I Still Can’t Believe It!

Thirteen months ago (one year + one month) from today, I submitted my Peace Corps application.  Applying to the Peace Corps is a LONG process.  I know other volunteers here who started the process two plus years ago.  I applied on a whim after randomly ending up on the Peace Corps website.  A day after … Continue reading I Still Can’t Believe It!

Site Visits: Sunday in Festelita

I woke up around 7:30 on Sunday morning.  I slowly got ready, wrote in my journal, and then joined my host family for breakfast- which was similar to pancakes, but they were fried.  We then joined my school director, and drove to a nearby monastery. On our way to the monastery, we stopped to visit … Continue reading Site Visits: Sunday in Festelita

Site Visits: Saturday in Festelita

As I've mentioned a couple of times, we visited our future sites this weekend.  I met my school director in Chisinau a little before 8:00 on Saturday morning (which meant getting the 6:30 rutiera from Costesti).  I was pretty proud of myself for making it to the Stefan cel Mare monument, our designated meeting place, … Continue reading Site Visits: Saturday in Festelita