Taking the Public Bus: A Guide for Students at AISB
Your CCA went late, nobody can pick you up, the next Uber is an hour away, and now you’re standing...
Reviewing Must-Go Adrenaline Rushes in Bucharest
Are you looking for something fun to do this summer, instead of the heat slowly but surely making you melt...
‘Clean Girl Aesthetic’ and ‘Looksmaxxing’: How Social Media Beauty Standards Impacts Teens’ Self-Image
Your day is a lot: you get up, get ready, eat, go to school, activities, go home, repeat. Somehow in...
Modern Pop Music: Is it Really Getting Worse?
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Lessons in Life and Love: The Stories of Teacher Couples with Mr. Carlin and Ms. Carlin
With so many teaching spouses on our school campus, how often have you wondered about how those couples that teach...
Lessons in Life and Love: The Stories of Teacher Couples with Ms. Rollon & Mr. Daignault
With so many teaching spouses on our school campus, how often have you wondered about how those couples that teach...
Eclectic Dessert Places Across Bucharest: A Video Review
This past winter, we — Alya U. and Alara A. — explored 5 different dessert shops around Bucharest to compare...
World Cup 2026: Effects on Economics, Culture, and More
The World Cup is the world’s biggest stage. Once every four years, nations and their athletes are competing for the...
Is This The Best Album Of The 70’s?: Pink Floyd’s The Wall
You might think education has improved over the last 50 years, but take a good look at the space around...
Casa de Tacos: The Best Mexican Restaurant in Bucharest?
Everyone knows that Mexican food is definitely one of the best and most popular cuisines in the entire world, and...
When ‘Being Strong is Your Only Chance’: Ms. Florentina’s Story of How She Beat Cancer
For 23 years, Florentina Frunza has been a familiar face at AISB as the Secondary School Executive Administrative Assistant. She’s...
Too Many Students, Too Few Hands: Is the Campus Café Reaching a Breaking Point?
Have you ever wondered how it feels to be crammed behind the counter of our school’s cafe, with long working...
Procrastination: Its Causes and Tips for Fighting It
In a world full of endless assignments and homework, everyone procrastinates, it’s inevitable. I’m probably procrastinating writing this article right...
Why Teens Are Losing Their Love for Books—and Why It Matters
Growing up causes a lot of changes in our teenage lives. We get more responsibilities, more homework, and we become...
The Kimchi and Avocadoo: Reviewing Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants in Bucharest
It can be hard to find good restaurants to try with friends, especially when you or your friends have dietary...
The Hidden Environmental Costs of AI: How ChatGPT Drains Water and Energy Resources
As artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT have become more common in classrooms and daily life, questions are starting to arise...
Metro Showdown: Tokyo vs. Bucharest
Using metros can be annoying. Some people find it fun. I’m one of those people who is obsessed with public...
From Pocket Money to Profits: When Should Students Start Investing?
As more teenagers become curious about finance. A growing number are starting to explore investing but is starting early really...
Will AI Take Over Your Job or Create a New One?
As AI continues to evolve, one wonders: Which jobs are safest, and which are at risk? From classrooms to battle...
AISB’s Bring Your Own Mac Policy: What’s Wrong with Using Windows?
AISB has required Secondary students to bring their own laptop (BYO) to school for over a decade; however, in the...
Teenage Dreams of Wealth: Is Money All that Matters?
With influencers and social media constantly exposing teenagers to new advertisements, my generation is becoming increasingly money hungry. In a...
The Best Laid Plans: One Student’s Story of Refusing to Give Up in the Face of Adversity
At a young age, grade 12 student Sergio B.H. suffered a series of injuries that disrupted his hopes for playing...
Why STEM Subjects are More Relevant Than You Think
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Women in Leadership: Are we Progressing or Regressing?
On November 5th, 2024, for the second time in eight years, U.S. voters rejected the opportunity to have a first-ever...
‘I Stopped Focusing’: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Still Affects Students Mentally and Academically
In 2019-2020, the COVID-19 pandemic shut down millions of schools worldwide, including AISB. Ever since then, it has had an...
Why Do We Use Skibidi? Chat? Sigma? Fire? Cooked? Blame Linguistics
What’s good Chat. Today we’re going to be analysing the way we use skibidi alpha words in conversations to assert...
