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Iceland2018-07-24T14:15:18+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/07/23/life-lately-7-23-18/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018-07-19-20-59-50.jpgLife Lately 7/23/18Hanging out with my mom's parents- they celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary by dancing the night away at my cousin's wedding on Saturday2018-07-23T17:16:35+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/07/04/last-100-days-days-5-1/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-5.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 5: I was once again invited to accompany my village’s dance ensemble, this time to an international festival. Knowing it was likely my last chance to see my students dance, I immediately agreed to go. The festival was held outside under the shade of big trees, and the kids and teenagers from my village did a great job! After they finished, we had a bit of time to walk around and eat some food, and then we headed back to the village. I have loved getting to attend these performances over the past two years, and it is something I will dearly miss. (June 2018)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-4.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 4: I finished out my service with two summer day camps in my village. The first one, with students in grades 6 through 8, was a leadership camp. The second was an English Camp with the theme of “Around the World” for students in grades 3 through 5, where we imagined we were traveling to a different country each day. Both camps were a lot of fun, and it was great to see our students be active and motivated! (June 2018)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-3.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 3: My school community had a surprise farewell party for me my last week in site. Several teachers and students gathered at the school, and surprised me with a beautiful Moldovan flag cake, champagne, a beautiful gift, my favorite Moldovan food (pelemeni), and kind words. I was so lucky to work at this school with these people, and a fair number of tears were shed as I said goodbye for the last time to my school director, partner teachers, colleagues, students, and school staff. (June 2018)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-2.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 2: I was so fortunate to live with a wonderful host family for two years in my village. I will miss my host mom and host nieces so, so much! My last two days in the village were spent with them, as well as with my extended host family, who all came to celebrate a delicious meal together one last time. I couldn’t have asked for a better family to call my own in Moldova. (July 2018)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-1.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 1: Before we leave the country and become RPCVs (Returned Peace Corps Volunteers), we get to ring the COS (Close of Service) bell at Peace Corps headquarters in the capital. The ringing of the bell signifies the end of our service here in Moldova and the beginning of our next adventures. (July 2018)2018-07-04T14:42:58+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/06/29/last-100-days-days-10-6/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/day-10.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 10: One week after Easter, Moldovans celebrate “Memorial Easter”. This occurs either on Sunday or Monday, and everyone gathers at the cemetery. There is a service, with the names of all of the departed loved ones read off during a long prayer, then the graves are blessed with food and wine. The week leading up to this, every family spends days in the cemetery cleaning up and decorating the graves of their loved ones, and on the day of the holiday, many families stay and eat a meal at tables set up by the gravestones. (April 2018)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/day-9.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 9: On May 9th, one or both of two holidays are celebrated in Moldovan communities: Victory Day, which commemorates the victory of the Allied forces in World War II and also recognizes those who have lost their lives in wars, and Europe Day, which also commemorates the end of World War II and promotes peace. Government and other businesses are closed on this day, and in my village, the students gather at school, then walk the short way to the World War II memorial near the park, where there is a short ceremony before all the students and some community members place flowers around the monument. (May 2018)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/day-8.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 8: The English Club I have with a group of 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students has been one of the highlights of my time here in Moldova. To thank them for coming and being interested in English, we had an American “masa”, or meal, at the end of the school year. My site mate, Amir, and I made mac and cheese, tacos, deviled eggs, cornbread, banana bread, cinnamon rolls, chocolate chip cookies, and fruit punch and iced tea for the students who came regularly throughout the year. It was a lot of fun, and I enjoyed getting to share my favorite foods with them! (May 2018)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/day-7.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 7: Peace Corps was established in Moldova in 1993, just two years after Moldova’s independence. That means that this year marks 25 years of the Peace Corps in Moldova. To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Peace Corps had a large celebration in the capital, complete with music, videos, a few short speeches, and a nice reception following the ceremony. I was so glad my partners, school director, and my site mate and his partners were able to join us in celebrating. (May 2018)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/day-6.