Today marked the last day of school, which is known in Moldova as Ultimul Sunet or Last Bell. Since my village's school only goes up to 9th grade, this was also a bit of a farewell and best wishes to our 9th grade students. Last Bell is a ceremony, generally held outside on the … Continue reading Ultimul Sunet (Last Bell)
This past Wednesday, after lessons, my host mom asked me if I'd like to go to their larger garden with her. While they have a pretty big garden behind our house, they also have another plot of land about a two minute walk away, where they grow the majority of their vegetables. We checked on … Continue reading Harvesting Locust Flowers
May always seems to be one of the busiest months of the year in the United States, and it seems to be the same here as well. School wraps up, summer-like weather beckons us outside, and there are various events to celebrate. This past week was a busy week. We had post-tests in 9th, 6th, … Continue reading A Busy Week
Here in Moldova, we are wrapping up the school year (Can you believe I'm almost through my first full year of school as a teacher in Moldova?? I can't!). Students in grades 1-8 at my school have one week left of classes, but my 9th grade students will wrap up their classes this week and … Continue reading Tests and More Tests
Due to an added vacation day on May 8th, all schools in Moldova had to have a Saturday day of classes. Since it's so close to the end of the year and because many of the students at my school were away this weekend as part of a music and dance group that went to … Continue reading Ziua Sportiva (Sport Day)
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