I
entered Bulgaria on the 25th of June, my plan was to look for hostel to
work at while I was there (I had emailed many, but found that they only
give work if you walk in). I still had not made up my mind about where I
should head from Sofia, Bulgaria, I had one job offer in Slovenia, at
Lake Bled, and one offer in Bucharest, Romania.
One was in the Schengen Area, the other, outside of the Schengen,
which, if you look up the issues relating to being an American and
entering the Schengen Area, you may understand my wanting to put it off
for a bit. The rule goes like this: As a U.S. citizen, you can only be
in the countries that have signed the Schengen Agreement for a total of
90 days within 180 days…meaning you can only travel between those 26
countries for 90 days before you have to leave.
So here’s my issue…I chose Romania because of the history, I was
fascinated by Vlad Tepes, as many people are, and decided that working
in Bucharest should give me a chance to see areas of Romania, like
Brasov and Sibiu, thus making working in Romania worth it. I was wrong.
I made an agreement with a certain hostel that I would be working on
the beach in Vama Veche, instead, when I got to the hostel, they decided
to bounce me between two different hostels, meaning i would work at the
hostel I slept at in the morning, then jump on the metro to the other
hostel to work until 10:30 PM, or until some ungodly hour if someone
hadn’t shown up yet. What I get in exchange for this work is crap,
pretty useless…
My attitude has changed, I haven’t felt free, and if I am supposed to
have time off, and the owner walks into the hostel I am at, I have to
start cleaning because I get yelled at, so, no time off for me, I have
been here a month, and only three days ago had my first full day off.
This hostel is a quiet one, no hope for a party, no hope for fun, no
excitement, just frustration, and no time to myself, so here I am, one
month into this, and I still haven’t seen the historical things that
would have made this worth while. I have only stayed in Bucharest, which
most people bypass as there is nothing worth staying for here.
I am ready to leave, and as of now, am currently looking for my next
hostel…my next party hostel. It looks as though I will be entering the
Schengen Area much sooner than I had wanted, but you don’t always get
what you want, and I am a firm believer in “everything happens for a
reason.” I will stay the 90 days in the Schengen, between three
different countries (which countries, I have no idea of) then hopefully
will be able to crack into the UK…which also has an iffy entrance
situation for me!
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