‘One Day It Will All Be Worth It’: Balancing Sports, Socials and Studies
You’ve just entered the gym to watch an exciting game and see a high school student dominating the game. The...
Recipes Reviewed with Alma & Tess: Super Easy-to-Make Recipes!
Have you ever wondered if the recipes you find online live up to the fame? Nowadays recipes we find online...
Meet the AISB Security Team
The AISB security team consists of many highly professional individuals with a variety of previous roles and experience. We discovered...
Top 3 Best Tiktok Recipes for When You are Short on Time and Big on Laziness
Are you running late to go somewhere? Do you just want to chill at home and watch a movie? Do...
AISB Teens Swipe Sleep Away: How to Stay Awake For That Summative Test
You come to school, and notice three or four students with their heads down on their desks … and it’s...
Human Trafficking: Unmasking the Simple and Complex Truth in Romania
Why is the above photo not of a woman in chains? Or tied up in a shipping container? Why does...
Mansplaining the Obvious: Why Some Guys Just Can’t Resist a Wordy Workout
Sarah: I have been studying a lot about climate change, it’s scary how much CO2 we emit. John: Ah yes, it’s...
Battling the Winter Blues: AISB Students Navigate Seasonal Depression
Imagine the colors of summer starting to fade, signaling the cold gray winter is up ahead on the horizon. The...
Long-timers vs. Short-timers: Pros and Cons of Staying in Place or Moving in Space
Are you relatively new to AISB or have you been going to AISB your entire life? Or is it something...
AISB’s Teacher Athletes
Get ready to be inspired! This video series unveils the surprising past lives of some of our teachers. Did you...
The Bite Flies to Switzerland for an ISTA Experience
In this feature video, tenth graders (and Bite staff members) Evelyn S and Claire D give insight into their experience...
The Day of the Dead
The Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos in its native Spanish, is a famous and culturally significant...
Grade 10 Experiential Week: A trip to Arsenal Park
During experiential week this year the grade 10 students, accompanied by teachers Alina Hora, Christopher Moore, Dawn Lovig, Arif Akhundov,...
How is AI Changing Teaching and Learning at AISB?
In recent years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been rapidly transforming various aspects of our lives, and education is no exception....
Where is Ms Stevens Now?
Nearly 6 years ago, Jennifer Stevens created and began teaching the Journalism program at AISB, with The Bite as the...
Unleashing Creativity: Kathleen Mercury’s Journey in the World of Cosplay
When you can’t find Kathleen Mercury teaching middle school design or science she is usually busy playing or designing board...
The Bite Tested: top rated cookie recipes from Instagram and the Internet
Have you ever wondered if Instagrammers do it better? We baked and compared four different chocolate chip cookies to find...
Transitions for Teachers: Just as Difficult as it is for Students
As we’re about to enter the third quarter of the 2022-2023 academic school year, we continue to transition to new...
5 Christmas Markets You HAVE to Visit
It’s the time of the year when houses are decorated with festive lights and children are eagerly waiting for holiday...
Effects of the Russia-Ukraine War on Students In Our Community
The Russia-Ukraine war started in February 2022 and has affected millions of people in Ukraine and beyond – including several...
Cancer’s Impact: The Inspirational Story Behind AISB’s Pink Bench
Have you ever seen the pink bench around the AISB campus and wondered why it’s there? Have you noticed the...
A Q&A with AISB’s New Secondary Staff Members (2022)
This year, 10 new secondary school teachers have joined AISB from every corner of the globe. As we welcome them...
Journalism Teacher Jennifer Stevens Leaves AISB
Upon her arrival to Romania, Jennifer Stevens had no idea that she would spend the next five years building an...
The Emotional Toll of Moving Season
It’s that time of year most of us international students dread: moving season. Some of you might be packing up...
The Pechersk School International of Kyiv Community: Displaced Across Time Zones as the War Rages On
When the American Embassy in Ukraine advised citizens to evacuate the country on January 23rd, my parents quickly packed our...
AISB’s LGBTQ+ Teachers: The Path of Self-Discovery
We’ve officially made it half-way through the year of 2022, and you know what that means: Happy Pride Month! Pride...
