Our Romanian Team

Mircea Samoila
Country Director
Since he started working for Teaching Abroad five years ago, Mircea has gained experience in England, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Ethiopia, Romania, Moldova and, not in the least, in his favourite country, India. A man of eclectic tastes, Mircea loves comparative literature and religion, riding motorcycles and playing tennis, but most of all, he is fascinated by the way travelling forces him to constantly re-invent his world.

Nagy Jozsef Gabor
Archaeology Coordinator
Jozsef studied Archaeology at university in Cluj-Napoca before gaining a Masters Degree in Archaeology in Alba Iulia. He has taken part in many archaeological digs covering the period from the Bronze Age to modern day. He has also worked at the National History Museum of Transylvania and at the Lewes Historical Society in the USA.

Razvan Voica
Veterinary and Conservation Assistant
Razvan is in charge of the Conservation and Veterinary Projects. As a professional Forestry Engineer, he feels at ease with any subject linked to alpine and sub-alpine wildlife. He is also a passionate reader and only spending time with his family can take him away from his job or his books.

Daniela Cristea
Desk Officer
Daniela completed a degree in psychology-pedagogy in Brasov in 2004. She discovered her passion for psihcology in highschool, when she first got in touch with this discipline. Her favourite courses were those concerning education for children with mental and physical disabilities. After college she started working with people with social disorders and now she takes care of the children in orphanages along with the Teaching Abroad volunteers.

Alexandru Parasca
Teaching & Journalism Supervisor
Alex joined Projects Abroad in April 2008. He has previously worked as a chef and a cameraman. He likes words and literature and is fascinated by computers and artificial intelligence. He also enjoys 80s-90s music, the Cartoon Network and John Travolta movies.