balmergrl

What was your life like when you first came to USA? What about America surprised you? Were your community and the kids here welcoming to you?

Why would anyone put themselves through McKamey Manor?

What are the best and worst things about making an independent movie?

Was there an equivalent of E Germany Stasi and neighbors spying on neighbors during USSR times? If so, how did it affect society then and how does it affect Moldovans' attitudes today? What are your thoughts on Putin's Russia?

Thank you for this AMA, hearing from people like you is one of my favorite things about Reddit.

I had a roommate many years ago who'd go up to Alaska during tourist season to work, she had like 4-5 rotating boyfriends there who were out to sea on fishing boats at various times. They all had some vague awareness of each other and were cool with it.

Did you get into the dating scene there and what was Alaska social life like in your experience?

Thank you for sharing your story with the community here, it helps to stay connected with our recent history.

After all these years, do you still marvel at the luck of your family's timing?

My step dad survived the war in France and came here as a teenager, his mom (spoke English and was put to work) married an American soldier (real dad died in Dachau) - so he was in a more middle class neighborhood, where he had a tough time fitting in, on top of ptsd from his war experiences and hiding in an orphanage. They were supposed to leave before the occupation, just didn't make it happen in time - like your other family. What a horror show.