Crowdfunding: Is this how we Save Independent Journalism?
A recent Pew Research survey revealed that 71% of Americans get their news from social media platforms. Admittedly, this number...
AISB’s Secondary Leadership Shakeup: The Teachers who are Stepping Up & The Team’s Vision for Next Year
As the 2021-2022 school year comes to a close, reorganizations in the school’s leadership structure are already being planned for...
Top 3 Most Popular Video Games at AISB
If you’re reading this article, you are probably a gamer. You probably have your own go-to games and feel confident...
The Best Study Methods According to AISB’s Math, Science & English Teachers
All of us at one point have to review or study for a test; but how do we know that...
Fleeing Home and Transferring Schools during a War: 11th Grader Viktoriya R tells her Story
The war between Russia and Ukraine has been one of the most broadcasted topics for the past three months. From...
The Secrets of AISB Students: Anonymous Confessions
“If someone asks you not to share [a secret], then you shouldn’t share it because that person has put trust...
One of Romania’s Last Remaining Holocaust Survivors Visits AISB to Recount His Traumatic Past
During Holocaust Remembrance Week, 92-year-old Octavian Fulop visited AISB to share his story of survival. On stage in the theater,...
Which job should I choose? AISB teachers share the realities of changing careers
As a high schooler, like most of my friends, I’m starting to have questions and doubts about my future. Is...
Tips On How To Survive The IB, from AISB Alumni
I’m sure at least some of us have heard rumors about how hard the International Baccalaureate (IB) is and how...
Two Professional Romanian Race Car Drivers Share Their Experience and Love for Motorsport
In the history of motorsport, there have been only two Romanian drivers that have reached international single-seater competitions: Mihai Marinescu...
Are there careers beyond lawyers, doctors, and engineers? Four AISB students share their “non-traditional career paths”
Most parents wish for their children to choose careers that are economically stable, secure, opportunity-filled, and of course, brag-worthy. But,...
How the AISB Music Department has been Affected By COVID-19
“Turn your camera on!”; “I can’t hear you!”; “Where is […]?” These are all things we heard during distance learning,...
The Pandemic’s Effects on Theater—Both Globally and at AISB
After almost two years of Zoom performances, online drama classes, social distancing, masks, and shoddy wifi connections, live theatre is...
AISB Student Spotlight: A Look at Grade 5’s PYP Exhibition
After eight weeks of researching and planning, AISB’s fifth graders finally had the chance to take part in the long-awaited...
G5 PYP X Spotlight: What is Ableism?
Every year, our 5th graders participate in the PYP Exhibition (PYP X), which is taking place next week, May 4th...
A Look at AISB’s Most Interesting Flex Time Activities
At the start of the 2021-22 school year, AISB created a new opportunity for students to have fun activities in...
How is Romania Contributing to the Current Climate Change Issues?
Climate change has been a global issue for many decades, and we can all agree that large-scale action is required...
The ones the system failed: Two victims speak out on Romania’s systemic corruption
In 1966, Romania’s communist party banned the use of birth control and abortions with the intent to build a larger...
From the Field to the Classroom: AISB Science Teacher Pete Stanley Shares what it was like to Walk Among Elephants
It’s easy to forget that there’s more (or less!) to science than what we learn in school. To see what...
A Less-Talked-About Consequence of Covid: An Alarming Increase in Eating Disorders Among Teens
While pandemic restrictions are lifting in many parts of the world, the side effects of lockdowns and online learning remain...
What Makes The Perfect Cinnamon Roll? We Tested 4 Popular Recipes to Create the Ultimate Treat
Chomp. The warm, sugary dessert fills my mouth with joy. A dance between filling and dough, an intricate tango. A...
2022 Personal Project Spotlight
The “Personal Project” is an assignment that is done throughout 10th grade, the last year of MYP. According to the...
Is College still worth it?
In the last two years, the pandemic has changed the college experience for students around the world. In fact, most...
Teenagers aren’t reading for pleasure anymore, but we should be
Growing up causes a lot of changes in our lives. We get more responsibilities, more homework, and we become busier...
Why is Romania such an underrated travel destination?
The number of tourist arrivals in Romania during 2019 (pre-pandemic) was just over 13 million. Hungary, its neighboring country, received...
