On the first day of winter holiday, Saturday 20th of Decmeber, we all gathered at “Princess Margaret” school , our traditional host for Christmas festivity. Christmas fairy told us the story of the first Christmas and her friends, Pongo the clown and Mira the dog, delighted us with their funny acrobatics. Of course Santa Klaus was there to bring nice presents […]
On Monday, the Elvira Popoescu Hall at the French Institute in Bucharest was packed and cheered for Medeea Marinescu and Marius Manole, her scene partner. The two talented actors have offered a representation of their play “Fa-mi loc!” (Make me some room!), a sparkling comedy that delighted the French and Romanian audience. More that 150 tickets were sold to the […]
For a couple of years now I’ve been a « patron » for an NGO called “Asociatia Valentina ” which helps the kids leaving in the impoverished areas of District 5, Bucharest. These are children coming from very poor families, with often illiterate and unemployed parents living on social benefits only. What is Valentina doing for them? It pays the pre-school fees […]