Many Americans grow up with a fairly distorted idea of which parts of the world are safe. The United States is familiar, and familiarity has a way of feeling like security. Meanwhile, countries we know little about can easily become vaguely dangerous in our imaginations, particularly when they sit somewhere in that broad part of the map Americans learned to call Eastern Europe. Romania still carries some of that reputation. People hear Romania and think about corruption, pove

When people imagine moving to Europe, they often picture fairy-tale streets, slow mornings with espresso, and endless time to enjoy art,...