Romanian Student Association

EVENTS


For lack of a better writer (hint, hint), Raluca 'the Dancing Queen' Rosca is once again mantaining this page.  She  still hopes to find enough people (from the  International Folkdance Club, from the Romanian Student Association or from anywhere in the largert Gainesville area) willing to learn from scratch and perform a Romanian number for the VISA Talent Show, April 2004. Anybody interested, please email rarosca*AT*ufl.edu.

Read on for the events of this year; the chronicle of events of past years is also available.

 2002-2003

Summer 2003

New and newsworthy:
  • Carmen Savu graduates with a Master of Science Degree from Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Joining us in August to start graduate school at University of Florida are:  Camelia Baluta ( Romance Languages/ French); Roxana Coman  (Interdisciplinary Program/ Biomedical Sciences); Monica Postelnicu ( Journalism and Telecommunication); Mihaela Marcu rejoins us, this time as a graduate student in Food Resources
  • Welcome to Alina and Daniel Dragne, the newest Romanians in town
  • Sabina Damaschin starts her undergraduate studies at University of Florida
  • Mihai Ciustea ( Ph.D. Chemistry, UF, 2003)  accepted a post-doc position in  Philadelphia .

  • WHEN: Saturday August 16, 4 pm-..
    WHERE: Gatorwood Apts Pool (2337 SW Archer Road);Raluca is in apt 1210/cell 281 6412
    WHAT:  pool party and barbecue to celebrate  'moving is over', Sfinta Marie Mare or  your favorite happy event.

    WHEN: during May and June .
    WHERE: here and there
    WHAT:  helping Linda Mayben Pottberg  to get ready for her trip to 4 orphanages in Braila, Romania. .She will graduate with a masters degree in Ocupational Therapy from the University of Florida College of Health Professions in the Summer of 2005. This spring she  received a University of Florida Scholars Program Award for undergraduate research.To quote her:
    " I am still finalizing my research project and once I have that in full swing and approved I will share it with you further.  It is only a tiny part of my trip though and is primarily an observational based study comparing children in the orphanages of Romania, to low income children in Early Head Start Programs, as well as a rural preschool and UF's experiemental preschool.  My main purpose is to go over and share and model therapeutic play and to just have lots of fun with the children!
    I am also looking forward to exploring nature and finding out more about the people in Romania."

    WHEN: Saturday May 24, 9 00 pm-....
    WHERE: Maguire Village Commons Room ( look for #377 on the zoommed map, also search campus map for Maguire Village)
    WHAT: Anca D.'s B-day party. Come by yourself or with friends and get ready to taste Anca's signature dishes and dance on her selection of music!
    Cronica: Great dancing party! We were pleasantly surprised to see Cristina C. and Delia C., tired but radiant after 2 weeks of 'real' work (both drove to GNV from their summer location to see friends in town)

    WHEN: Saturday May 10, 7 00 pm-....
    WHERE: Maguire Village Commons Room ( look for #377 on the zoommed map, also search campus map for Maguire Village)
    WHAT:  Pompi D's 'got a job and a B-day' Romanian&CISE  party
    PS: The crowd was big, the  food was great, the dancing was retro and the booze was plenty--give Pompi a call if you want to help w. the leftovers.

    Spring 2003

    New and newsworthy:
  • Nicoleta Apetre is the recipient of Amelia Earhadt - Zonta International fellowship
  • Emilian Bucataru has a summer internship in Washington, DC
  • Cristina Cosma has a summer internships in West Palm Beach
  • Delia Cladovan has a summer internshio in Orlando
  • Pompi Diplan accepted a job offer from Microsoft; he will be moving in Seattle at the end of Summer semester
  • Corina and Gheorghe (Gimi) Lungu moved to Chicago area; Gimi will do the experimental part of his Ph. D. dissertation working in the Fermi Lab
  • Vali Tirsoaga graduated w. a M.F.A (set design/scenography)  from the Department of Theatre and Dance, UF

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    WHEN: Sunday May 4, 2 00 pm-...
    WHERE:  St Elizabeth Greek Orthodox Church
    WHAT:  the wedding ceremony of Stefania Carmen Panaite and Cristopher Bray. Casa de piatra and good luck in their new life together to the newly wed couple!

    WHEN: Saturday May 3, 4 00 pm-...
    WHERE:  St Elizabeth Greek Orthodox Church
    WHAT:  the baptism ceremony of  Ileana Klein. Parents  Mihaela Popescu and Michael Klein and godparents Ileana Vass and Brent Nelson invite you to the ceremony and the following  informal reception taking place in the church yard

    WHEN: Thursday, March  26, 9am -11 am
    WHERE:  Hawthorne Middle and Highschool (their contact person: Carol Shelley 374 8992)
    WHAT: presentation about Romania (part of their International Day)
    Cronica: We found some nice  maps preparing for this! Thanks, Raluca and Mihaela M. for your effort!

