XpatLoop Interview: Rebeca Arleziana Popa

  • 31 Jul 2014 12:00 PM
XpatLoop Interview: Rebeca Arleziana Popa
I was born in Romania - Arad on the 8th of June 1979, I am single, no kids just a small puppy called Jemy :) I am an economist and I studied at the West University in Timisoara - Romania.

Carrier: May 2006 - June 2009 Account Manager for Cesare Paciotti Jewels Civitanova Marche Italy, September 2009 - December 2010 Assistant Manager for Biaggio Company London UK, May 2011 - April 2014 Product expert for Western, Central and Eastern European countries for Nu Skin Enterprises Budapest Hungary.

Language skills: Romanian, Italian, English, French and a bit Hungarian.
Hobby: traveling,Yoga, reading.

1. When did you arrive in Hungary and what brought you here?
I came in Budapest almost 4 years ago from London and the reason was love:). I was in a relationship with a Hungarian man but now I am single. Although I came for that reason I started to work for Nu Skin as a product expert for Western Central and Eastern European countries for 3 years.Now I am proud to be independent owner of a small Vegan bistro in Budapest and also I have produced my own Vegan dietary supplement called reSTART.

2. Have you ever been an expatriate elsewhere?
Yes in Italy and UK- London.

3. What surprised you most about Hungary?
The fact that they are not very positive and opened.

4. Friends are in Budapest for a weekend - what must they absolutely see and do?
They must visit Buda side and the city center plus the nightlife :)

5. What is your favourite Hungarian food?
Lecsó

6. What is never missing from your refrigerator?
Fruits, veggies and wine.

7.What is your favourite Hungarian word?
Csütörtök

8. What do you miss most from home?
My friends

9. What career other than yours would you love to pursue?
Travel and tourism industry

10. What's a job you would definitely never want?
Politician

11. Where did you spend your last vacation?
April 2014 in Malta

12. Where do you hope to spend your next holiday?
Bali or South America

13. Apart of temptation what can't you resist?
To play with dogs

14. What was your favourite band, film, or hobby as a teen?
Depeche Mode,Pulp Fiction and dancing

15. Red wine or white?
White

16. Book or movie?
Book

17. Morning person or night person?

18. Which social issue do you feel most strongly about?
Vegan topics

19. Buda or Pest side?
Buda in general and Pest city center

20. What would you say is your personal motto?
Being yourself is one of the hardest things because it's scary. You always wonder whether you'll be accepted for who you really are. I don't think you ever succeed at trying to be anyone else but who you truly are. Being Vegan and getting day by day more conscious is my aim.

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