Archive for December, 2009
A Day in Bran
I am spending the New Year in Bran, my most favorite resort in Romania. Together with some close friends of mine, have decided to learn some new things about this fascinating place that gave birth to the legend of Dracula and that is very rich in history. The first interesting place that we discovered was a [...]
December 31, 2009
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Tags: bran castle, bran customs museum, dracula castle, heart of queen mary · Posted in: 4 Travels
Happy Holidays!
I recently heard this song and it seems so optimistic. I think it’s a good match for this vacation time. Happy holidays!
December 27, 2009
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Tags: dolly song, happy holidays, holly dolly · Posted in: 7 Funny Staff
Candidez.ro (I run for office) is my project proposal in the Aspen Institute’s Young Leaders Program
Once I finished the Aspen Institute’s Young Leaders Program in December 2009, I proposed a community project called “Candidez.ro (I run for office), easier to run for office, more informed voting.” Here’s a short presentation of it: Problem: Professionals or technocrats in general and young people in particular, do not have enough resources to run [...]
December 20, 2009
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Tags: candidez, candidez.ro, radu aspen project · Posted in: 2 Participative Democracy
Finished the Aspen Young Leaders Program 2009
Every year, Aspen Institute Romania is organizing a very selective program for young leaders called the Young Leaders Program (YLP). The key objectives of the Program are to promote and advance progressive leadership within Romanian and European society and to create a regional network of young future leaders based on shared values and common interests. [...]
December 16, 2009
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Tags: aspen institute romania, candidez.ro, young leaders program 2009 · Posted in: 3 Training Courses and Seminars
Holiday greetings from Pepperdine University
It is energizing to know I am part of such a great Pepperdine family! As an alumn, I am bound by the ethics of the School of Public Policy and the mission of the University: strengthening lives for purpose, service and leadership. Going back to find inspiration in the resources of the Master of Public [...]
December 10, 2009
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Tags: holiday greetings, pepperdine university, purpose service and leadership, school of public policy · Posted in: 4 Travels
Went to sleep with one president and woke up with the other!
The Americans have seen this in 2000, when George Bush won his first term in office over Al Gore. Of course, the scale is different, but the feeling is the same. Incumbent President Traian Basescu managed to have an overnight win over social-democrat Mircea Geoana. From over 18,000,000 million people who were eligible to vote, [...]
December 7, 2009
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Tags: mircea geoana, romanian presidential elections 2009, traian basescu · Posted in: 5 Politics
