by Irina VanPatten | Jan 27, 2019 | Projects in work
The idea to write my book “Welcome to America, Welcome Home” came from the obvious: I am a proud American citizen and also an immigrant. There is nothing easy about moving to a different country and starting over, but I can say without any hesitation: I always felt...
by Irina VanPatten | Jan 2, 2019 | Funnier than Fiction, My Published Work
This story was published in Romanian publication Hora in America in January 2019.Vasily got up from his chair, cleared up his throat, and looked around the room at a group of people, who seemed more educated, richer and more important than him. He fixed his Moldovan...
by Irina VanPatten | Dec 2, 2018 | Interviews, My Published Work
The original interview in Romanian was published in Hora in America in December 2018. Below is the English Summary of the interview.I introduce you Elena Beuca-Rogers: a Romanian actress and director, who made her own way through the dense Hollywood forest. We met at...
by Irina VanPatten | Oct 2, 2018 | Funnier than Fiction, My Published Work
This story was published in English in Hora in America in October 2018.“Irina” I heard my name called by the dental hygienist with a perfect “e” at the beginning. I don’t know how many times I had to correct the English speakers, that my name is pronounced...
by Irina VanPatten | Aug 2, 2018 | Interviews, My Published Work
The original interview was published in the Romanian language publication Ziarul de Garda on 8/2/2018. https://www.zdg.md/editia-print/social/diaspora/de-la-politie-cu-dragoste. Below is the summary of the interview in English.Yuliya Wold- a mathematician from Odessa,...