This past weekend, my ninth grade students had their "Balul Absolvenţilor", or Graduates Ball. This is a bit of a mixture between a graduation ceremony and prom. It is also the last step for the students before they are truly finished with their mandatory schooling. From my understanding, in many villages and towns these can … Continue reading Balul Absolventilor (Graduates Ball)
For the past couple of years (I'm not entirely sure when it started), a group of Peace Corps volunteers, along with Moldovan volunteers, have done walking tours through different parts of the country to promote peace, explore different areas of the country, and spread information about Peace Corps in Moldova. This year, the group walked … Continue reading Turul Moldovei (Walking Tour of Moldova) 2017
Summer starts early in Moldova, on the first of June. It is a hot and humid season and also very busy for most Moldovans. They planted their gardens and fields in the spring and now they have to weed and care for the plants. They have to tie up the grape vines and harvest the … Continue reading Moldovan Summers
Today at lunch, I told my host mom that I was missing being home during the summer. As education volunteers, our summers are quite a bit less productive than during the school year, and I think many of us are struggling with finding enough to do (and people to do it with). Last summer, we … Continue reading On Missing Home
This past weekend, I joined the other teachers from my school on an "excursie" (field trip) to two monasteries in the northern part of Moldova, Saharna and Ţîpova. We departed from our village in a rented rutiera (small bus) at 5:30 in the morning. It was a bit over 3 hours from our village to … Continue reading Teachers Excursion to Saharna and Ţîpova
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