Looking for blogs and news sources about Romania in English
May 13, 2013 9:12 AM Subscribe
In the not too distant future I will be relocating to Romania (through work), probably for a few years. Before I go, and while I'm there, I'd like to keep abreast of local current affairs and culture. What well-written and well-informed blogs or news sources *in English* should I keep an eye on? (obviously I am hoping to use this posting as a chance to brush up on my very limited Romanian, but that's going to take a while...)
In addition, are there any expat sites/forums that would be useful to follow while I'm settling in?
I am aware of Bucharest Life and Bucharest In Your Pocket.
Thanks in advance!
In addition, are there any expat sites/forums that would be useful to follow while I'm settling in?
I am aware of Bucharest Life and Bucharest In Your Pocket.
Thanks in advance!
Best answer: Martin Harris is the UK ambassador to Romania and does weekly blog posts, definitely an outsider blog but talks about some of the issues there.
This guy is one of the top Romanian bloggers but he writes in Romanian. At the point at which your Romanian gets better you might want to look up some of these "influential Romanian bloggers"
I lived there from 94-95 and still peek in to the news from time to time. Back when I was there, the Soros Foundation was putting out a lot of "this is what it is like here" information but in scanning a lot of their current stuff, I didn't really see the same thing happening.
posted by jessamyn at 9:27 AM on May 13, 2013
This guy is one of the top Romanian bloggers but he writes in Romanian. At the point at which your Romanian gets better you might want to look up some of these "influential Romanian bloggers"
I lived there from 94-95 and still peek in to the news from time to time. Back when I was there, the Soros Foundation was putting out a lot of "this is what it is like here" information but in scanning a lot of their current stuff, I didn't really see the same thing happening.
posted by jessamyn at 9:27 AM on May 13, 2013
This isn't quite what you asked for, but you might enjoy it. Some friends play in a Toronto-based balkan-style party band called the Lemon Bucket Orkestra that has toured Romania twice in the last two years, and they're going again this summer. Their tour diary videos were a great introduction to Romania for me, watching from a distance. (Anything that starts with 'Episode' or 'Slice' on their Youtube page).
posted by PercussivePaul at 9:51 AM on May 13, 2013
posted by PercussivePaul at 9:51 AM on May 13, 2013
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posted by mdonley at 9:15 AM on May 13, 2013