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 6: Each year the last day of school falls on May 31st and is celebrated with a ceremony called “Last Bell”. This year’s celebration, being my final Last Bell and also final day of school, was an emotional day for me, as well as for the 9th grade graduates, who will move on to other schools or work next year. It was a beautiful, touching ceremony, and I received a diploma for the work I’ve done in the school as well as a bunch of notes and drawings from my students. I will miss this school, these teachers, and these kids so much when I leave! 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Aliciahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-21-08-11-37-2.jpgAround the World Summer CampDay 4: Our camp workbooks and passportshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-20-09-34-59.jpgAround the World Summer CampDay 3: Making, and then unraveling, a human knothttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-20-09-22-55.jpgAround the World Summer CampDay 3: Playing Simon Sayshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-20-09-17-46.jpgAround the World Summer CampDay 3: Doing the Hokey Pokey2018-06-24T20:44:08+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/06/21/the-future-is-ours-summer-day-camp/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-15-11-07-29.jpg"The Future is Ours" Summer CampDay 5: Water balloon fighthttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-15-10-48-37.jpg"The Future is Ours" Summer CampDay 5: Photo challenge with the prompt "people dancing"https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-15-10-27-58.jpg"The Future is Ours" Summer CampDay 5: Water balloon toss- good thing it was really hot outside!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-15-10-21-07.jpg"The Future is Ours" Summer CampDay 5: Water balloon tosshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-15-08-33-12.jpg"The Future is Ours" Summer CampDay 5: Receiving diplomashttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-14-11-44-17.jpg"The Future is Ours" Summer CampDay 4: Self-confidence building activity by writing anonymous compliments on each other's backshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-14-08-36-14.jpg"The Future is Ours" Summer CampDay 4: Visualizing our dreams for the future (Mrs. Maia, our school accountant, is on the left and was our primary partner for the camp and was a huge help!)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-14-08-26-36.jpg"The Future is Ours" Summer CampDay 4: "Poisonous" Spider Web gamehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-13-11-02-03.jpg"The Future is Ours" Summer CampDay 3: Building marshmallow and spaghetti towershttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-13-09-51-29.jpg"The Future is Ours" Summer CampDay 3: Playing a Moldovan volleyball game2018-06-18T19:27:33+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/06/08/international-festival-of-ancestral-traditions-straseni/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-03-11-47-26.jpgInternational Festivalhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-03-11-43-24.jpgInternational Festivalhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-03-11-38-35.jpgInternational Festivalhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-03-11-37-14-01.jpgInternational Festivalhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-03-11-34-52.jpgInternational Festivalhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-03-11-29-31.jpgInternational Festivalhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-03-11-26-31.jpgInternational Festivalhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-03-11-23-00.jpgInternational Festivalhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-03-11-22-36.jpgInternational Festivalhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-03-11-22-11.jpgInternational Festival2018-06-08T16:15:27+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/06/06/ultimul-sunet-last-bell-2018/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-05-31-12-55-23-2.jpgLast Bell 2018The teachers celebrating the end of the school year with a barbecue in the woodshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-05-31-09-04-09.jpgLast Bell 2018The last bell being rung by a 1st grade student on the shoulders of a 9th grade studenthttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-05-31-08-54-41-01.jpgLast Bell 20189th grade students doing a touching tribute for their homeroom teacherhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-05-31-08-45-32.jpgLast Bell 20189th grade students doing a touching tribute for their homeroom teacherhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-05-31-08-40-24.jpgLast Bell 2018The 9th graders performing a dancehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-05-31-08-39-52-01.jpgLast Bell 2018The 9th graders performing a dancehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-05-31-08-39-23-01.jpgLast Bell 2018The 9th graders performing a dancehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-05-31-08-20-00.jpgLast Bell 2018The entire 9th grade classhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-05-31-08-16-02.jpgLast Bell 2018The 1st grade students reciting a poemhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-05-31-08-15-09.jpgLast Bell 2018An 8th grade students reciting a poem she had written for and about me2018-06-06T08:18:47+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/06/04/last-days-as-a-teacher-in-moldova/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-05-31-09-24-21-01.jpgLast days of teaching in MoldovaOne of my 8th grade classes (about half the students escaped before I could get a picture- though it appears the whole class is girls, there are 3 boys as well). I worked with these students both years, and many of them came to English Club.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-05-29-12-28-23-01.jpgLast days of teaching in MoldovaMy 7th graders. I worked with them both years.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-05-29-11-58-40-01.jpgLast days of teaching in MoldovaMy other 8th grade class. I worked with them both years and several of them came to English Club as well.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-05-29-10-21-29-01.jpgLast days of teaching in MoldovaThe fourth grade class. I only worked with half of them this year, but worked with all of them last year.