In this episode, Maria, my former Romanian teacher, explains why she became a linguistics instructor and what it's like to be a young university professor in Cluj. Maria is simultaneously such a lovely person and so good at throwing shade. One of my favorite parts of the episode is when I ask her whether she'd rather live in Romania's capitol or literally anywhere else in the world. Another of my favorite parts is the word she taught me: vrăjeală, which refers to a charming boy's lies.

Amazing theme music: Romanian Hora by The Underscore Orkestra is licensed under an Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.