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Arianna and I arrived at the 5th of October in Cluj-Napoca at the airport. Our local coordinator
Csilla and her college picked us up from there. On our way to Targu Mures, where Aris new
home would be and where I would live for the next two weeks, we got a lot of first
impressions from the country. I felt less nervous, because I knew I would not be alone in the
beginning of my time in Romania and I would have someone, with who I can settle in. The
two roommates of Arianna welcomed us really warmly and I felt comfortable very quick.
They showed us around the city, introduced us to their friends and showed us their life here.
We had a really great time together and learned some things about the country and of course
we tried to learn a few words in the new language, Hungarian. After those two weeks I needed
to go to Miercurea Ciuc, where my work in the Caritas project would start. After a two-hours
ride with the car I arrived in Miercurea Ciuc and met my four new roommates. I was very
happy, that I would not live alone and always have some other volunteers to exchange.
I am working in Szent Agoston, which is for disabled people from 18 years on. The clients
come there to socialize with other people and to learn some easy things like cooking and
doing the laundry. Sometimes they also learn how to write, read and do maths. We also do a
lot of creative things, which we sell on different markets.
In the first two weeks I felt very comfortable, because I was not alone and had always
someone I could talk to. When I left Ari and went to Miercurea Ciuc I was sad, because we
discovered Targu Mures together and made our first friends there. So for me it was really hard
to leave this place and start from the beginning in another city again. I became friends with
the other volunteer girls from my flat very quick and also tried to learn more Hungarian words
for my work in the centre.
Az első két hétben nagyon jól éreztem magam, mert nem voltam egyedül és mindig volt
valaki akivel társalogjak. Amikor el kellett búcsuznom Ariannatól és el kellett menjek
Csíkszeredába, akkor szomorú voltam, mert Marosvásárhelyt együtt fedeztük fel és itt
kötöttünk új barátságokat. Ezért számomra nagyon nehéz volt egy másik városba mennem és
mindent újból kezdenem egy teljesen új városban.
RO