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-05-29-10-01-15-01.jpgLast days of teaching in MoldovaSome of the second graders I taught this year.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-05-29-10-00-3501.jpgLast days of teaching in MoldovaThe second graders: I actually only taught half of these kids, but we did a combined lesson on the last day.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-05-29-09-05-17-01.jpgLast days of teaching in MoldovaThe other 3rd grade class that I taught this year.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-05-29-08-15-29-01.jpgLast days of teaching in MoldovaOne of my 3rd grade classes that I taught this year.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-05-28-12-00-00.jpgLast days of teaching in MoldovaOne of my 5th grade classes. I worked with them both this year and last year.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-05-28-11-03-43.jpgLast days of teaching in MoldovaMy other 5th grade class. I also worked with them both this year and last year.2018-06-04T09:25:35+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/06/24/last-100-days-days-15-11/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/day-15.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 15: We had a full schedule of events for Peace Corps Week at our school this year! We had a mini film festival with volunteer videos from across the world, video-chatted with a class in the U.S.A., and welcomed three other Peace Corps volunteers to our school to talk about where and what home means to them. It was a really fun, interesting week and the students really enjoyed it! (March 2018)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/day-14.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 14: For International Women’s Day, my village had a concert at our Casa de Cultura, with performances by some of our students, the local dance ensemble, a professional orchestra, and several well-known Moldovan singers. The dance ensemble, made up of students in 7th through 10th grades, performed a new dance, which was really beautiful (pictured here). (March 2018)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/day-13.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 13: One of my favorite Moldovan holidays is that of “Mărţişor”. This holiday occurs on the first day of spring, which is celebrated on March 1st. People give each other these red-and-white amulets, called “mărţişoare”. They celebrate the coming of spring and are wishes of good luck. At the end of March, they hang the amulets on a budding tree. (March 2018)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/day-12.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 12: Each spring, a week or two before Easter, spring cleaning occurs in every household and around the village. School ends a bit early on one day and all the students, accompanied by their teachers, clean up the village in preparation for the Easter holiday. Each class is assigned a different part of the village, where they pick up garbage, rake up any leaves remaining from the autumn, and whitewash the tree trunks. (April 2018)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/day-11.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 11: I celebrated Easter in my village once again this year. My host dad and I joined my host mom at the church at 4:00 in the morning, and we gathered with everyone along the roads surrounding the church with baskets full of meat, special Easter breads, and red-dyed eggs. The priest then went around, blessing each person and each basket by splashing water on them. After, we returned home (it was still fairly dark out) and broke the Easter fast by eating the food from the basket and drinking a glass of wine before going back to sleep. (April 2018)2018-06-03T14:49:23+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/06/19/last-100-days-days-20-16/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/day-20.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 20: I went home to the U.S. for Christmas, but before I left, my host mom accompanied me to the capital. We spent the morning walking around the center, and then she and her friend went to the airport with me to wave me off. (December 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/day-19.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 19: One of my favorite Moldovan New Year traditions takes place on January 14. Children go from house to house, wishing each household a healthy and good new year, while throwing seeds at the entrance of the house. The seeds are meant to be good luck in the harvest in the new year. (January 2018)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/day-18.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 18: After a cold day cooped up in my house, some neighborhood kids begged me to come sledding with them. Imagine my surprise when I was instead ambushed by a brutal snow fight! It was a lot of fun, but I’m not sure I would do it again- these kids are intense! (January 2018)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/day-17.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 17: For my second “English Week” in Moldova, my partners and I went all out! For two weeks, we organized English activities, played special games in classes, had various competitions, and our students made so many posters it was hard to find space on the entrance hallway walls to hang them up! (February 2018)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/day-16.jpgLast 100 Days2018-06-19T16:41:05+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/06/14/last-100-days-days-25-21/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/day-25.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 25: In the fall, our village was honored to welcome two guests from Peace Corps headquarters in Washington, D.C. Our students greeted them with the traditional bread and salt, we showed them around our school, and talked about education and learning in Moldova. (October 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/day-24.