The Traveling Smile

22/06/2024

Tbilisi stole my heart🧡

45km long
Survived 29 fires
Mostly destroyed during the civil war happening in 2008
Yet gorgeous, full of historical sites and way greener than I was expecting

03/06/2024

Country number 45, yet the first time when I didn’t feel like a tourist, but rather home.

Montenegro gave me a unique experience, and thanks to a good tour guide, my dear friend and his great partner, I had the chance to see, feel and overall experience more than a simple participant of a seminar - which was actually the reason I went there, but more on that on LinkedIn ).

I’ve been dreaming about visiting Montenegro for many years, but I never thought that I would feel so at peace and at home in Podgorica. I genuinely felt like in my home town, and it is indeed a strange feeling.

This ain’t a relocation announcement, but rather an invitation to discover this extremely beautiful country with tall people, amazing heritage and great food. Who knows, maybe you’ll also feel like home?

11/05/2024

💚Happiness level: 🏔️ + 🎸

First time posting straight when the picture is taken because I’m simply too excited🥰

I’ve been dreaming about this for such a long time and it’s finally happening🔥

At 8 I was hiking with my parents every weekend.

At 12 I had a great music teacher who introduced us to folk music.

In 2018 I attended a huge folk festival in Vama Veche and I fell in love with this experience. I promised myself I’d go to such events with my kids, when the time comes.

In 2021 I started following and I simply couldn’t help myself but immerse myself every single experience, even though I never attend a GCG concert.

Today I started the day with their songs in the train, following with a great hike and new we’re getting ready for the bonfire & live concert.

I just love life❤️❤️❤️

29/02/2024

🇷🇴: mi-a dat unele din cele mai faine experiențe și azi e ultima zi în care te mai poți înscrie în rețea🚀

Cred că deja nu mai este un secret faptul că oportunitățile europene (Erasmus+ & co) mi-au schimbat viața, dar vă zic sincer că și promovatul lor mi-a adus multe experiențe faine. La început povesteam despre ele din instinct, cu cine și pe unde apucam, dar la un moment dat am aflat de de la .brezoiu din .ro. De atunci scriem povestea împreună și-mi place tare mult, așa că vă zic și vouă de ocazie🫶🏻

De ce-mi place să fiu EuroPeer?
✨Pentru comunitatea faină de oameni din toată țara cu care mă văd lunar
✨Pentru sprijinul primit de la prietenii din Agenția Națională pentru care și voluntariem de altfel
✨Pentru că pot continua de acasă trăirile din Erasmus
✨Pentru oportunitățile dedicate (Annual Network Meeting, traininguri exclusiv pentru rețea)
✨Pentru că e cea mai cool rețea națională din .eu (cea la nivel european)
✨Pentru creșterea impactului în promovarea oportunităților europene (facem strategii, conectăm tineri cu oportunități, etc)
✨Pentru ușile deschise la evenimente și invitații la oportunități, ca de exemplu…

… voi fi pentru prima dată trainer oficial în cadrul unui program internațional!🥳

Da, chiar se întâmplă ceea ce îmi doresc de ani buni. Iubesc să facilitez procesul de învățare al tinerilor, și am ceva ani de când promovez oportunitățile prin diverse moduri, așa ca acum am șansa să le îmbin pe cele două🧚‍♀️

Așadar, intră în bio la și aplica prin formularul din înscriere, dacă vrei și tu să faci parte din rețea🔥

🇬🇧: This call is dedicated to Romanians, but shortly, today is the last day to apply for becoming part of , where we voluntarily promote European opportunities, and I am excited for the upcoming role as an official trainer🌈

13/02/2024

When you’ve been dreaming about it for 8 years🧚‍♀️

And then you have a crisis because you forgot your props at home😂 but then the team gets creative and queen saves the day with her smart and eye-appealing suggestions🫶🏻

Long live the queen 👑 and may we always be creative🪄

And may the next group catch more waterfalls than we did🌈

📍Waterfall of the Angels, Madeira🇵🇹

08/02/2024

06/02/2024

The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams🌈- Oprah Winfrey

14/01/2024

Draw your own starts ✨ (last photo)

for living in a country where snow arrives every winter, and this winter we’ve been blessed with some amazing landscapes❄️

The last shot is taken while waiting for the sunrise☀️

How do you like winter?

11/12/2023

International Mountain Day🏔️

Waking up early is never hard as long as it has a good sreason behind it, and going for a hike is always a good reason. This year taught me how important the group is, but also that it is a matter of mindset. As long as you know your destination, nothing stop you. It might slow you down, but as long as your enjoying the ride while doing your best to reach your goal, life is pretty amazing. 🌈

Thanks to all the people who joined me on these journeys🌲 and many more shall come!

