How was for you leaving Romania at only 8 years old?
Back then everything happened quickly. My family was moving quite often and the time to assimilate what was happening was insufficient. I had to adapt myself really fast to new surroundings. It was a cultural shock. I remember that I was in a supermarket in Vienna and it was the first time I saw bananas. Now that was an event. When you are young, you are just like a sponge and this helped me integrate quickly. But I did feel like a stranger in the first years.