Life as a Peace Corps volunteer challenges a lot of notions we have about how life should be. One example: my best friend in Moldova for the past two years? She just turned 8 yesterday. A lot of other volunteers' best friends in Moldova are also much younger or much older. In a lot of … Continue reading Best Friends
As I've mentioned, I’m sharing a photo and a look back on my favorite memories in moments in Moldova for each of my last 100 days here. I'm counting down, so here are days 90-86. See all of my "Last 100 Days" posts here.
You may be thinking I'm a bit late on this post, but here in Moldova, Easter was celebrated yesterday, according to the Orthodox calendar. Most Moldovans are Orthodox Christians (either Eastern or Russian Orthodox) and for them, Easter is the most important holiday of the year. The church service begins on Saturday night and lasts … Continue reading Happy Easter!
Each spring, a week or so before Easter, the students at my school are responsible for cleaning up outside around the school and around the village. Each grade level is assigned one part of town (for example, the soccer field, around the school, the cemetery, the location of a monument, etc.) and spend the afternoon … Continue reading Cleaning Day
As I've mentioned, I’m sharing a photo and a look back on my favorite memories in moments in Moldova for each of my last 100 days here. I'm counting down, so here are days 95-91. See all of my "Last 100 Days" posts here.
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