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stephalie
  7/22/2017 10:36 EST

Hello!

My husband and I are looking to move to Cluj, Romania next fall. My husband and two children (will be 6 and 2 when we move) also have Romanian citizenship. My husband already has a remote tech job so we do not have to worry about income. We currently live in the States, but we've fallen in love with Cluj.

I'm wondering if anyone has advice being Expats in Cluj? How are the local schools? I want to avoid international schools due to price.

CountCarter
  9/21/2017 00:16 EST

My wife and I moved to Cluj from Texas. We love Cluj and have found everything you need to be here. So, are you here yet? Count Carter

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Knowing567
  12/31/2017 16:57 EST

I am also interested in elementary schools. Do you have any info?

diaeurope
  4/30/2018 03:02 EST

Cluj has some of the best schools in the country, but local schools are in romanian language, if that is fine with you, then you have nothing to worry about, Cluj is great

dearo
  6/23/2018 06:29 EST

Hi!
My husband is from Louisiana. I am Romanian but we currently live in the states with our 2 kids and trying to figure out a way to live a less stressful life to be honest... He works long hours in oil refinery and we can afford a decent life style in a good school district and I am a teacher here. I have a masters in teaching from the University of New Orleans and taught math for 3 years here in a private Catholic school. I am thinking I could find a job teaching/tutoring English over there. We might be able to buy a house in a few years and not worry about mortgage. I am not sure what mu husband would do..He has an associate degree in instrumentation but he doesn't really have experience with that because he makes more money here as an operator in the refinery. and he doesn't speak Romanian. Can you give me some ideas of jobs for him?
What;s the cost of living without rent costs? like uitilities? I know services are cheaper everywhere in Romania than here.
We are thinking about shipping our cars here or at least one of them.. any idea how much that would cost?

Also, any franchises opening up around there?

Thanks

johnkorst
  6/23/2018 18:42 EST

I have far less experience than many here, but I do have some observations.

Why bring the cars? Have you considered the insurance and tax ramifications? The cost of shipping, including inspections and possible modifications to meet EU standards? Getting parts and servicing for them? Attracting unnecessary attention to the fact you are "Others?"
I highly recommend cleaning the cars up and taking them to CarMax to sell to them. They gave me what my car was actually worth and they honored the price for I think 10 days, so I was able to take care of all my business, drop my stuff off at the airport, turn the car over to CarMax and get a ride directly to the airport.
I would think your teaching credentials/experience should help you land a position.
How are you sending your personal stuff over?
This web site may be of some help to you for cost of living:
https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Focsani-Romania?displayCurrency=RON

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