Simona joined the Romania Insider team in 2015, first working on our travel guide in English and, later, writing features and interviews for Romania Insider. Since 2022, she has been Editor-in-Chief of Romania Insider. She holds a BA in Romanian and English and an MA in American Studies from the University of Bucharest and started her journalism career in 2003. Simona divides her time between her hometown Ploiești and Bucharest. While in Ploiești, she enjoys spending time with her family and taking long walks with the family dog. Going through an ever-expanding reading list and traveling, now replaced by travel literature and documentaries, are some of her favorite activities. You can get in touch with her for stories about arts, culture, and travel: simona@romania-insider.com
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One Eye Laughs, the Other Weeps. Romanian Art in the Ovidiu Șandor Collection, an exhibition
The Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, held in the Czech Republic, is bringing to
OvidiuRO Association and UiPath Foundation will expand the non-profit's early literacy program, Ever
The courtyard of the Cotroceni Palace, a historical landmark that also hosts Romania's Presidential
The Arts Hour on Tour, the BBC World Service arts and culture program that visits cities all over
Romania’s new education minister, who has been in office since the end of December, has kicked off
Fading Studies, an exhibition of new works by Răzvan Anton, is scheduled to open at Gaep on February
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Footprints AI, a Romanian technology company developing and commercializing an advanced retail-media
Romanian director Radu Jude has won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay for Kontinental '25 at this