Africans in Romania

Romania was a country that captured our hearts. It came as a total surprise to us knowing that there was so much to offer in the country of so much history with the city known as ‘Little Paris of the East’. We spent 6 months in the country obtaining so much knowledge and experiences working in different fields knowing exactly how our life will plan out from start to finish. As we built our life in Romania, we made so many bonds and noticed a whole community of so many cultures around the world and knew that there are opportunities for all that want to travel and start life in Europe.

Romania is built with 319 cities and towns with one city with over 1 million inhabitants. Each city and town are of different popularities and have a variety of things to offer from Bucharest being the capital city, Constanta being the city with a beautiful beach, Cluj-Napoca home to a wide variety of universities, Timisoara is home to a variety of jobs and has a high end of Africans and other cultures and Brasov is a historical city with a lot of gothic buildings with the famous Black Church and if you continue to travel you can go on so many Ski holidays and see Dracula’s Castle in Transylvania. These are just a variety of cities and towns, but you can go to so many more places around Romania.

We toured Romania by road, trains and buses to discover as much as we could about Romanian destinations. People. Customs, food and culture. Romania is one of our favourite countries. One thing we found out about Romania is that when Kwame Nkrumah passed away on April 27, 1972, in Bucharest, Romania. His death occurred while he was in exile, having been overthrown in a coup in Ghana in 1966. In 1971, Nkrumah’s health deteriorated, and he was diagnosed with cancer. As his health worsened, he travelled to Bucharest, Romania, for medical treatment. For many Africans this is a great place for those to learn about a man who was a strong president of Ghana and a teacher of neocolonialism and imperialism.

As you will see below so many reasons why Africans enjoy life in Romania.

An opportunity opened up where a dream could come true and work in the logistics field wherein the future I will obtain a MASTER’S DEGREE.

TEFL in Bucharest of all ages children to adults has always been something where being a native speaker I can teach grammar ready for school and day to day life.

From China to Romania to tour and see the city of Bucharest is a dream come true.

I came with my boss from Ghana who I had worked with for a few years, and I am now in his second home Romania sharing the Romanian culture with the Chinese culture and reminiscing on good days in Ghana.

Catching up with old friends after years of being apart.

Working hard as a shop attendant in Bucharest and helping to maintain the shop daily.

Warehousing in Romania is an interesting and highly skilled job having to be able to manoeuvre the machinery, packing and unpacking boxes with stock checking, loading containers for new and old stock to be transported.

The Weather in Romania

Romanian winters can be incredibly cold, but summer are long and hot. Rainfall is modest to low and focused on the western mountains, allowing a long ski season. The weather in Romania if you are in the capital city is very similar to UK weather and still have the same recorded seasons Winter (from December to February; quite harsh with frequent snowfall), Spring; (from March to May; mild), Summer; (from June to August; usually dry), Autumn; (from September to November; rainy season).

Romanian Visas

Time will only tell what the most up to date Visa information is for travelling to Romania but with us we are always daily kept up to date with all the travel requirements with Romania for all purposes.

When applying for a visa to Romania it is important that you understand the purpose of your travel to Romania as depending on which country you ae applying from you may have to travel to a nearby country or within your own country to submit your application. The embassy will hold a short interview asking a few questions to indicate the purpose of travel and this is where you will need to know your application and plans in Romania.

Romania is not part of the Schengen agreement but are looking to prepare to move into the agreement soon.

Places to see in Romania

Bucharest

The palace of parliament is the 2nd largest building in the world, this landmark has much to drink in! One of eastern Europe’s most interesting building learning about the past and recent politicians in Romania. A beautiful iconic spot where you can take the time to explore and take that photo opportunity.

Brasov

Brasov is a city in the Transylvania region of Romania, ringed by the Carpathian Mountains. It is known for its medieval Saxon walls and bastions, the towering Gothic style Black Church and lively cafes. It is also home to many Ski resorts as you head towards the mountains.

Constanta

The city is on the Black Sea coast in Southeastern Romania, it is full of holiday resorts for you to enjoy a break away from the city and sun yourself on the beach and just relax from the busy city life.

These are just a few cities you can visit but there are so many more places to see in Romania.

Romanian Food

This is traditional Romanian food where you will find them sold in multiple restaurants or if you get the chance to go out to a Romanian family for dinner, but there are so many options to make your own local food here if you can find all the ingredients. When shopping for African food products you will find a lot in your local Chinese supermarket but there are also some local African markets too in Romania.

When living at home in Bucharest as an African you make life your own and cook local food to make you feel like you are in Africa.

Is there a language barrier in Romania?

In the cities, no, none at all. Young Romanians often speak English.

Once you venture out into the countryside, that all changes. You will most certainly need a good guidebook or google translate on your phone to help you communicate.

It is a good point to do your research on where you will be travelling to and know the English level beforehand, stick to the cities and you will have many cultures having the second language as English.

Night Life in Romania

As you circulate your way around Romania there are a number of clubs to choose from jazz clubs to Salsa clubs, but you get the obvious Dance music and up to date local English songs too.