tyvalsan

so, i am originally from romania (bran, specificly. right near “dracula’s” castle). i lived there from the time i was a baby until i was 18. after this i moved to maryland for university.

i never thought it was a very interesting place and i had no idea why anyone would ever want to go there. i was always sick of hearing people wanting to see the castle for dracula. i felt that it was offensive when people would talk about this dracula and how cruel he was because to us, vlad tepes is a hero. he stopped the invasion of the ottoman empire and kept romania a free state.

i realized once i got to america though that maybe it wasn’t so bad that people thought this of me. i would say i was from bran, romania and people would ask me “where is that?” and i would say “transylvania, near the bran castle” and immediately people would know and always ask me questions about the “vampire” thing. maybe it wasn’t an insult, in fact i found it very complimenting.

romania is a beautiful country. rolling hills, magestic mountains and amazing castles, monasteries and other ancient buildings. transylvania has one of the most interesting histories i think around. perhaps someone who is looking for excitement wouldn’t like this place but anyone interested in the past and natural beauty, someone more laid back, would have an excellent time.