The pains of growing up

Since I left Romania, I’ve always had a recurrent petrifying thought, which is that once I finish school altogether and start working (regular everyday job), it will be next to impossible to come home. It is known as a fact that in the US, vacation days are fewer than in Europe. So, let’s say I have three weeks vacation per year, which is quite optimistic to start with anyway. I will obviously want to take advantage of it and not spend it entirely by traveling half way across the world, in a flight that takes a few days to recover from. However I can’t not come either; it’s my family we are talking about and not seeing them for long periods of time (I have seen them at periods of six months, approximately) is simply not something I would consider. On the other hand, a simple stay in Bucharest doesn’t constitute a real vacation, like one you would take in Cancun, for instance. When coming home, you have certain “duties” to fulfill and certain people to see, which I long for the entire year, but one also longs for a good relaxing vacation.

 

So, what am I to do when this time comes around? Become a workaholic in order to eliminate the slight temptation of letting myself fall into depression? Or find an effortless job with a long vacation time, such as a teacher (which is not to say that a teacher’s job is effortless)? Either one of the solutions is of no liking to me; I don’t want to become a complete and downright robot, working non-stop and finding no joy in life but that of making money and I definitely don’t want to be a teacher, I would be a terrible teacher. It’s not the thought of a full-time job that’s scary, but the fact that I will be tied up by that job. I look forward for that independence that a job gives you, but I hate feeling stuck, like a prisoner, in one place.

 

Having said that and by adding that this is probably one of the worst fears I have, combined with a certain sense of loneliness that one has when away from home and family, I hope and pray that a breakthrough solution will come, that I too, will see the light at the end of the tunnel (Ha! I’ve made it sound like such a drama). One belief I have, which was most probably in stored in me by my mother and life’s experiences, is that things tend to solve themselves and when you think there is absolutely no solution to a complicated problem, some way, it all comes to a happy finale.

 

The conclusion after all this blabber? I will try to stay positive, as one teacher tells me all the time, take things as they come and above all, be more spontaneous. Nothing will change if I start worrying sooner than needed.

 

 

Golden Sands

I am trying to book a four day getaway to Bulgaria for when my hubby comes home too. I’ve heard mostly good things about the Bulgarian sea shores and resorts, so I said to give it a try. I was told that the Golden Sands are the best option, and since I’ve never been there anyway, I will probably choose to go there, however I know there are other resorts such as Sunny Beach, Constantin and Elena, Djuni, and Albena. Any suggestions? And most important, any advice on do’s and don’ts in our neighbor country?

 

PS – I’ve been through Bulgaria, I know how it looks like and I kind of know what to expect, but some advice never hurts.

BestFest

 

As I previously mentioned, I am currently in Bucharest, my hometown, enjoying an extended vacation with my family. And in an attempt to take advantage of my break to the fullest, I bought tickets for B’estFest (Bucharest Festival). The event will take place on the 4^th, 5^th and 6^th of July, and artists such as Alanis Morissette, Nelly Furtado, Manu Chao, Kaiser Chiefs, Manic Street Preachers, and many more I haven’t even heard about – which makes me ignorant in matters of music - will perform. Since there are many artists, the event will start early in the afternoon, so I suspect that after three days of these all day events I will be concert saturated. J

by Monica A. Suma - part 2

 

I was recently telling you about my first published story in an actual newspaper, called The Hunts Point Express, a community newspaper covering Hunts Point and Longwood in the South Bronx.

 

Since then, I have written two more, in the same newspaper, which are both on the same website. Go to my Blogroll, click on The Hunts Point Express and scroll down until you reach my first story, “In a first, girls graduate from a Hunts Point school,” and then, scroll down even further to read my second story, “Hunts Point children find Shakespeare’s magic.”

 

The latest issue has recently come out, and I am eager to have it, since it includes both these stories. Hurray!