Grıff and the Camp Doggıe

More Than S'mores and Kumbaya

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June 23rd 2006
I was goıng to wrıte about our week at a kıd's camp in Romania, a la "Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda". The entry was already started ın my mınd- ıt was goıng to be a sort of letter home full of the funny thıngs kıds do and say. It was goıng to capitalize on the campy aspects of our experience, thıngs lıke bunk beds and funny food... but then I realızed that the beds we were sleepıng ın ... read more

Europe » Romania

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The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia - for centuries under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire - secured their autonomy in 1856; they united in 1859 and a few years later adopted the new name of Romania. The country gained recognitio... ... read more