Day to day tricks

Every morning I struggle to wake up and go to work. Each morning I leave at the limit time and have to handle the crowded subway. New York's MTA was great. It had AC, no service (so you didn't see all the people scrolling down facebook or hearing their calls) and it was BIG. I mean it.Although sometimes it just stopped because there was train traffic ahead I know start to appreciate other key points. As I was facing this morning routine I decided to try something new out. I used to live with a friend who always went to sleep at 11 which made me do the same it was really good. So I said to myself I'll go to sleep at 11 PM so I can get more sleep. The morning after I woke up before my alarm clock and I was waiting for it to ring. I did some stretching I looked out the window and I left 7 minutes earlier home. Guess what?Magic happen! I am so SERIOUS. There were less people that I actually got to sit all the way to work. Usually I have to try read the mind of people and sit next to the person who gets off at the earliest station or my newest trick sit next to elderly people cause they get off quicker. I got even at work earlier and didn't have to face the crowded elevator with all those ciggaret stinking people. Furtheremore more I was there when my manager send an e-mail to my team that we are not respecting our regular working schedule. GREAT!

As this started out as I pilot project I tested it for 2 weeks and it is the best thing ever. So I thought I share maybe it will make a difference in your life too.

One more thing. Try the subway at 6:20 AM. It's like time travelling. You get to see such a different perspective. The weirdest thing was that it is so empty that you hear the noise of the elevator stair. Elder people with no gadgets. No loud headphone music. It was the best.

47 min to sleep and I wanna read so .. take my advice and try it out.

The ugly truth

How come it is like this? I still wonder why? Stupid questions though. I realised that close friends, and lovers are more likely to disappoint you than anyone else. A tricky thing. You might think your friends get you, understand things you hate and all that and out of the sudden they to the things you expect least. They do the things they hurt you and act like it's nothing. Times are weird. I miss New York. I miss it badly. I miss it like nothing before. Something happened there that changed everything. It made life way easier made it more comforting. I wanna just hop on a plane and go back. I can say it almost made sense there even though sometimes I though it's too much. Right now I wish I could have a walk by the Riverside. It was so peaceful so filled with joy. Good night :)

When?

Life is so full of adventures. If you hang out with the right people it might get interesting. After an incredible rainy Friday I decided to snap out of it. First cause life is too short and secondly my free time should just be spend with a smile on my face. Right? So do what you have to do. Look in the mirror and realize the beauty of the day. Get out of bed. Make your bed. Have breakfast. Stay clean. Be happy just cause. Give it time to heal. Give it time to show you an opportunity. Think. Think. Think. Miss someone? Call. Love someone. Say it out load or show it. Do something without waiting for something in exchange. Be different. Ask yourself is this going to matter in 5 days from now before getting into a negative state. Think. That's all. Think without being selfish. Easy. Hell no. Worth it? Yes! Don't assume rather ask. Do what you love. Make a cycling appointment or two for next week. Have a coffee with a friend. Enjoy the nice sky. Find your passion. Learn something new. Put a silly song on and start singing. However be less than 4 days sad. Be yourself. Do more of what makes you happy. Be organized. Be more! Be smart. Discover your world. Embrace something new everyday. I love going to the theater. Guess what? My hometown is low in this area. I found something fun in exchange. What is your excuse? Life is funny and way too short. Put a lovely song on. Give me a smile. I am happy I have YOU in my life.

Are you ready to accept failure?

For those who don't know me, better said who don't know what I answer when asked about what is my favorite movie type. Well..that is easy. The answer is however silly but that's me. Whenever asked I say I wanna watch a happy end movie with a lot of romance with kindness happiness bubbles sparks, pink everywhere. Right. I do watch also other things that romantic Hollywood movies where you can predict the end.Why? I don't know. Cause if I look across my favorites nothing is really like that. Anyway. I always let friends surprise me. I go to the cinema and watch something picked by a friend. I had bad experiences but they weight so little. I though Avatar would be something stupid. I saw the posters and assumed it's bad even though it was the best movie at that time. I ended up watching it.

Enough about introductions. My dearly beloved friend she always chooses movies that I enjoy. This week I got to watch The impossibles which I don't wanna talk about. Tonight we watched The flight (my choice). I don't really know what I want to say. Cause I kinda got caught up writing this post but thing is I hate drinking or smoking and driving. A lot of the people I hang with do this and it's kinda ok. It's NOT. What I realized though while watching this movie is that for those 2 hours I was hoping the captain would not go to prison. I won't go into details and destroy it cause maybe you might wanna watch it. It just made me think. They did the right thing. There is a happy end. It let's you go home with a smile. 

I don't know what I am writing right now. It's 1AM I made cake today. I am exhausted. I wrote movie more than 20 times. It's bed time. 

Kind of sorry but the thing that was on my mind is are you ready to accept your failure or what makes you weak? To stand up and show it? 

