I'm from Delaware County in New York State. At least once a year a meme circulates about how there aren't many other places in the world where you can experience all four seasons in a week. This past week in Moldova felt a little like that. We started the week off with some regular, winter … Continue reading From Snow to Mud to Ice
This month has been a bit of a whirlwind, so here's a bit of an update on my life. I was featured on DesignMom. I've read this blog for a really long time, and was happy to share an overview of my day-to-day life here in Moldova. You can check out the link here. … Continue reading Life Lately in Moldova
Living in a foreign country at the local level, especially in a country such as Moldova, it is sometimes easy to get caught up in all the problems and lose hope. But then I look around me, and I remember that there is hope and that changes are occurring. In particular, my students give me hope for … Continue reading 5 Ways My Students Give Me Hope
I'm going to start with a little story that is familiar to any volunteer who has sat in a classroom here in Moldova on a test day (this story is not fictional, but my observations from a recent test). Today is test day in the 9th form. In our last class, we reviewed for the … Continue reading Cheating? What’s That?
We headed back to school today after a two-week vacation. It's always hard to go back after some time off, but I'm thankful that I had a very relaxing, quiet vacation. Other than two short trips (one overnight and one day trip) to Chisinau, I just hung out at home and with my host family. … Continue reading Christmas Vacation Re-cap and Back to School!
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