the WORLD was in Cluj

People say that in New York there are so many nationalities........That in Hong Kong you can experienced the whole world since it is one of the most crowded cities......But still, in a much smaller city in Romania, Cluj-Napoca, I experienced the whole world only in 45 days.

It’s amazing the feeling to meet people from all over the world, create a wonderful bond with them, learn about their countries and cultures and be so sad when you have to leave for your country and stop seeing them every day. In this one month and a half that I stayed in Cluj I met people from India, Brazil, Mexico, Estonia, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Portugal, and Poland. It’s so amazing how an organization can create such an international environment in a small city in Romania. The impact that AIESEC is offering to the students through its internships can challenge your worldview, shape your character, destroy your stereotypes, break the borders, can TRULY change your life. I cannot express properly with worlds how many things I gain from this experience. I can irrelevant words for many pages without having any meaning but at the same time very important for what I lived all this time there in Cluj. 

The internationalism that I experienced in Cluj was, without doubt, the most incredible strong shock of cultures and differences at the same time. Listening about the crazy taxi drivers in India, integrating in the society and try to speak the Romanian language, trying to understand the English of a Hong Kong guy, learning about the habits of the Polish people, gaining how awesome are the people and the culture from Latin and Central America, understanding how you have to treat an Estonian girl. I have to say that there are no so many opportunities in our life to get such an international knowledge. Living alone, adjust to other people that are your roommates and appreciate the education that you are gaining by living all these experiences at the same time. 

That’s a story, that’s my story! :)