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 24: Each village celebrates “Hram”, village day, each year. My village’s hram is held on November 21st. I attended a nice concert at our Casa de Cultura as well as enjoyed a yummy meal at home with my host family. (November 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/day-23.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 23: Spending the major U.S. holidays away from home can be a bit sad, but a group of volunteers from my region of Moldova got together in the capital to celebrate Thanksgiving. We ate a bunch of delicious, fully American foods and really enjoyed each other’s company. It was a fun celebration, even if we weren’t home with our families! (November 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/day-22.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 22: As the beginning of winter approached, we talked about winter holidays at English Club. My site mate and I taught the students about how we celebrate Christmas, New Year, and Hanukkah. The students especially enjoyed learning how to play dreidel. (November 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/day-21.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 21: We spent the month of December in English Club creating posters for a U.S. state project. Each group chose a state, researched it, then created and presented a poster about the state. The students were very involved and active, sometimes staying an hour after our club had officially ended to work on their posters. Several of the groups did a really great job, and they all learned something new. (December 2017)2018-06-03T14:48:42+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/06/09/last-100-days-days-30-26/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/day-30.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 30: We celebrated International Day of Peace at our school by having a short assembly about the holiday, forming a peace sign in our school courtyard, and asking students to reflect what peace means to them. The students had wonderful responses, such as “Unity, nonviolence, and collaboration between people”. (September 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/day-29.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 29: Almost every Moldovan family, especially those living outside the larger cities, have rows upon rows of grape vines, which the use to make large barrels of house wine. I spent one early evening helping my host family collect the grapes that were then turned into wine. (October 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/day-28.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 28: One October day, my host mom called me on the phone and told me to come to the garden in the valley to eat strawberries. Despite being thoroughly confused (strawberries in the autumn??), I went and to my surprise, there were a bunch of ripe strawberries growing in the garden, which I picked and immediately devoured. (October 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/day-27.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 27: Teacher’s Day was celebrated at our school with a number of assemblies and concerts at our school. Each teacher received an armful of flowers from the students, and I even got some chocolate! (October 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/day-26.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 26: My school and I spent about half a year writing and implementing a grant project to renovate and modernize our school library. It was an exciting day in October when all of our hard work was finished and we celebrated the opening of the new library with a big celebration and guests from parliament as well as from Peace Corps staff. The new space is beautiful, but more importantly, it has modern technology and about 300 new books for students to loan and use. (October 2017)2018-06-10T08:10:47+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/06/01/a-look-back-the-fourth-six-months/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/may2018collage.pngmay2018Collagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/march2018collage.jpgMarch2018collagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/january2018collage.jpgJanuary2018collagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/february2018collage.jpgFebruary2018collagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/april2018collage.pngApril2018Collagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/december2017collage.jpgDecember2017collage2018-06-01T04:11:29+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/05/26/happy-25-years-peace-corps-moldova/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-05-25-12-01-42.jpgPC Moldova 25th AnniversaryFrom left: my site mate Amir, me, Amir's partner teacher Valentina, our school director Feodora, my partner teacher Ina, Amir's partner teacher Ludmila, and my partner teacher Liuba.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/33052096_1863526220366187_7735703285163622400_o.jpgPC Moldova 25th Anniversary2018-05-26T09:44:18+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/06/03/last-100-days-days-35-31/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/day-35.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 35: At the very end of summer, my sister Heather came to visit me. After over a year apart, it was great to spend time with her (and my host niece Valerica also really enjoyed her visit). We spent most of our time in my village, and she even got to attend the first day of school with me. (August 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/day-34.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 34: My village went all out to celebrate both Language Day and Moldova’s Independence Day. There was a competition to see which women baked the tastiest breads and made the best sweets, sour cream, butter, and brinza (a kind of cheese), as well as games, dancing, and musical performances. (August 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/day-33.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 33: At the very end of summer, right before school began, my sister, a volunteer friend, and my host family walked through the fields at the edge of the village. It was a warm, sunny day, and it was so peaceful as we walked. (August 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/day-32.