Aaron Roberts
@aaronlroberts
English expat in Romania
Forum posts
18
Contacts
11
About me
English
Lives in Cluj-Napoca
Speaks English
Registration: 26 April 2013
About
Occupation
I am Employed.
My expat journey
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
I moved to Cluj-Napoca from Targu-Mures in September 2014 to extend my experience of Romania and being employment in a new company which offers me many exciting opportunities.
I have an ongoing passion for my photography and have already made steps to launch the brand here in Cluj-Napoca and will hopefully build up a good customer-base here just like when I was living in Targu-Mures!
I work for US Technical / Customer Support company in an entirely English speaking role as this seems to be something I'm quite good at being a native!
I noticed that there is quite a demand for English speaking employees here so if anyone is interested in an opportunity, please get in contact and maybe I can assist some how.
The scale of this city compared to Targu-Mures is incredible. So large and diverse with lots of culture and history! Cluj offers so much opportunities and entertainment.
The public transportation network is very reliable with standard buses, electric buses and even a tram network.
It's got many public attractions and malls to visit and there is always something happening here.
Something to be sort-of careful of are some of the Taxi drivers. Sadly, and this never happened in Targu-Mures, it would seem that cab drivers are aware of Cluj having a large student / overseas population and that people are not necessarily familiar with the city and therefore there have been a couple of occasions where the driver chose not to start his meter or went a longer route.
This is rare but worth taking note of.. even if the price difference is very low, it's not really fair.
Targu-Mures, Romania
When I moved to Targu-Mures, I established my Photography brand (ALR Photography) and began working for a UK Company in an English speaking customer service position
I want to learn Romanian so that I can have a decent conversation with someone as so many people here speak English.. I feel it is my duty.
I worked as a call centre support agent for a UK brand in an entirely English speaking role as well as being a photographer.
It is populated mainly by Hungarian and Romanian people with about 40% of the population of Transylvania being Hungarian.
The city is a beautiful place and has a lot of interesting places to visit and I must say some good night life too.
I have met and spent time with a lot of people here since I moved in July and now have some great friends in this city.
The thing about this country that I admire is peoples diversity. Not so much personal diversity, but their language diversity. Coming from England, we are mainly taught only one language and the others are optional and that is obviously English.
In Targu-Mures people are speaking typically at least 2 languages, Hungarian and Romanian and then on top of this the next language is usually English which they are now learning at a Kindergarten level which amazed me to speak to a friends nephew and have him say hello to me in English and ask me how I am at the age of about 5.
Since I arrived many people have me out with settling down
There is still a very dominant feeling of the Communist era. Many of the apartments that I have seen reflect this style of architecture. To me as an outsider, I find this history fascinating and I need to learn more about this history of Romania because there really is so much to it.
The thing that I really love about this country is how different one place can be from the other. You can be in a heavily populated city or estate and then 15 minutes down the road you are in a village where some people are still using horse and cart to move around. This really does have a charm to it that I think you can only really appreciate when you are here.
There are many bad opinions of Romania and Romanians in general. The media in the UK has worked very hard to cover the issues of immigration and crime related to Romanian inhabitants but I can say that these images of Romanian people and society are so tainted and in most cases false.
Every place on this planet has a fair share of crime and the same is for Romania and it cannot be expected for everyone to be perfect and this is true for anyone.
Bristol, England
I wish to take my experience in customer service, photography and tech support and secure employment in Romania after I have finished raising enough money to rent a property there for a few months (which will hopefully be by the end of July max).
Customer Service Representative
IT Consultant
Designer
Photographer
Activity
Information about Romania, Cluj /Napoca. Any Sri Lankan there? by hathila
I am Sri Lankan coming to Cluj-Napoca for my PhD at the end of September this year. Please let me know where there are any Sri Lankan living in the above city. I want to get some advice relating to food, cloths, language, cultural issues and ...
I'm not Sri Lankan but when it comes to the other subjects such as food, clothing language etc. I can say that no matter where you're from, as long as you can speak English, you should be pretty fine. You'll find normal chain ... Read More
who own a property? im thinking about buying in Cluj, need infos. by leapfrog52
I am thinking about buying a property near Kluj require information of who the present and past owners are . peter.
