the first arrivals were well accepted. european people thought they were christian pilgrims. the local people of europe were fascinated by their nomadic way of life and their new sciences. a roma was often recruited as a musician, for horse training and circus artists, a lion tamer, a blacksmith, a town crier, a hawker, avgroundskeeper, a dishwasher, a cleaner, a lumberjack, a caretaker, a locksmith, and other low jobs. roma were crossing europe aboard large caravans, which contained their luggage.