1 . I have happy memories of trips to Europe, but my trip to Romania was unique. My husband was born there and he _______ to go to Canada but was rejected. _______ he became a US citizen when we married. Seven years later, with a US passport, and two children, he wanted to _______ Romania. He hadn’t seen his mother, two sisters, and two brothers _______ he was 16.

When we reached Bucharest, his family was waiting outside his sister’s house to _______ us. After hugging, kissing, and crying, his family also embraced me, the _______ wife with two young children.

They had great interest in me. _______ Americans visited Romania at that time, and most Romanians had little _______ to travel.

I had brought an English-Romanian dictionary with me and _______ to communicate. My Romanian improved, but mostly I spoke in ________ Roman.

Romania didn’t have many dry cleaners. Most homes had ________ washing machines but no dryers, and it was a hot summer. The relatives had a surprising and simple ________: the women dined in their bras and slippers. The men were shirtless. Disrobing (脱衣服) for dinner was inconvenient. I, of course, having just met them, ________ fully clothed. I washed my clothes by hand and hung them outdoors to ________.

On the last night of our ________, we had a large family dinner. I was tired of washing my clothes. So I ________ my dress over my head and placed it on the chair behind me. The ________ broke out in applause. Even with my poor Romanian, I ________ that they were saying, “She’s part of our family now.”

My children were 4 and 5 at the time, but they still have memories of that ________. But most of all, I remember the ________ dinner we had together. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.