Conversation so far:
where was Mircea Eliade born
Mircea Eliade was born in Bucharest, Romania
who were Mircea Eliade parents
Mircea Eliade's parents were Gheorghe Eliade and Jeana née Vasilescu
did Mircea Eliade have siblings
Mircea Eliade had a sister, Corina, the mother of semiologist Sorin Alexandrescu
what was Mircea Eliade's family life like
Mircea Eliade's family moved between Tecuci and Bucharest, ultimately settling in the capital in 1914, and purchasing a house near Piața Rosetti, where Mircea Eliade resided until late in his teens

Question: what were his childhood interests
Self-contained rewrite: what were Mircea Eliade's childhood interests