He received a call from his parents informing him that they would send him a package.

The food and treats that parents send, whether they do so by coach, minibus, or train, are a great joy.

But as the student in the accompanying story discovered the hard way, parents may be prankish at times.In his first year of college, he had just arrived in Bucharest and settled into the residence hall.He received a call from his parents, who promised to bring him a package. The young man arrived at the train station, grabbed a big box, and hurried back to his dorm room.