    WHEN: Sunday , March  23, 6-8 pm
    WHERE:  Reitz Union Colonnades
    WHAT: Volunteers for International Students Affairs (VISA) Assembly - parade of  International Flags; Dansul Fetelor de la Crihalma

    WHEN: March 1-29
    WHERE: Marston Science Library, entry hallway exhibition space
    WHAT:  'A Martisor for you'- exhibition organized by RSA (see announcement)
    Cronica partiala:Expozitia de martisor a primit multe complimente de la bibliotecare si nu numai; cele mai laudate exponate fiind costumele populare cumparate anul trecut de la dna  Elisabeta Pod (Romanian Gift Shop in Chicago) impreuna cu panoul cu harta Europei de S=E, panou pe care Vali T s-a chinuit o ora sa-l potriveasca sa nu reflecte lumina reflectorului  in geam etc. Ca de sase ani incoace, datoram multumiri dlui Simion Alb/  Romanian National Tourism Office(RONTO)  din New York pentru ajutor cu afise si brosuri publicitare. Pozele facute cu drag si digital de catre Lucian B. si Ileana V. se pot vedea aici )

    WHEN: Saturday March 1st, 9 00 pm-....
    WHERE: Corry Village Commons Room
    WHAT:  March party
    Cronica: O petrecere de martisor care din greseala a iesit nemaipomenita! Greseala a fost ca am rezervat si noi, studentii romani, si studentii din Club Creole aceeasi sala de petrecere; dupa ce am dat nas in nas si ne-am dat seama ca nici romanii nici haitienii nu vor sa se duca acasa nepetrecuti, am pus mincarea fiecare pe cite o masa (bananele prajite pe o parte, salata de vinete pe alta), bautura tot cam asa, muzica la comun si am trecut la dans! Acolo sa fi vazut infratire intre popoare: ba un Harry Belafonte, ba o manea, si dai si danseaza, nenica, de ma mir c-am mai avut talpi a doua zi. Cel mai palpitant moment al serii, din pacate nefilmat:
    cintecul din Oas, ' fost=am fiu' padurii' aranjament modern romanesc, dansat 'a la conga' intr-o linie topaitoare romano-haitiana.

    WHEN: Tuesday February 25, 8 pm
    WHERE:  Phillips Center for Performing Arts
    WHAT:   Aeros -  two hours of  gravity-defying performance of  athletes from the Romanian Gymnastics federation ( more/all about the team at www.aeros.org); Cronica: this show, a mix of the best of Romanian gymnastics, American modern choreography and  Canadian sound-track is even better at its second North-American tour; highly recommended to watch in direct or in the Bravo channel movie.

    WHEN: Tuesday February 14, 8 pm
    WHERE:  Country Gardens Clubhouse
    WHAT:   February party--Adriana, Cristina, Delia, Mircea si Stefania's combined B-day party

    WHEN:  February 1st, 1 30 -3 30pm
    WHERE:  Fort White, FL
    WHAT:   teaching Alinelul for the local Girl Scouts group
    Cronica:  Kim Gulledge, presedinta grupului de dans international, a fost intrebata de catre o mamica daca stie vreun dans romanesc. Vezi doamne,
    mamica cu pricina este coordonatoare intr-o grupa de pionierite ('girls scouts' ) si fetele de la ea din grupa si-au ales ca tema pentru serbarea anuala Romania. De ce tocmai Romania? Una dintre fete invatase la istoria universala (materie facultativa) despre Romania, i-a placut si le-a convins si pe celelalte fetite. Pe scurt,  Kim le-a zis ca da, stim si dansuri romanesti si uite asa  ne-am urcat in masina intr-o simbata, Kim, Raluca si Mariana,  si am fost in vizita 'la tara' (Fort White, 409 locuitori la recesamintul din 2000) pina la casa mamicii coordonatoare. Ne-au intimpinat acolo 12 fetite intre 6 si 13 ani plus 4 mamici, pregatite  cu de-ale gurii.  Partea mai interesanta era ca in asteptarea noastra, fetitele cautasera ( si gasisera lucruri destule) pe Internet despre Romania. Nu gasisera ce le interesa pe ele: de-a ce se joaca in Romania copiii ? Si nu prea se lamurisera cum e vremea si ce inseamna 4 anotimpuri, fiindca de, majoritatea nu calatorisera in afara statului bi-sezonal Florida.
    Vreo ora le-am povestit noi de unde venim si ne-au mai intrebat si ele 'de-a ce se joaca copii in Romania , ce maninca si cit se duc la scoala', dupa care le-am invatat sa danseze si Alunelul. Sa fi vazut veselie, trei rinduri de fetite dansind pe iarba din spatele casei Alunelul si la sfirsit suflind tare obosite, dar mindre de ele ca nu s-au calcat pe picioare! Drept multumire, nu numai ca ne-au trimis la fiecare cite-o cutie cu biscuiti speciali si cite o diploma + o scrisoare de multumire pe care s-au semnat si fetitele si mamicile, o placere. Dar poate cea mai frumoasa amintire este intrebarea uneia dintre mamici 'Dupa ce ati trait si in  Romania si in America, ce credeti ca au in comun oamenii in cele 2 locuri? '. Intrebare pusa destept intr-o vreme in care vuiau a razboi si televizorul si radioul.

    Fall 2002

    WHEN:  December 25, 2002 12 00 am-12 00pm ( the previous record was 11 pm, but Adriana N. wasn't in here to play/dance 'Geamparalele' ...)
    WHERE:  Ion and Daniela's house
    WHAT:  the ultimate Christmas potluck party

    WHEN: December 24, 2001, 9 00 pm-11 00 pm
    WHERE:  St Elizabeth Greek Orthodox Church
    WHAT:  Christmas service followed by carols sing-along [contact Raluca rarosca*AT*ufl.edu. if you are interested in rehearsing  a (number of) Romanian carol(s)]

    WHEN: Friday  November 30, 2001, 10 30 am - 1 30 pm
    WHERE:  Reitz Union Colonnades
    WHAT:  a display of artifacts and posters in celebration of the National Day of Romania (December 1st).
    See more about celebration 2000.