After some short moments (if you are lucky) of thumbs up and a desperate expression on your face, preferably a small Dacia stops by to pick you up from the snowy, lonely street. Hardly sitting down in the back of the car, the conversation takes its course. Topics that are covered during a ride range from a crash course in Romanian history to dangers of hitchhiking (in a hitchhiking car). It is really interesting to meet random (in our case) Romanians and hear how they perceive their country and others. I have been told already a couple of times that the drivers would demand some cash in Lei but I guess most of them are way too selfless to take money from foreign volunteers in traffic need.
This is not the only reason that after getting off, you feel an urgent longing to hitch the next random car and let it take you anywhere, wherever the road might lead. Romania and far more places are just at the minute waiting to be explored, this feeling never really releases you again. There should be no reason to hesitate anymore: Take your thumb off the screen and show the road your real-life like!
Daniel
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