What kick-started your love of travel? Curiosity. I am fascinatedby cultures so I started to travelin order to find out more about people places and history. After high school the opportunityarose to work in Spain so I took it and I decided thats what I want to do for a long time from there on get a job in a new country and discover the hidden gems that only the locals know the kindof stuff that you cant read books about. How did you end up joining Untravelled Paths? I was looking for a short-term job till summer to returnto Norway. Thats how I first ended up in the Ice Hotel got to meet James saw that we have the same vision fell in love with Untravelled Paths and here I am doing my best and loving it. What did you want to be when you grew up and is it similar to what you do now? I wanted to behappy and I am succeedingat it. I always knew that I didnt want a standard life school university marriage or kids. Honestly speaking I still dont know what I want to be when I grow upIstill feel like a childwho discovers the world every day bit by bit and enjoys everything that the universeputs in my path. How has travel changed you throughout the years? I started traveling to work and now Imworking to travel. The biggestchange would be that I am way more confident now I make friends everywhere I go. I learned somethingfrom everyplace I wentand there are so many peoplethat left a print on my soul. But I wouldalso say that traveling made me incomplete because I cannever gather everyone in one place or be happy with one culture. I gained so much from travelling and yet my heart is now divided in all these places with all the amazing people. Tell us something that you love about where you are from? Romanians are some of the most welcoming people youll meet. If you are a guest youwill get the best bed drink food and everything that we can offer. Besides that we have so many traditions and we are big weirdos. Almost every household makes wine and tuica if you visit someone they will feed you and wont take no for an answer(brace yourself if you have more families to visit) and when you die you get coliva which is like a cake. Tell us what is your favourite destination and why? Thats a tough one like asking which of my tattoos its my favourite and I cant choose. I love all the placesIvebeen to fordifferentreasonsMadagascarhas unique nature Berlin has crazy nightlife Budapest hasescaperooms Poland and the food and the list can go on. Lapland has a special place in my heart as Ive been Santas Elf and Mallorca made me fall in love withturquoisewater forever. The more places I go to the more tattoos I get to my collection and the more I add to the favoriteplaces list. What have you tried on your travels that youll never try again? Traveling by bus for more than 4 hours. The longest bus ride I ever took was 35 hours I finished reading a thick bookuntilI reached my destination got crazily bored and felt like I aged 5 years in those hours. When I plan mytravelsI will get a plane boat train bicycle walk whatever just not a bus. If there is no other alternative than a bus I add as many stops as possible. You can take one possession on a desert island what would it be? My friends to have some fun! My mom would bealreadyon her way with the rescue team to save us. Lastly what do you enjoy the most about your job? The people all the interaction that I get to share a bit of the placeIlove and theknowledgeIcollected over the years. But thats not all its the team and the business made with heart trying to get everyone happy to have a memorable holiday. The support whenever a mistake is made because mistakes are part of the learning process. The way too much trust I get in making my own decisions is lovely andoverwhelmingat the same time. Weve heard what Cristina has had to say but what does her boss say about her? I first met Cristina when I employed her on behalf of the Hotel of Ice and from the outset it was obvious that although we are different we were on the same wavelength. Shes a bundle of youthful positive energy combined with an extensive but varied skill set and a lot of life experience for someone so young. The travel industry has lots of perks but its also hard work and so positive energy is crucial during adversity which inevitably comes along from time to time. Anyway she made it through the Ice Hotel season which is no mean feat in itself and now were lucky enough to have her on our team. Im excited to work with her and hopefully this old dog can still show her a thing or two before she surpasses me! So whether youre working with Cristina or being looked after her on one of our trips youll get the benefits of her big heart fun sense of humour and you can trust that times will never be dull in her company. The post Someone Different: Introducing Cristina appeared first on Untravelled Paths. via Untravelled Paths https://blog.untravelledpaths.com/blog/someone-different-introducing-cristina/