Scan of a vintage Easter postcard. Translation: "Christ has risen"  Another year, another Easter in Romania. Do I miss my American version of holidays? Of course but I have a lifetime of those ahead so better to enjoy the sarmale, ciorba, laughter and joy in this part of the world than cry for things missed back home. Medias awaits... Paste Fericit~Happy Easter everyone!  p.s. I found the postcard...

When I went home to Texas  last summer I made sure to pack a special item in my carry-on for the return flight, a kilogram's worth of H-E-B's finest corn tortillas. The airport security guy had a puzzled look as he reviewed my x-rayed luggage and politely asked to open my bag. This is the point where I started to feel like a total weirdo for packing so many tortillas but I needed them! Then after unzipping, the big reveal...