Timestamps:
0:02 - Arthur the Rat
2:16 - KIT List and Major Players
6:17 - Extemporaneous Speech
11:47 - Romanian

Interview year: 2025

Collected by: Colleen C.

Demographic information:
Gender: female
Race and ethnicity: Romanian
Age (at recording): 21
Birth year: 2003
Birthplace: Moldova
Grew up in: Popeasca, Moldova
Place(s) lived: Moldova 15 yrs, the rest in London, England
Language(s) spoken: Romanian (first language), Russian, English - speaks Romanian at home (with some Russian words mixed in)
Education: Second year in University in England
Occupation: Student, florist
Occupation of caregiver(s): Dad - Farm mechanic; Mom - seamstress, chef, botanist, cleaner

Influences on accent: In Moldova accents are distinguished from north and south and she's from the south - describes hers as "clear Romanian". Her generation uses less Russian words when speaking Romanian than her parents. She has some London/British influences on her English accent - R is harder for her because she trills it in Romanian. W and Y are challenging as well..

Tags: Popeasca, Moldova; Romanian; accents; dialects