Archive for November, 2009
And so, I could NOT vote!
It is quite difficult for me to explain how you want to vote, go to vote, waste five hours, and still not vote! But this is possible in Romania. Last Sunday, we had elections for the new President of Romania. Because I wasn’t in my hometown, I had to vote in a special voting section [...]
November 24, 2009
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Tags: romanian elections, romanian parliament, romanian presidential elections 2009 · Posted in: 5 Politics
Have started the on-the-field research for my PhD thesis
The thesis that I proposed to my instructor–and that was approved–is called “Entrepreneurship during economic and financial crises. Methods of adaptation and survival.” During this period of time, I am conducting the on-the-field research in six counties of the South-East region of Romania. Together with a good friend of mine, I am interviewing over 100 [...]
November 22, 2009
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Tags: entrepreneurship in periods of crisis, iulian cazacu, lower danube university, smart development centre · Posted in: 6 My PhD in Economics
Former U.S. Ambassador to Romania Jim Rosapepe and his wife, Sheilah Kast have launched “Dracula is Dead”
I haven’t had the chance to read this book yet, but it is surely on my “to do” list. I was very surprised and moved by the fact that the former U.S. Ambassador to Romania and his wife, wrote a book about Romania. These people actually leave something behind them….showing a different way to do [...]
November 7, 2009
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Tags: dracula is dead, jim rosapepe, sheilah kast · Posted in: 4 Travels