From Field Investigations to the Classroom: AISB Science Teacher Byron Farrow Shares Practical Experience in Astrophysics
It’s easy to forget that there’s more (or less!) to science than what we learn in school. To see what...
How to Make High School the Best Years of Your Life: AISB Teachers Reflect On What They Would’ve Done Differently
As teenagers, we often hear that “high school is the best time of your life.” (Along with “you’re never gonna...
Romania’s Infamous Stray Dog Situation: Service Group PAWS and NGOs Discuss Potential Solutions
For decades, Romania has had a complicated relationship with stray animals. Starting during communist rule, citizens were forced to abandon...
AISB Service Group Spotlight: The Social Justice Council
As part of a series highlighting AISB service learning groups, the Social Justice Council shares the work they’ve been doing...
20 Gift Ideas for Teenagers (from a teenager)
With the holidays right around the corner, parents and friends are always in search of the right present to gift...
Celebrating Young Writers: Media Campaigns Launched By 5th Graders
AISB’s prospering journalism program is the result of Jennifer Stevens’ arrival to AISB in 2017, wherein she started the school’s...
AISB Scholarships: How changing schools could change the direction of your life
Since 1999, AISB has been awarding Romanian public school students scholarships to attend AISB for their high school careers. These...
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: The Hidden Struggle
As a student with the symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), I wanted to write a piece about it....
An Insight Into AISB’S Student Coaching Program
It’s 16:15 and students have gathered on the multipurpose court, letting out their energy, working on the drills I’ve organized...
The ultimate guide to cupcakes from AISB’s newest baker/teacher, Sebastian Olivares
Despite starting this year off in-person, you still might not have gotten to know our wonderful new EAL teacher, Sebastian...
Bucharest’s run-down buildings: the silent testimony of decades of neglect
On the cramped side streets leading to Piața Revoluției (Revolution Square), crumbling townhouses stand timidly—with peeling paint, rooftops that are...
How Competitive Sports Shaped AISB’s PE Teachers
Have you ever wondered what our PE teachers did before coaching us? What experiences shaped them into the encouraging and...
A Teenager’s Guide to Redecorating Your Room
Since the pandemic began, our bedrooms have become incredibly important. During periods of online learning, these spaces have become our...
When did dressing up for Halloween become uncool? The psychology behind social pressure and societal expectations
Everyone says that Halloween is that one time of the year where you can dress up however you want and...
AISB Teacher Spotlight: Aliza Robinson on Growing Up in Las Vegas and Finding Home in Bucharest
The AISB community knows Ms. Aliza Robinson for her bubbly personality and love of Shakespeare, but there’s much more to...
From the Lab to the Classroom: AISB Science Teacher Luke Scholtes Shares Past Work Experiences
It’s easy to forget that there’s more (or less!) to science than what we learn in school. To see what...
Four AISB Students Receive MYP Innovators’ Grants to Fund Passion Projects
Two AISB student groups have been awarded the prestigious MYP Innovators’ Grant—a recognition given to only 30 students worldwide. This...
Social Media Through the Eyes of a Teenager: ‘We know it’s bad for us but we can’t give it up’
Social media: the modern-day beauty pageant, today’s version of a worldwide popularity contest. A typical Gen Z, I was introduced...
AISB Teacher Spotlight: Jennifer Lawless’ life as a TCK, improviser, and international teacher
Most of us know Mrs. Jennifer Lawless as the jovial high school drama teacher—humorous and compassionate to all students who...
A Q&A with AISB’s New Secondary Staff Members
Despite travel restrictions, closed borders, and general pandemic exhaustion, 13 new secondary teachers still made it to AISB for the...
5 New LGBTQ+ Books to Check Out for AISB’s Ally Week
AISB librarian Cristina Cuzuc has continued to add more LGBTQ+ titles to our library collections this year, and has recently...
The Evolution of Romania’s Orphanages: How NGOs are fighting against a history of institutionalization
March 1990, Cighid Orphanage in Romania. A squeaking wood door opens to a dark room with no source of natural...
Class of 2020: Where are they now? Part 3
Throughout the year, we’ve been checking in on last year’s graduating seniors, to see what they’ve been up to during...