Volker Moser  

Bucharest Angel
Contact me for sales, advertising, the Communism to Democracy Tour and general questions

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I was born in Biberach, Germany. After graduating at Konstanz University (Public Policy and Management), I worked as a Project Coordinator for a Russian-German study program at the Center for Global Politics at Free University Berlin. Even though I had lived in foreign countries during my education, Bucharest was by far the hardest city to adapt so far. But after I had started to like it (with great help of Cristian and Christian), I am convinced that we can also help other newcomers to adapt and get to know the city faster and more detailed - which is why we started the project CityCompass together.




Christian Pauls  

Bucharest Angel
Contact me for the Discover Little Paris Tour and general questions

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I have lived since May 2007 in Bucharest. Together with Volker and Cristian we founded in 2008 CityCompass. I am also the organizer of regular meetings of the ''Exploring Little Paris'' Group on Meetup.com, a forum for expats and repats living in Bucharest. 

I love to spend my time in Bucharest in cozy tea-houses, theaters or in one of the diverse parks in town. In my free time I am, as a lot of Germans are, passionate for hiking and I usually go to discover new spots in Bucharest. If you need some special hints on hiking trips in Romania, just drop me an email.




Cristian Bizau  

Bucharest Angel
Contact me for legal/business issues and intercultural workshops

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Born in Craiova and raised in Satu Mare, I lived in Cluj-Napoca and since 2000 in Bucharest so I had the opportunity to get to know Romanians from different regions of the country. During the late '90 I also traveled extensively abroad and I even spent couple of months in Vilnius, Lithuania, thus getting my first international experiences. It came then natural that in my professional life I acted as a bridge between foreign investors and the Romanian business environment. More than that, I always enjoyed exploring different cultural perspectives, trying to get the best of each mentality. So getting involved with City Compass is both a duty and a pleasure.



Mateo Urquijo  

Communications Angel
Contact me about the Bucharest Survival Guide 2010, this website, and our newsletter

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Born, raised, educated, living in Bucharest. I have a PhD in history from the University of Bucharest and as my title describes it best, I am a cultural and historical consultant for City Compass.

In a love/hate relationship with the Capital of Romania; the love part involves discovering new beautiful parts of the city and feeling the need to share them with everybody.

Delia Burnham

Intercultural Business Trainer

I set up CVO Recruitment’s Bucharest office in 2006 and am responsible for local P&L, strategic, financial, and people management, plus revenue generation and administration, and since July 2009 have part-owned the business. I graduated from Christ Church, University of Oxford, with an MA Hons in French and German and have been doing business in Romania since 2004. At City Compass, I deliver intercultural (business) coaching and training.