eddybennet
English expat in Romania
Forum posts
8
About me
English
Lives in Bucharest
Registration: 24 September 2014
Activity
Amazon Delivery to bucharest Romania by Pisicuta
I've ordered some stuff for my flat here, delivery really difficult though. Its apparently here in Bucharest but I have to fill out all there Romanian forms and I need to register with customs. It's okay but Romanian being my second language ...
I'm assuming you've ordered from Amazon.com (and therefore this is a shipment from the USA) rather than one of their EU websites. If so, and depending on the item value, you may have customs and import charges to pay since you are importing ... Read More
Playmates by Luiza1079
Hy! We are a romanian family with 14 months baby girls ( twins ). As i try to teach them bouth romanian and english, i was thinking it would be good for them to spend some quality time with english speaker kids. Also, for the expat kid it would be ...
There are various meet-ups that you might be interested in. There is one Friday morning at the Jolie Ville soft play in Pipera organised by Bucharest With Kids that often has a few different nationalities. When the schools start back there will be ... Read More
Reviews of Mark Twain Int'l Kindergarten/School and Int'l S of Buch.? by Anna yana
Dear 草榴社区 Parents, My family is moving to Bucharest in August: us and our 5-year-old boy. Does anyone have first-hand experience with MTIS and ISB? I visited Mark Twain, though their system seems to be different from that of Cambridge Int'l ...
Kings Oak currently goes up to British "year 6" (this is 10/11 years old). As another poster has said, they are expanding upwards next year and going up to 11/12 year olds (year 7). Read More
Playmates available in Bucharest for a 4 year old? by MiMiMix
Our 4 year old son, native English speaker, needs playmates his age/around his age, for fun couple of hours over the weekend. Weather permitting, playgrounds and/or parks would be best for a meetup. I'm also looking - if you have info ...
It might be worth you checking out www.BucharestWithKids.net as they have details of various meet-ups and other events for kids and families in Bucharest. It's a relatively new website designed for English-speakers in Bucharest so could be a ... Read More
Sport bars in Bucharest? by Adolfsson
I might find the same answers on google but I give it a shot. I'm from Sweden and I would like to watch the football game between Sweden and Denmark the 14th of November and I wonder if somebody know if any bar or something like that might show ...
Get in touch with Mojo - they're usually happy to stick on particular games if there are customers who want to watch them. Read More
Sending money outside Romania by imbang
hi,聽 聽can anyone please help me.i want to know a reliable bank to send money outside romania aside from moneygram and western union.thanks a lot
I have used Transferwise from and to Romania (in Euros and in Lei) for over a year. It's quick, reliable, and cheap. I can heartily recommend it. Read More
Meeting other english speaking moms with toddlers/babies? by lavaletta86
Hi, I just moved to Bucharest with my husband and 1 yr old. I would love for us to make some new friends, and to meet some english speaking mothers with young kids or babies. Please get in touch if your interested in meeting. We live in the Baneasa ...
...We are living in Pipera. Please get in touch if you are interested in meeting.We arrived 3 months ago, and have begun to discover lots of things for young families in Pipera. We have a 2-year old and a 1-month old, so are just getting into a ... Read More
Registering a birth in Romania by David
Hi, About to have a baby or already had children? Let's share your experience about the paperworks for registering a birth in Romania. What are the formalities to obtain a birth certificate? What is the procedure to follow if both parents ...
I used this forum to get information, so want to thank the original posters. I thought it would be useful to add details of my experience as well. My wife and I are both British nationals, but our son was born in Bucharest as we are living here ... Read More