Hi Peter. It's interested that you should make this request. My name is Aaron and I've been living here in since 2013 and now I work for a company who are doing exactly what you're looking to find out about. The company is British ... Read More
Moving to Romania (shipping items) by aaronlroberts
Hey all! I am moving to Romania on 12th July! I have these items to send: iMac Printer (with inks) Speakers / Amp Telescope (Didn't see the point in selling it) Photography Studio Equipment Various cables / peripherals I've managed to get them ...
Thanks a lot for the response.. unfortunately, I'd have to get them to London first and then to Romania (I'm based in Bristol which is the South West of England) It would cost a fair amount to get it to London and then out to Romania. Read More
Moving to Romania (shipping items) by aaronlroberts
Hey all! I am moving to Romania on 12th July! I have these items to send: iMac Printer (with inks) Speakers / Amp Telescope (Didn't see the point in selling it) Photography Studio Equipment Various cables / peripherals I've managed to get them ...
Hi Mike! I have indeed already booked my flight. Car sharing wasn't something I thought about even before as it would be SUCH a long journey. But thanks for the suggestion :) Read More
Moving to Romania (shipping items)
Hey all! I am moving to Romania on 12th July! I have these items to send: iMac Printer (with inks) Speakers / Amp Telescope (Didn't see the point in selling it) Photography Studio Equipment Various cables / peripherals I've managed to get them ... Read More
Moving to Romania from UK! PLEASE HELP! by aaronlroberts
Hello All! I am a British citizen and planning to move to Romania for my Girlfriend as soon as I possibly can! I visited the country and arrived back in the UK last week and just completely fell in love with the place.. and of course.. my ...
Excellent :) Sounds great. Read More
Moving to Romania from UK! PLEASE HELP! by aaronlroberts
Hello All! I am a British citizen and planning to move to Romania for my Girlfriend as soon as I possibly can! I visited the country and arrived back in the UK last week and just completely fell in love with the place.. and of course.. my ...
Sounds good. However I have work until 6:30 on Friday but on Monday I finish at 2pm I also rely on public transport but I know where you're talking about.. just means it'll take a tad longer to get there that's all. Monday is better for me How ... Read More
Moving to Romania from UK! PLEASE HELP! by aaronlroberts
Hello All! I am a British citizen and planning to move to Romania for my Girlfriend as soon as I possibly can! I visited the country and arrived back in the UK last week and just completely fell in love with the place.. and of course.. my ...
Sounds like you have a lot of info there :)! I should be free Monday or Friday Evening? Read More
Moving to Romania from UK! PLEASE HELP! by aaronlroberts
Hello All! I am a British citizen and planning to move to Romania for my Girlfriend as soon as I possibly can! I visited the country and arrived back in the UK last week and just completely fell in love with the place.. and of course.. my ...
I would love that! My primary focus is still about finding work in Targu-Mures but any information right now is useful. If you have Skype or Facebook etc. Feel free to add on any of the links in the post. Read More
Moving to Romania from UK! PLEASE HELP! by aaronlroberts
Hello All! I am a British citizen and planning to move to Romania for my Girlfriend as soon as I possibly can! I visited the country and arrived back in the UK last week and just completely fell in love with the place.. and of course.. my ...
Thanks buddy! I've just responded. Read More
Moving to Romania from UK! PLEASE HELP!
Hello All! I am a British citizen and planning to move to Romania for my Girlfriend as soon as I possibly can! I visited the country and arrived back in the UK last week and just completely fell in love with the place.. and of course.. my ... Read More
want to move to Targu Mures!! by ashliegh
Hello! I am an english speaking native currently living in the United States. I want to move to Romania in September 2012. However in order for me to move I need to find a job which seems to be a bit difficult. I am looking for jobs within Targu ...
Hello all! I'm interested in finding out how things have progressed since this post as I have also decided I wish to move to T卯rgu Mureș. Read More