Oct
29th
Mon
29th
Feeble attempt to prove that my life is worth living!
Mafiotii la Green Tea. Un joc excelent, dar destul de frustrant :D
Gradina Botanica si Green Tea
Pentru ca mi-a zis Clarisa ca ar trebui sa mai incerc si limba Romana… sa vedem daca ma descurc.
La Gradina Botanica:
- Am gasit o canapea pe cinste.
- Unii au incercat, altii au reusit sa invete cum se arunca o minge de fotbal american.
- Nu am ajuns totusi la chiparosii de balta (Taxodium Distichum). Daca am fi ajuns la ei, ar fi aratat cam asa de colorati, si le-am fi vazut penumogenunchii (cum se numeau??)
Oct
26th
Fri
26th
At the childcare center again, one of the kids teaches us a funny game.
A great Sabbath lunch meetup between a group of us young’uns and a group of old ladies at our church. These old ladies are so sweet! (And they cook awesome food that we devoured.)
Bucharest, October 20, 2007
Slanic and Ciucas, October 13-14
Participants: Clarisa, Sinziana, Andrei.
A couple of photos below. The rest - a little bit later, in Flickr.
- Insane winds and cold. And this is just the beginning.
- All the equipment in the world is not enough if you don’t have good gloves.
- You can use socks as gloves, but not if they’re thin cotton socks.
- Sometimes, it pays off to look at the weather predictions!
- It is possible to walk in spite of severe pain. Pain thresholds are way lower than the body can safely endure.
- Yet, even though you will yourself to walk “as if the pain isn’t there”… it just doesn’t work that way! Is it about willpower, or a good sense of humour and lack of self-importance?
- In most restaurants in Romania, they just “don’t have available” the only 1-2 items on the menu that would be suitable for a vegetarian. I should learn to stop taking it out on the waiters, poor guys! and start ignoring the menu, like Clarisa:
At Slanic. A shepherd upon the hills.
At Saua Tigailor, a mere 500 m height difference from our starting point. The cold and wind force us back. Ciucas, October 14, 2007.
Sheltered from the wind by one lonely fir tree. Cashews, Brazil nuts, and dried fruit in an impromptu Swedish buffet. Ciucas, October 14, 2007.
Snow-covered trees. The fog had just dispersed, a ray of sun came through, but by the time Andrei was ready to take a picture, the sun was gone again. Ciucas, October 14, 2007.
The first snow this year. Ciucas, trailhead at Pasul Bratocea, just over 1300 m. October 14, 2007.
Work and personal time
Just realized: When you let work time encroach upon personal time, personal stuff will get back at you and encroach upon work time, rendering it “useless” and forcing you to work even more.
Ex: this week, worked late three evenings, which led to me not processing my inbox at home. Didn’t see and didn’t pay the bills from my phone company. Then, today, at work, I got a “last chance” SMS to pay the bills. Wasted over 1 hour to sort through how to pay, since many things have changed.
Oct
7th
Sun
7th
Getting organized. IKEA, September 30
Orphanage, September 29
Homework with the children at the orphanage. Wish I could take some pictures, but afraid they’ll go berseck at the sight of a camera.
Piatra Mare, September 22-23
Participants: Andrei, Sinziana
No pictures, unfortunately.
Highlights:
- Great weather, though on the cool side at night. My sleeping bag does not go that low.
- Important to hedge when any unknown variable comes into play.
- Huh, too little gas in my cartridge?
- A lot of thought about what really matters.
- Will give the honors courses to all people who are new to backpacking.
- The swimming pool, sauna, cold pool and dinner afterwards were a great way to close the weekend.