16/11/2023

✨Blessings come to those who spread kindness✨

During my stay in the US, Becky has been a true blessing for my whole experience, especially for my mental health. She treated both my eagerness to get involved in the organization and my other responsibilities with so much kindness, that I knew I had to return that one day, be it me, karma, the universe, etc.

But that day came so much earlier than any of us could have expected😅

When we found out about the CEPex grant that I could access through , WE KNEW we had to apply. It was the perfect opportunity for our long conversations to not remain only as good inspiring memories, but rather become reality. AND IT HAPPEND!!❤️

For two weeks I had Becky by my side and I could show her as much as it was possible. She discovered Bucovina that I love, and now whenever she sees new content on pages like or .te.iubesc, she can forever relate to it, because now she also loves our region.

For me, this opportunity was more than just organizing a few community events with her (although they’ve been amazing), but rather it’s been an opportunity to:
1. To reward her for the experience she offered me in the US
2. To show through her eyes to the whole community I interracted with while in the US what I was talking about when presenting my country, city, region, culture, etc
3. To be an ambassador of my home, and I loved it❤️ even though being trilingual is challenging
4. To make new connections between different organizations I work with and appreciate
5. To offer to the community I grew up in the opportunity of having a small bite of what I experienced in my intercultural and international adventures
6. To offer to the young people I work with the opportunity to interract with someone so different yet so beautiful
7. To show to my parents why I do what I do
8. To offer the chance to Becky to travel to Europe and for her family to get this experience through her eyes, because they all deserve it
9. To offer the chance for my local community to connect with both American and US culture & system
10. To enhance my CEP project,

24/09/2023

✨Exploring Riga✨

Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture.

26/08/2023

✨ M A J E S T I Q U E ✨
🏞️ Galbena Lake, Fagaras Mountains, Romania🇷🇴

05/06/2023

How did I get here? ✨

I got this question multiple times, so I decided to share it on a post, that you might wanna save.

📌Antelope Canyon, AZ is one of the most beautiful places in the world, but for a non US backpacker without a drivers license it can be pretty tricky to get there. So how did I do it?

Well, during my research I found out about , a platform with plenty of unique opportunities, including a Day trip by bus from Las Vegas (which is easily reachable) to the Upper or the Lower Antelope Canyon (I went to the Lower one, I felt it more adventurous). And it was totally worth it! ❤️

I wholeheartedly recommend checking out the opportunities around the places you’re visiting (or even your own city!) that are offered on this platform. And just to make sure you don’t forget about it, I’d recommend opening up an account right away. To do so, it’s help me if you would use this link: https://gyg.me/rraJDQvT
(I’ll let it also in the comment section)

If you already searched for an activity, which one caught your attention? And if you already have an experience with the platform, where did you go and how was it? 😍

04/06/2023

M A J E S T I Q U E
Maybe the most amazing place I’ve been to so far. The shades, the sand showers, the vivid colours. Just amazing
✨

04/06/2023

Such a beautiful blend between old and new, traditional and futuristic. For an European🇪🇺who loves the nature🌱, Colorado seems to be the best place to be in the US🇺🇸

📌Denver, Colorado

04/05/2023

Another day, another lovely graffiti 🎨

30/04/2023

Heaven for soul 🌈 hell for my teeth😅

28/04/2023

Celebrating my 5th year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

28/04/2023

Detroit & Minneapolis 🏙️

28/04/2023

In case anyone is wondering- yes, I do love street art🎨

21/01/2023

This is the hardest part about traveling, and it’s the very reason why we all run away again.

We’ll all run away again.

12/11/2022

The earth has music for those who listen.
-William Shakespear
to one of the most amazing days ever, when the word was on our lips every second, when the were simply so that sometimes I forgot how to breathe. , you’ve been amazing, but this day was like nothing else I’ve ever experienced.

23/10/2022

🫶🏻P E O P L E🫶🏻

projects are really cool and all of that, but you know what’s even cooler? The people you meet in them.
The relationship you build with your roommates, project colleagues, facilitators, hosts, locals… you simply can’t forget it. And you might easily get out physically from where the project happend, but it’s really hard to get the people out of your mind and heart. And you shouldn’t, because you know you’ll meet some day again❤️

21/10/2022

✨S e r e n d i p i t y✨

11/10/2022

📌2350m🇨🇭

11/10/2022

📌Lauterbrunnen
🇨🇭

25/09/2022

Romanian delegation of .eu
Proudly representing & promoting .eu
Wanna know more about youth opportunities? Just DM one of us❤️

13/08/2022

My people🫶🏻

05/06/2022

Have you heard about this super deal for traveling by train in Germany?🤩

If you're planning a visit to Germany this summer, an incredibly cheap new travel pass will allow you to see the country on a budget.

24/05/2022

Basilique Notre Dame de Fourviere is by far my favourite catholic catedral. Super impressive inside and out, amazing location, superb architectural details. Lyon in general has really beautiful churches, including St Joan cathedral, but this basilique will forever stay in my heart❤️