For the first step here, I feel great for its view and environment. However, it is a bit hard for me to adapt to living here at first. I felt sick a lot but lately I am a bit better. First few days was the hardest time of all. Not only because of weather but also because of a very big change of life. As I have never been far away home before, I got a lot of trouble: plane sick, weather sick, food sick and home sick.
Plane sick! I was so dizzy to spend around 20 hours on the plane from Phnom Penh to Bucharest with a three time transit. It was about four days that I could feel a bit better after travelling. It is my first time travelling by plane but it makes me no surprise beside trying to take plane sickness medicine to prevent headache and vomit. However, there was a bit nice scene on the way from Amsterdam to Bucharest that I could see the cloud so close and the ground so far from the sky.
Weather sick is my major problem living in Sibiu. It is summer here but it is just like winter in Cambodia. Morning is cold, a bit hot with sunlight at the afternoon and cold again at the evening and night time. It is really hard for me to adapt at first because I feel so weak with the cold weather. Nevertheless, after a few days, things are alright. Now I can enjoy my time much with that weather. Still, I always have to find the sunlight to lay on so it can makes me feel a bit fresh.
Besides, food sick is also comes into account. Main thing is about the very different taste of food that I can hardly eat. Food at the cafeteria is quiet tasteless with too many oil and not much meat but vegetables especially potato. Actually, I like potato in Cambodia, but not anymore. It is too much for me now. Luckily, there are many mart and super market here that I can find some nice things to eat with not so expensive price. Now I bought plenty of things, include chips, nuts, chocolate, fruits and meat to store in the fridge.
Rather than just illness, weather and food, home sick is what I can hardly face. Only few days living here, I miss everything in my country especially my parent, relatives and my boyfriend. Every night my brain is automatically asking myself what am I doing here? Why do I have to leave them? What should I do next? Sometimes I even feel I really want to go back now. Ah! So stress! Whatever! I can find the right answer to all these question. I get to make a move on with my life. I have to find the best thing for myself and my family; and this is the righteous thing to reach my goal.
Well, it’s been a week now and thing seems to turn a bit better. I don’t feel sick now and I can enjoy some nice places nearby like the park and the square. This Tuesday I start a Romania class, although it is a bit boring but it better than too free for a month until my academic class -public relation- start. Moreover, I also feel comfort with life condition here with a nice cheap dorm with enough accessories and free washing machine. Besides, I also enjoy spending time to know more people. Just hope that my communication skill is improve so I may be able to do good in my PR class too.