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Romania is more than Bucharest

I've been living in New York fore mor than 4 months andI got so used to their amazing customer service that it was very hard to readapt. I think I ha a small fight with many cab drivers or just cashiers because of how unpolite and unprofessional they are. I just realised thought that this is a common thing forr Bucharest and I can also feel it in Brasov, my home town. This new years eve I decided to ake a train and travel for more than 10 hours and spend some time with amazing people that I see very rarely as they lie so far away and as some study abroad. Visiting Sibiu, Arad and Timisoara was as always an interesting experience but left me with something more. The cities are gorgeous! I saw amazing churches and I was very warmly suprised about the Christmas markets. They were realy getting close to the once I saw in Germany. Of coutse our culture is different and we might not be ready yet to be like others and meet friends outside in the cold while drinking 'gluhwein'. But it's nice! So yes I traveled so much and seen some many beautiful places and now I just discoverd this side of Romania is so different so grown up. Firstly yes it's not so clean and some buildings are in a very bad shape but the people make the place. Arad an Timisoara this time made me see outside the box, Bucharest. Cab drivers here are extremly nice. They don't ask you befire entering the car if where you go so they won't reject your request. They don't even try to fool you or don't give you youre change back taking it as their tip. No!This doesn't happen and let me tell you cashiers and waiters are even nicer. I couldn't believe that in Arad where we din't tip( don't think little of me) the lady was very polite and even wished us a good new year. Really?! Is this even possible? I think yes and I would recommand each one of you to get out of your town and visit other cities and feel what Romania is like and not limit it to the bad things that represent Bucharest! Be more than that! I love Bucharest because of the many cultural activities around and also the various options of entertainment. But I dislike so much taking a taxi or having to get along woth various cashiers but this is the reality. There is no escape but there is hope if you experience more:)

As I am very tired I end by telling you there is no place I feelt better when going to stay at someone as a Romanian. I ha some experiences and It got me to the conclusion that whatever our sotuation we always embrace and welcome others in our house as if it's also their home! Think about it ;)

Happy new year!

Get ready for a good deed!

Yes, you already know! Christmas is almost here and you're probably all excited about holidays. Damn right I am too. But listen there are some people, by this I mean me and some friends, who wanna make a special gift and we don't wanna be selfish in this. We wanna show that our youth can be involved. We are the future so let's show some heart for those in need. So.. I know your feeling like this is the part were you gonna have to close this tab as you might think I am asking for your money. I'm am but at the same time I am not! So read till the end. This summer I choose to make a dream of mine come true. It's silly but some people are weird in their way..like me. So yes I quit my job to move to New York to volunteer for this amazing charity! When I first saw it I thought it couldn't really believe it. But seriously now it's real and it's damn special!Why? Do charity's in general donate 100% of your contribution to the cause? Yes there are some and this charity is one of them BUT on top of all that this charity calls their donors in the US to wish them "Happy Birthday" or send them hand written thank you cards.

I am talking about charity:water. The non-profit organisation is all in to bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing countries. Did you know that there is a water crises?! Did you?  Really? Maybe not but now you know. So do something different and I promise you my dream will be yours and together we will fund a water project. What?! I am not crazy or maybe I am but even you know that that is a good thing. Think about it. A water project can serve 150-300 people in a community with clean safe drinking water!!! After 18 months the project will be finished and we all can see the GPS coordinates on a map. Now why won't you give up something small like a cup a coffee, a cocktail in a pub, a 10% discount on some of your purchase. This is not the time to be selfish! This is the time to show your love. Imagine telling people you helped build a well in Africa or Asia. Isn't this something that will make them say: what?are you serious? 

A water project costs around 5000$ and I believe in 3 years we can do it! Or maybe faster! We have so many social media tools. And we all have maybe a friend who would give away 5$ or even 20$. What is 5$? Not even a pack of cigarettes! Seriously smokers!?

I ran in this water for a different cause and it was disgusting!(photo) So drinking this neaaaaaah NEVER! I can't save the world and neither can you but we can show humanity! We can make a difference. So be prepared. We will start the campaign soon and we will succeed. We will give this people a reason to smile! We will give them what they deserve:  clean, safe drinking WATER ! Cause water does change everything!

What would make you donate for my campaign?


We all this being said. Be prepared cause I count on each one of you :) And for all of you fast donors that I get the chance to see you will get a gift!

Do you ask yourself what's in for you?

What's next? and a day at a Turkish Haman

So I decided to still write on this blog. After the first day in Mexico I was busy and sometime stresses and thought nobody is reading so I should stop but than I hear people talking to me about reading this blog so why should I just stop? I love Stefi's shorts as on that blog I share my passion with you and try to make you smile. This blog though is personal and Here I an express myself and talk about my so called adventures.I will change the title and maybe the adress and keep it as a daily weekly or somwthing. Yeees :) I look forward to writing an article aboutthe states like a sum up.. but till than I'm in Turkey participating at an international project funded by the European union. It's about equality which is one of my favorite topic from all perspectives.

Enough thougj about this. Let me tell you the most important thing you have to do in Turkey. You go take a hamman bath or howeer you write it. First I thought it's silly..I paid 10 euro and for a swimming pool 2 saunas and a weird room called hamman. Well if you know me you know how I feel about spending money. But it was worth. I paid 2 extra euros and a Turkish guy made a peeling and washed my body an hair! Can i have someone to wash me everyday please?!!! It feels so good and relaxing. Imagine you come from work and your too lazy to shower and you just lay down and someone washes you. I call it heaven cause I love being clean and this way it's sooooo good! Afterwards all the employees took pictures with us and asked for our boyfriends and facebook addresses. It's cute how they just wanna take poctures with us. Is i because we are european women?We tried to have a conversation but they didn't even understand we wanted mineral water so yes we quite. I'm exhauste but this project is very funny and interestimg at the same time. I meet bulgarian, polish,latvian, lituanian and turkish people. I'm gonna go to sleep but remember while you are a student there are 2 mandatory things you have to do: erasmus and work and tave usa. Besides this try a project funded by the EU or join a student organization:)

Bunos noches amigos!