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 32: We visited a nearby winery, Et Cetera Winery, while my sister was in Moldova. It was a wonderful, relaxing way to celebrate the end of summer. We stayed overnight in their guesthouse and enjoyed a delicious breakfast and exploring the vineyard in the morning. (August 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/day-31.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 31: My second year of teaching began like the first, with a “First Bell” ceremony indicating the beginning of a new school year. This time, I knew what to expect and was really able to just take in the sweet tradition of literally “ringing” in the new year. (September 2017)2018-05-26T08:49:55+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/05/16/an-american-masa/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-05-16-14-14-29.jpgAmerican masahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-05-16-14-10-55.jpgAmerican masahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-05-16-14-04-45.jpgAmerican masahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-05-16-14-04-39.jpgAmerican masahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-05-16-14-01-05.jpgAmerican masa2018-05-16T17:52:40+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/05/11/victory-europe-day/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-05-09-08-16-41.jpgVictory DayFlowers laid on the monument in memory of those that died and fought in World War II.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-05-09-08-16-09.jpgVictory DayFlowers laid on the monument in memory of those that died and fought in World War II.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-05-09-08-15-29.jpgVictory DayStudents lay flowers around the monument in memory of those that died and fought in World War II.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-05-09-08-14-57.jpgVictory DayStudents lay flowers around the monument in memory of those that died and fought in World War II.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-05-09-08-08-10.jpgVictory DayVeterans from the village prepare for a gun salute in front of the World War II monumenthttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-04-02-11-23-02.jpgVictory DayGraves of the Romanian soldiers that died here during World War II (photo from earlier this spring).2018-05-11T14:36:03+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/05/06/close-of-service-conference/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/31948496_10102345857574424_1793075792981262336_o.jpgCOS ConferenceOur M31 group at our COS conference (photo credit: David Jarmul)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-05-04-12-32-22.jpgCOS conferenceVolunteers at the conference2018-05-06T13:36:16+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/05/29/last-100-days-days-40-36/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-40.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 40: When my parents were in Moldova, we spent an afternoon exploring Soroca. Soroca is a city in the far north of Moldova and is primarily known for it’s fortress. The fortress was built during medieval times and has been well restored. (July 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-39.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 39: My parents and I also visited Orhei Vechi, which most consider the most beautiful place in the country. Historians believe this area was the first settlement in what is current-day Moldova. There is a centuries old monastery built into caves here, as well as sweeping views of the river valley. (July 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-38.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 38: During my trip with my parents to the northern part of Moldova I saw some of the largest and most gorgeous fields of sunflowers. They truly stretch on as far as the eye can see, and will be one of the things I will probably never forget about Moldova. (July 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-37.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 37: One of my favorite memories so far of my time here is attending the Graduation Ball and Ceremony of my 9th grade students. It was held in the evening, with the ceremony occurring just before dusk. The rest of the night was spent eating and dancing until the early hours of the morning. It’s also when I finally learned how to dance the “hora”, Moldova’s national dance. (July 2017. Photo credit: Amir Feinberg)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-36.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 36: Another highlight of my summer was when the “Turul Moldovei”, a group of Peace Corps volunteers walking through the southeastern part of the country and spreading peace, visited my village and stayed with my host family for a night. We enjoyed a delicious meal and time with my host family in the evening, and in the morning met with some students and visited our public library and Casa de Cultura. (July 2017)2018-04-30T10:30:50+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/05/24/last-100-days-days-45-41/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-45.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 45: Three of my host nieces spent about half of the summer at our house while visiting their grandparents (my host parents). I spent a lot of time with them playing, making them “English food”, and helping my host mom watch them. (July 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-44.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 44: One day while the younger host nieces were doing something with my host mom, my host niece Valerica decided to dress up in my things. She loves to pretend to be a “photo model” and has quite the attitude! She certainly makes us all laugh. (July 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-43.