Two whole days of traveling and finally arriving in Iasi at 3 this morning. So much has happened today!
1.) Luggage was lost in London. Not the best news to get in a foreign country but I was just happy to be done with planes and traveling.
2.) We arrive at our apartment. Mario (local Romanian women=sweetheart!) rode with us in a taxi to go to scala (our home). I realized..... I don't understand Romanian or let's just say I was exhausted and that's why I didn't understand what the taxi driver and Mario were saying to each other (haha).
3.) Tiny elevators. The elevators here are a little bit sketchy and small. Only about 3 people can fit comfortably but how inconvenient is that? So we just squish in and have the Romanian people ramble off some words probably saying that's not allowed or the elevator will break or something.
4.) Find out that my toothbrush is with my luggage. Solution: brush my teeth with my finger. Definitely not as satisfying at using a normal toothbrush but I survived.
5.) Pink toilet paper! Romanians use textured (not a soft kind) scented (coordinates with the color) toilet paper. Enough said.
6.) Waking up in a foreign country. Strangest feeling waking up and not recognizing where you are or what time it is. Then finding out there is no food....
7.) Exploring Iasi for the first time. Walking around the city was amazing. There were so many beautiful buildings. Everybody felt the need to stare at us too.
8.) Grocery shopping. The grocery store is an adventure! I love it because there were so many knew foods to try. It was a guessing game to find foods I would normally eat. I'll post later about the food.
9.) Airports are not my friend. Supposedly, my bag had to go through security and who knew nail polish and good smelling lotion were illegal!!! Well they rummaged through my suitcase and took all of my nail polish and all of my good smelling lotion which I just bought for this trip! I'm still a little upset.
10.) Pizzeria. We decided to go out to eat at a pizza place. Aislynn was nominated to order since she knows the language better than the rest of us. We figure this restaurant is similar to the U.S. where you order at the window, there was a little confusion and we think we are at the right window, so we walk up and she orders. Just imagine you are working at a pastry shop and a person comes up (obviously a foreigner trying to speak your language) trying to order some pizza. What would you say so that the person understands that they're an idiot and clearly at the wrong place to order pizza? Foarte bine (very good) over and over again, maybe? haha Thank you pastry lady for helping us know that we were supposed to sit down and they would come take our order for the pizza.
Already I have experience and learned so many new things! Romania is definitely different but it is such a great adventure. I still can't believe that I get to live here for three months!!!
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