There are many people who still live or survive in the villages scattered accross Transylvania. I must say, that they are proud people. Proud of their culture, knowledge of crafts and their heritage. They don't have much, but what they do have will share with a traveler. I had a great time in a village called Haraly, and it has reminded me of times past in Szarazpatak or Demenyhaza. Time stays still in places like these just like in a Marquez novel. And some of the crafty people start to realise that true happiness is where we make it with our own bare two hands...A Transylvanian writer called Tamasi said once: "We're in this world, to find a home in it, wherever that may be." Traditions, crafts and culture are the new building blocks of a true home.