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 43: One of the highlights of my two years in Moldova was having the opportunity to welcome my American parents to my village. We spent about 3 days with my host family and it was so special to see the parents that raised me spend time with the family that has taken care of me during my time here in Moldova. (July 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-42.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 42: While my parents were in Moldova, we visited the city of Comrat with my host dad. Comrat is the capital of the semi-autonomous region of Gagauzia. This region speaks primarily Russian, as well as Gagauz (a version of Turkish) and have a unique culture and traditions. (July 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-41.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 41: Together with my parents and my host sister, we visited the Purcari Winery. This winery produces some of the best wine in Moldova and is located in the region I live in. We took a tour and did a tasting. (July 2017)2018-04-30T10:27:31+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/05/19/last-100-days-days-50-46/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-50.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 50: To make up for an extra day off for school, we had school one Saturday in May. Instead of regular lessons, our school had a sports day. The younger students played different games at the school, and the older kids headed to the village’s sports’ field to play various games and competitions. (May 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-49.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 49: The last day of school in Moldova is called “Last Bell” and there is a large ceremony to celebrate the end of another school year. A first grade girl sits on the shoulders of a 9th grade boy, ringing a large bell to signal the end of school. Since our village’s school only provides education until 9th grade (after that, students travel to other towns and cities), it was also a bit of a goodbye to the 9th graders. (May 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-48.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 48: The first day of summer vacation is Children’s Day, a holiday celebrated across the country. Students of various ages sang, danced, and played at our local park as part of the celebration, and then every student received free ice cream. (June 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-47.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 47: The teachers from my school decided to go on a day trip after school had ended. We traveled to the north of the country, where we visited the Saharna and Tipova monasteries. On our way home, we stopped to have a picnic. It was a lot of fun to go on a trip with my colleagues and we all enjoyed spending time with each other outside of school. (June 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-46.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 46: Moldova has an abundance of fresh, delicious cherries! These cherries were picked from a tree in our garden and they were so tasty! (June 2017)2018-04-30T10:24:06+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/05/14/last-100-days-days-55-51/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-55.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 55: During my second semester of teaching, we started an after-school English Club for students in 7th through 9th grade. It was very well-attended, and we even got a visit one day from my the Peace Corps Moldova country director, which everyone really enjoyed! (April 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-54.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 54: For most Moldovans, Easter is the most important holiday and biggest celebration of the year. My host mom made these sweet breads, called “pasca” in preparation for the holiday. (April 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-53.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 53: Although spring usually comes to Moldova in March, we had a very unusual late April snowstorm my first spring here. Almost two feet of snow fell in my village, and we were without power for a couple of days. Thankfully, the damage to crops and fruit trees in my part of the country were minimal, though other parts of the country had more damage. (April 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-52.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 52: One spring weekend, I took a mini-vacation with a volunteer friend. We visited the Victory Memorial and Eternal Flame, a small park and memorial for those that died in World War II. The park is very peaceful, and the memorial is beautiful. (May 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-51.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 51: My friend Andrea and I visited Curchi Monastery on a beautiful spring weekend. Moldova has many beautiful monasteries, and this one was no exception. Though smaller than some, Curchi Monastery has been beautifully and lovingly restored after it was nearly completely destroyed during Soviet times. (May 2017)2018-04-30T10:20:47+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/05/09/last-100-days-days-60-56/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-60.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 60: Each school subject has a week each year dedicated to celebrating that subject. We celebrated English Week with various trivia competitions and making posters to hang up in the hallway. (February 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-59.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 59: Each spring, the snow melts in Moldova. This means two things: 1) that the warm weather is coming; and 2) that the roads will turn to a muddy mess. Because few roads are paved in paved, the mud can be quite bad and makes for very muddy shoes. Thankfully, the mud eventually dries up and the gorgeous spring arrives. (February 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-58.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 58: On March 8th, International Women’s Day, I joined my host mom on a walk to the next town over to visit some family friends. It was a warm spring day and it was so nice to get outside. (March 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-57.