This weekend is yet another long weekend, thanks to the Moldovan holiday, Victory Day, tomorrow (Tuesday). Another volunteer and I decided to take advantage of the long weekend to do some travel this weekend and then rest up on Monday and Tuesday back at site. It was a jam-packed and really fun little break from school … Continue reading A Mini Vacation: Chisinau
Thankfully, the snowstorm a little two weeks ago didn't last super long, and the weather returned to spring- and summer-like temperatures so the snow had melted within a couple of days. A couple of larger piles of snow persisted a bit longer, but even those only stuck around maybe a day or two more. While some … Continue reading Enjoying the Spring
The weather here has been consistently nice and warm for the past month or more. That's typical for here, and snow in April (even a dusting) is extremely rare in Moldova. On Thursday, however, we got hit with a really big snowstorm with high winds and cold temperatures. According to the news, this is the … Continue reading Winter Made a Surprise Return
Enjoying Spring: The weather has been absolutely gorgeous outside the past few weeks. There have been a handful of cooler or rainy days, but for the most part, the days have been warm and sunny. The winter wasn't really that long or hard compared to winter in upstate New York, but my mood has definitely been … Continue reading Life Lately in Moldova
As I've mentioned before, for the first four months or so at my permanent site, we did not have a bathroom of any sort in the house. Although many volunteers use outhouse some or most of the time (and they vary greatly from the simplest of squat toilets to rather nice ones that have a … Continue reading The Trek to the Outhouse
The Oke Den 