HOW DOES PATREON WORK?
Hi. This is Mihnea.
Welcome to Romanian Hub, the Ultimate Romanian
Language Learning Portal.
In this episode of Romanian Hub Vlog, I’m
going to tell you how Patreon works
and how you can help.
Alăturează-te misiunii noastre.
Join our mission.
But first, what is Romanian Hub?
Romanian Hub is a Language Learning YouTube
Platform where I make fun, informative,
and engaging Romanian Language Videos.
Why I’m doing this?
I have a passion for teaching and languages
and I would like to make Romanian,
my native tongue, one of the most popular 
languages in the world.
How can you help on Patreon?
I post a Romanian Language Learning video
on YouTube every day,
five days a week, from Monday to Friday.
This takes a huge amount of time in planning,
recording, editing, and uploading the files.
But I believe so much in this project that
I’m willing to put all my efforts into creating
videos that can help people with their Romanian
Language Learning.
Please consider giving a dollar every month
(or as much as you can afford).
Patreon helps me reach out to like-minded
people who also love the Romanian language.
So, every dollar you pledge will go towards
making sure that more and more language lovers
can learn Romanian.
What happens to your money?
To minimize production costs, there are only
two people behind Romanian Hub.
Myself, in front of the camera, and my wife,
behind the camera.
I also do the editing and all other YouTube
related tasks,
while my wife schedules my time.
I have already made a huge investment in
 semi-professional recording equipment
but I know that the editing part still needs improvement.
The money that you pledge here on Patroen
will be used to purchase better software and plug-ins,
take video editing classes, and
hopefully set up a Romanian Hub dedicated
YouTube studio with the cameras ready to roll
and professional sound and lighting equipment.
Who is behind Romanian Hub?
My name is Voicu Mihnea Simandan and I’ve
been a schoolteacher for almost two decades.
I’ve taught English Language and Literature,
Social Studies, and Psychology to all levels.
The person behind the cameras, my wardrobe
advisor, and the manager of our improvised
“home studio” is no other than my wife,
Upashna Rai Simandan, herself a teacher with
a strong passion for community service and literacy.
We are based in Thailand where we both have
full time jobs at an international school
in Bangkok but, originally, my wife is from
India while I was born in Romania.
Together we are the Romanian Hub Team who
believes that the Romanian language is a beautiful
one which deserves to be taught at a worldwide scale.
What are our goals?
The Romanian Hub project is a labour of love
that we will forever provide for free and
make available to anyone around the world.
You can help us reach that goal by pledging
money here on Patreon.
The short-term goal is to expand our video
production from 5 videos a week to 7 videos a week.
The medium-term goal is to upgrade our editing
capabilities and set up a YouTube studio dedicated
for Romanian Hub recordings and production.
The long-term goal is to make Romanian Hub
a full-on Language Learning Program
and launch a platform where learners can watch the video lessons, do follow up activities,
engage in conversation with other learners, and find
out more information about the intricacies
of the Romanian language.
Our dream is that the Romanian Hub Language
Program will be adopted by schools, universities,
language centers, and other educational institutions
worldwide and that Romanian will become one
of the most popular languages in the world.
What rewards do you get?
We realize it’s hard earned money you’re
giving us, so apart from becoming part of
a community with world-changing goals, there
are some rewards for you!
If you pledge 1 US$ month you will receive our thanks.
If you pledge 5 US$ month you will receive our gratitude.
If you pledge 10 US$ month you will receive
our deepest, deepest gratitude.
If you pledge 25 US$ month you will receive
a 1-hour Romanian Language Lesson with me
via Skype or Google Hangouts every month.
If you pledge 50 US$ month you will receive
two 1-hour Romanian Language Lesson every month.
If you pledge 75 US$ month you will receive
three 1-hour Romanian Language Lesson every month.
If you pledge 100 US$ month you will receive
four 1-hour Romanian Language Lesson every month.
What topics do we cover?
We have already established flagship courses
which explore all the language and literacy
skills needed to become an effective Romanian
language speaker. We have:
- Romanian Language Lessons
- Romanian Language Vocabulary
- Romanian Language Numbers
- Romanian Language Conversations
- Romanian ABC Lessons
- Romanian Phonics Lessons
- Romanian Reading Lessons
- Learn Romanian Vlogs, and
- Romanian Hub Vlogs
In the future, we are planning to also create
videos about Romanian culture, traditions,
history, and travel.
Any worries?
Contributions are listed in US$, but you can
pledge money from anywhere in the world,
under any currency, and it will automatically be converted.
You can stop giving money to the Romanian
Hub project at any time and still enjoy
all the videos on YouTube.
Remember, our project will always be free.
If you can’t afford donating  1 US$ a month,
don’t worry and don’t feel bad about it.
You don’t owe me anything.
But I’d really appreciate it if you could
recommend us to a friend or acquaintance
who might be able to pledge money for our project’s
continuous success.
Just tell them that you found these guys on
Patreon who are creating a free Romanian Language
Literacy Program for the world!
How else can you help?
If you’re a learner, make sure your watch
one of our video lessons every day and leave
a comment to practice the lesson and to let
us know what other topics you’d like us to cover.
If you’re a teacher, allow your students
to watch our videos daily, or assign them for homework.
Also, we’d love to hear back from you on
how you incorporated our videos in your lesson.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel to make sure
you don’t miss the next episode
and press the like button!
Also, share our YouTube videos on your social
media account,
especially on Facebook and Twitter.
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter and basically
help us spread the word.
After all, word-of-mouth and personal recommendation
remain (even in today’s highly technological world)
the best marketing strategies.
Thank you for your trust and support!
Both me and my wife work hard from 8-to-4
to earn a living.
We know fully well that money doesn’t grow
in trees so we’d like to thank you from
the bottom of our hearts for your monetary contribution
and for helping us teach Romanian to the world.
Together with you, as part of a bigger team
and an even greater community of people who care,
we can make Romanian the most popular
language in the world!
And that’s the end of a rather long
Romanian Hub Vlog.
Alăturează-te misiunii noastre.
Join our mission.
Follow the link below to the Patreon page
and consider making a pledge.
Ceau.
This is Mihnea, signing out from Bangkok.
