🌍 The scene in Timişoara
Timişoara draws international students to its universities, tech workers to its IT sector, and visitors curious about its legacy as European Capital of Culture in 2023. The cafés around Piața Unirii and the paths along the Bega offer relaxed places to spend time together.
🤝 How people usually meet
Try local expat groups, Romanian language exchanges, or cycling clubs for making friends in Timişoara. These can help you meet people, but chat often stays surface-level, with no built-in way to move toward real connection.
💬 Make room for real conversation
Playing Makuma offers a more intentional alternative: connection games that use conversation games and guided conversations to help people open up. A Makuma session works for introverts too, offering an alternative to dating apps through questions that actually go somewhere.
🌍 In English, and made for newcomers
Makuma Connection Games are played in English and made to be foreigner friendly. You don't need a word of the local language, and no perfect English either. Internationals and locals play together, so it's a perfect way to make friends when you've just arrived in Timişoara. Nothing to prepare, and a question starts every conversation. Come on your own or bring a friend.
Makuma Connection Games
Authentic relating in Timişoara
Makuma Connection Games are a cosy, playful way to meet new people using carefully crafted questions that lead somewhere real. No awkward mingling — just warm, meaningful conversation with a diverse mix of friendly people who showed up for the same reason. You choose who to continue talking to and for how long.