall on the other hand, the seats become 50 times more...

Leaving, on a jet plane.

Tonight I depart on my little adventure. Okay, well maybe that adventurous it is not, but even so, it is exciting. My first stop is Wales to visit one of my good friends. Her and I shared a room together during our first year of University and then went on to live together for the next 3 years, making it 4 years in total, without going insane. We became as close to family as people not related can. After University she went on to Law School in Cardiff, and since, I’ve only seen her once. This was more than a year ago now, so it’ll be nice to not only see her, but to...

The little old car.

After telling you that the old Lada that I can see from my office day after day makes me ever so happy, I decided to take a picture of it, even though it is very gray outside. I just love how bright it is, and along with the very green little store, it looks fabulous. And yes, I decided to focus on the leaves, because it seems like just yesterday they were still green. Winter is officially here, I...