My trip to Romania, more specifically to Cluj-Napoca, with the “Erasmus + Entrepreneurship” project group, was an unforgettable experience.

It was a memorable week! On the first day, I found myself on a plane to Cluj-Napoca, a city that I didn’t even know existed! In Cluj, the Portuguese participants of this project were hosted by families in different places of the city, which I dare to compare to a bigger and a more degraded, version of Coimbra.

Throughout these days, all those who came from different countries, such as Portugal, to Romania on behalf of the project, were taken by the Romanian hosts (also participants of the project) to visit not only the city but also its surroundings: castles, fields, among other things. I especially enjoyed the interaction with other teenagers from different countries and my stay with a Romanian family, which allowed me to absorb and exchange customs, traditions and even different perspectives of reality.

In short, I think it was very positive, memorable and obviously different from our daily routine. Certainly, I have expanded my knowledge.

Leonardo Pina

 

We, Beatriz Oliveira and Beatriz Herdeiro belong to the project "Erasmus + - Empower Students with Entrepreneurial Skills" and were given the opportunity to stay in a Romanian city called Cluj Napoca.

We stayed with a Romanian girl named Mădălina and her family. They were all very nice and tried to integrate us to the fullest. Madalina's parents didn’t speak English, but with the help of google translator we managed to communicate with some ease.

During our short stay of only a week, we met incredible people that we’ll never forget, we were able to improve our English, since it was the only language we could communicate in and in particular we made memories that will stay for the rest of our lives.

Let's not say it was all great, because there is always something that doesn’t go as planned. In our case, our schedules were very different from Mădălina’s and that wasn’t always ideal. The typical Romanian food was also something we didn’t love, but we always managed to get something we liked.

We honestly advise all the students who have the chance to have na Erasmus experience to grab it, because it is something that changes your life completely and enriches you in an inexplicable way.

Beatriz Herdeiro and Beatriz Oliveira