London in July

Last summer, before the summer holiday, Runa was very upset. Being in an elite class, she was dissapointed not to receive the first prize and the traditional flower wreath on her head. She worked a lot last year, and she had tears in her eyes in the last day of school.

In September, we asked her if she plans to win the first prize, her answer was "no, because I'm not good enough". Oh, my, how could I make her believe she can? We already knew that talking along couldn't motivate her to win. Bogdan came out with a plan, so in October we told her she gets to go on a trip, just the three of us when school ends. If she'll put the flower wreath on her head at the end of the year. 

And she did it. She won the first prize, she smiled with that flower wreath on her head on the last day of school, and she chose London as the destination for our trip together.

Four days in this wonderful city and Runa was completely bewitched, forever. Since we came back, last Wednesday, she dreams of studying and living in London. And eating sushi every single day.

Having so little time, we've shown her mostly the landmarks: Big Ben, Westminster, London Bridge and London Tower, Buckingam Palace and the Marble Arch. We took her to Hamley's and Harrods, then, again, to sushi. 

We are already thinking about next year's motivation, any ideas? Material temptations don't work with her, just to let you know.

Sometimes

Sometimes I feel my heart overwhelmed and beating like hell.

It's gratitude and love what I feel, and fear of losing what I love most. 

Life was so difficult for me as a young girl, that now I find somehow hard to believe everything is so fine. A big, loving and happy family, good health, the blessing of doing what I like, the stars seemed to have finally lined up for me.

I wake up in the night and loose my sleep, because there is so much running through my mind. I'm afraid that I might wake up in the morning and find that all that disappears, as if everything was just a dream. You might say I don't live in the present, but it's exactly the opposite. I enjoy every day so much, I'm afraid to sleep so it won't finish. 

 

 

Iana's Flowers

Mara's Graduation Show {Clown Module}

Few months ago, Mara started an acting course, together with one of her classmates. She had her first graduation show two weeks ago, while we were in U.S.A. But, lucky us! she performed again Sunday morning, in a charity show.

Her stage name was "Colorfully", in an approximate translation ("Colorilă", in Romanian) and she didn't have to wear a clown costume, but a princess dress, more in her usual style.

What I loved most about the show was that Mara (and the other kids, of course) learned how to control her body language. And even more, she is not afraid to show off her funny faces. Large gestures, beautiful mimic, impeccable diction. 

Her beautiful acting teacher, Iana, did a wonderful job! Thank you!

The show was really great, her body language was so different of what I use to know!