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?
I've been trying to convince my brother to come visit me here in Moldova. Now, I'm sure there are various reasons he is asking if I would pretty please meet him in another European country rather than him come here (like finances), but I think part of the problem is that he is buying into … Continue reading Looking Beyond Our Assumptions
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!
It's easy to think of the world as this huge, vast place. It's easy to think that we are so separated from one another, that we're so different from one another. It's easy to think that our actions and choices can't possibly affect people halfway around the world from us. But that's not true. As … Continue reading 7 Ways Globalization Shows Up in Moldova
I'm pretty sure I've mentioned this a few times, but many Moldovans celebrate both Christmas and the New Year based on the Orthodox calendar. Some also celebrate "our" Christmas and New Year. Basically, in Moldova, the party is just getting started, and Christmas will be celebrated on January 7th and New Year on January 14th. … Continue reading Happy New Year!
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