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I had the honor of being invited by the Founder Family to attend Webdays Romania. I actually have never been to this part of the globe, and it was like meeting my family far away from home.

Bucharest, Henri Coandă Airport, 03:30. After 2 stopovers, in Paris and Belgrade, I arrived very late to Bucharest. Surely, you can say that I could have skipped these details, but it is just impossible to avoid telling you about my first contact with Romanians. At first, although it was very late, the customs agent welcomed me with a smile, and then the plan in my mind was very simple: arrival, taxi, hotel… Meanwhile, my plan was changed by the local organizers who were waiting for me at the airport to save my life from a heavy rainy night.

From this point on, it became difficult for me to maintain my objectivity and not to be enchanted by the Romanian charm. So I started being subjective.

The inauguration of the Webdays event took place at the legendary Bran Castle, also known as Dracula’s Castle, which is situated 3h north of Bucharest, in Brasov county. As if the sight wasn’t already exceptional, we also had a magical snowfall.

After a unique and mystical opening, we all came back to Bucharest to perform different activities at the Politehnica University.

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Bucharest is an inspiring city. Its architecture varies between medieval and modern buildings passing by new baroque like Curtea Veche, a royal court built in the time of Vlad the 3^rd, known as Vlad the Impaler in the XV-th century. And other historical monuments of outstanding beauty marking the streets of Bucharest: Hanul Manuc, Villa Monteoru, Casa Vernescu, Palatul Cantacuzino. All the above without forgetting to mention the most recent and impressive establishments left by Ceauşescu, in the image of the House of People (Palace of the Parliament), the largest administrative building.

The architecture, the beauty and the cleanliness of Bucharest are not the only virtues of the city, but also the people and their values being of great quality. The Romanians are welcoming and smiling people, hospitable, gentle, funny, curious and communicative. Along the activities that took place during the Webdays, they showed their interest towards the accomplishment of some ambitious plans, regarding different domains touching the entrepreneurship sphere and ITC. So the local ecosystem only needs the ambition of the young entrepreneurs because the infrastructure at their disposal is excellent in terms of quality of telecommunication and public transportation; for example, the 4G connectivity is available everywhere, including in subway stations.

This will remain one of the most richest experiences I have ever stumbled upon. Beside the family I already found here, I realized that once coming here, our family just got bigger. So once I came to Romania, and I just left as a RoManiac.

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Bucharest, Henri Coandă Airport, 03:30 AM. After several layovers through Paris and Belgrade, I arrived very late in Bucharest; I could have skipped these details, you might say, but it is simply impossible not to tell you about my first contact with the Romanians. First, the border police officer who, even at this late hour, took the time to welcome me with a nice smile! Then, in my head, the plan was simple: landing, taxi, hotel… However, this small plan was completely revised by the local organizers who were there waiting for me at the airport exit on a very rainy night…

From that moment on, and you might grant me this, it is difficult to be objective, difficult not to succumb to the charm of Romanian friendliness… and from there I embrace my subjectivity…

The launch of the Webdays took place a 3-hour drive north of Bucharest, in Brasov, at the mythical Bran Castle, also known as Dracula’s Castle, and as if the place weren’t exceptional enough, we were treated to a beautiful snowstorm. After an opening as pleasant as it was mystical, we returned to the Romanian capital to continue the various activities at Polytechnica University.

Bucharest is an inspiring city; its architecture varies between medieval and modern constructions, passing through neo-baroque like the Curtea Veche, a princely court built during the time of Vlad III, known as Vlad the Impaler, in the 15th century. Other historical monuments of exceptional beauty mark the streets of Bucharest: Hanul lui Manuc, Villa Monterou, Casa Vernescu, Palatul Cantacuzino, all without forgetting to mention the more recent and impressive constructions left by Ceauşescu, such as the largest stone building, the Palatul Parlamentului (Palace of the Parliament).
<p>The architecture, beauty, and cleanliness of Bucharest are not the only virtues of this city; there are above all its inhabitants, as I already mentioned above; the human values conveyed by Romanians are of extraordinary quality. Romanians are smiling, welcoming, friendly, kind, funny, curious, and very communicative… During the Webdays, they easily demonstrated their desire to achieve ambitious dreams in very different fields related to entrepreneurship and ICT. The local ecosystem only needs that, since the infrastructure Romanians have in terms of telecommunications quality and transport means is excellent; for example, 4G works everywhere, even in the subway…
This experience will remain one of the most enriching for me; beyond the family I met, I quickly realized that the family had actually grown. I went to Romania only to leave as a Roumaniac!