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Ep. #35 Romania with Miky Balta: Christmas Day Revolution
Ron Klutho talks to Miky Balta from Romania
MUSIC: Ciprian Porumbescu: Balada pentru vioară și orchestră, op. 29 by Mădălin Voicu
Next week Ron will talk with Rajiv Gurung about Nepal!
Stories of New Americans can also be heard Saturday nights from 10-11pmCT on NewsTalkSTL
Find out more about Ron at https://newstalkstl.com/stories-of-new-americans-with-ron-klutho/
0:00 SEG 1 Where is Romania on the map? | Romanian is a romance language | Are there any Ukrainian refugees in Romania? | Count Dracula was a real person | Romanians love garlic | Bran Castle is a very well known tourist attraction | The 1984 Summer Olympics boycott | Communism | Her aunt was a nurse who went to jail | There was no heat in the winter
16:25 SEG 2 Secret police | Nicolae Ceaușescu | Her dad wanted to be an attorney | Her dad worked at the Ministry of Finances in Bucharest | Childhood | Typical Romanian diet | The United States was called the land of possibilities | Was the education in Romania good? | Health insurance | Tipping the doctors and nurses | Why were the Romanian Olympians so good?
32:57 SEG 3 Teaching during the 1989 revolution | Executed bodies were shown on TV | Meeting her husband | Learning English in university and early days in America | Being adopted by America | Romanian community and church | Life in America is 1000 percent better | Love of God and prayer | What is the best and worst part about America? | America's drug problems | The national anthem puts tears in her eyes
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By Ron KluthoRon Klutho talks to Miky Balta from Romania
MUSIC: Ciprian Porumbescu: Balada pentru vioară și orchestră, op. 29 by Mădălin Voicu
Next week Ron will talk with Rajiv Gurung about Nepal!
Stories of New Americans can also be heard Saturday nights from 10-11pmCT on NewsTalkSTL
Find out more about Ron at https://newstalkstl.com/stories-of-new-americans-with-ron-klutho/
0:00 SEG 1 Where is Romania on the map? | Romanian is a romance language | Are there any Ukrainian refugees in Romania? | Count Dracula was a real person | Romanians love garlic | Bran Castle is a very well known tourist attraction | The 1984 Summer Olympics boycott | Communism | Her aunt was a nurse who went to jail | There was no heat in the winter
16:25 SEG 2 Secret police | Nicolae Ceaușescu | Her dad wanted to be an attorney | Her dad worked at the Ministry of Finances in Bucharest | Childhood | Typical Romanian diet | The United States was called the land of possibilities | Was the education in Romania good? | Health insurance | Tipping the doctors and nurses | Why were the Romanian Olympians so good?
32:57 SEG 3 Teaching during the 1989 revolution | Executed bodies were shown on TV | Meeting her husband | Learning English in university and early days in America | Being adopted by America | Romanian community and church | Life in America is 1000 percent better | Love of God and prayer | What is the best and worst part about America? | America's drug problems | The national anthem puts tears in her eyes