Women's day

I have decided that I really like March in Romania. The winter months get very gray, cold and dreary. Just when you think you can't take it anymore....it's holiday time! In my last post, I talked about Martisor which occurs on the first of March. Only one week later it's holiday time again! March 8 is international women's day. Although it is supposed to be international women's day, I only first heard of it while living in Poland. I think it is celebrated more in eastern European countries and takes the place of mother's day in some of these countries.

There are loads of flower sellers right outside of my metro station. I love it, because I always get to look at gorgeous fresh flower arrangements one my way to school and back home everyday. They really went all out for women's day, and the area around my metro stop exploded with brightly colored flowers. Everyone had flowers and by the end of the day I noticed some of the sellers were even starting to run out of flowers! I wasn't left out of all of this. Here are my women's day gifts from my students.

Along with March and fun holidays and lots and lots of flowers, warm temperatures have finally come. The snow is melting, spring is coming, and I am looking forward to being able to spend more time outside exploring Romania.