Bucharest - Post Report Question and Answers
What do you wish you had known about this particular city/country before moving there?
I wish someone told me pork was so prevalent in local cuisine. I was unprepared for the number of parks in Bucharest. It's great. However, this is overshadowed by the poor health care system and under-developed infrastructure outside Bucharest. Despite its location on a map, living is Romania is like being in the Balkans, not Europe. If you come prepared with this mindset, you'll be better able to handle the frustrations and contradictions of life in Romania. - Jun 2023
The coffee is so so good. People warned me that bicycling in the city would be dangerous. It's not. Maybe it is compared to The Netherlands or Copenhagen, but it's fine by my standards. The boulevards have bike lanes on the sidewalks or a protected bike lane. The parks are bicycle-friendly. You may not be able to do long rides easily, but getting from here to there on a bike is no problem. Also, people complain about traffic everywhere. The traffic here is fine. - Mar 2019
I had no idea how much I’d love it here. - Jun 2018
I've been racking my brain for the past several hours, and I honestly can't think of anything. I am just glad I went. Its rich culture, interesting people, and amazing landscapes will be seared in my memory forever. I'm not saying it's a blow out of life affirming goodness- living in a foreign country is HARD. But I took the good with the bad and tried to appreciate my experiences living here. - Feb 2014
