A blogwarming welcome!

It wasn't long ago that I published my first post on You've GOTTA Read This! I didn't really know what I was doing (still don't actually), I was intimidated, and for the first few months, my only followers were my mom, my sister, and C.B. James.

So when Andreea from Passionate Booklover left me a comment, telling me that she had just started blogging, I thought it would be fun to do a little feature on her, and introduce her to all of the wonderful people that cruise by my place.

Andreea is 23 years old, and married to a wonderful man. They recently moved to NYC from Europe, leaving behind family and their little kitty Mietzi (pictured above), who isn't all that adaptable in her old age and wasn't ready for the trauma of moving overseas. Andreea is a family-oriented person, which made it very hard to her to move here...she misses them all terribly!

While in Europe, Andreea studied Literature of all kinds...American Literature and Culture, and British Literature and Linguistics, as an example. Her studies reflect her passion for reading and learning about authors, writing techniques and languages (she speaks English, German Romanian and French!). Not only does she have a love for literature in the academic world, she also finds it a big part of her entertainment in her personal life. She loves to read and talk about books, wants to share her passion and thoughts with other like minded bibliophiles, and was inspired to start her own blog (sound familiar??). I told her she was in good company!

She finds herself in love with the Victorican Era! Some of her favorite reads include:

* The Bible

* Faust - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

* Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte

* Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

* Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare

* The Turn of the Screw - Henry James

* Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte

* The Enchanted April - Elizabeth von Arnim

Other than reading, Andreea likes to write poetry, travel (living in Europe, she's visited some amazing places like Paris, Barcelona and Cologne), visit old castles, watch classic movies, go for a walk in the park, swim and decorate. She believes in God and likes to read the Bible. She considers herself a traditional, old-fashioned girl with family values. Something that I personally find refreshing in some her age (that makes me sound old!).

But here's the big news in Andreea's life...she is going to have a baby this fall! We probably need to hook her up with Jen @ Devourer of Books for tips on how to care for a baby and read 50 billion books a week!

Let's a give Andreea a warm welcome, and check our her brand new blog!