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 57: Although my host dad brought this cat home shortly after I arrived, everyone jokes that he is “my” cat. I’m not much of a cat person, but he has stolen my heart, and I will miss him when I leave. (March 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-56.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 56: Most Moldovan houses have a flower garden near the gated entrance. In the spring, we were graced with these beautiful tulips, daffodils, and flowering fruit trees. (April 2017)2018-04-30T10:16:51+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/05/04/last-100-days-days-65-61/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-65.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 65: I celebrated my first birthday abroad twice: first in the capital on Christmas Eve with some fellow volunteers, and then on my birthday in my village. My host mom prepared traditional Moldovan foods and my school director and one of my partners and her family joined us. I later found out my other partner, who was on maternity leave, had her son on my birthday! (December 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-64.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 64: My host parents and I brought in the new year quietly at home. As soon as the clock struck midnight, various families in the village set off fireworks and then my host parents and I shared toasts and wishes for the new year. The day before, I attended "Carnival" in my village with my host niece Valerica. It was a variety show of sorts, and Valerica performed "Jingle Bells". (December 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-63.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 63: Most of our Christmas break was spent inside due to extremely cold temperatures and snow, but on the last weekend before we went back to school the weather warmed up a bit. I joined my host mom on a long walk to the next village over through deep snow to visit some friends. It was gorgeous outside and nice to get outside after many days stuck in the house. (January 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-62.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 62: Moldovans celebrate Christmas on January 7th. My host brother and his family came to visit, and we also welcomed students carrying a decorated star. The children say a prayer and then receive money, candy, and braided breads. (January 2017)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-61.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 61: While in Chisinau for a training, I made my first trip to MallDova, a large and modern shopping mall in the capital. While many things are quite pricey, it felt a lot like any small mall in the United States. 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One particular sunset made the entire sky look like it was on fire. It was probably the coolest sunset I've ever seen! (December 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-69.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 69: Teaching English can be fun, especially when I have the opportunity to teach students about traditions from the United States. Leading up to my first Christmas in Moldova, I taught our 4th grade students "Jingle Bells". (December 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-68.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 68: On the last day of lessons before Christmas vacation, one of my 4th grade classes surprised me for my birthday with a bunch of balloons, birthday cards, and singing "Happy Birthday" to me in English. It was so sweet of them, and I really enjoyed it! (December 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-67.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 67: The last day of school before Christmas break was filled with celebrations and concerts by the students. The older students sang, danced, performed skits, and played various games and competitions. It was a lot of fun and I was impressed by the talent of many of my students. (December 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-66.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 66: I spent Christmas Eve in Chisinau, taking in the Christmas lights and eating dinner at a fancy Italian restaurant with friends. Though different from my Christmas Eve traditions in United States, it was a fun and relaxing night. (December 2016)2018-04-01T11:56:52+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/04/24/last-100-days-days-75-71/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-75.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 75: Each October, Ziua Profesorului (Teacher's Day) is celebrated with special celebrations. For my first Teacher's Day, I traveled with the other teachers from my school to our district center for a concert. It was the first time I got to see the dance ensemble, made up of students from my school, perform- they are very talented! The next day, we had a large meal at the school to continue the celebration. (October 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-74.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 74: In the center of Moldova's capital city, Chisinau, there is a pretty park called Cathedral Park due to the church in the center. One fall day, I walked by as the leaves were changing color- it was gorgeous! (November 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-73.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 73: One of the hardest parts of being abroad is missing out on American holidays and celebrations. For my first Thanksgiving abroad, I joined a group of volunteers in the town of Ungheni, located in the north-west of the country. We made and ate traditional Thanksgiving foods (with a twist) and enjoyed the company of one another! (November 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-72.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 72: Moldova is beautiful in the summer and warmer months, but it can also be beautiful in cold, snowy weather. I spent an afternoon walking around central Chisinau one winter day, delighting in thick snowflakes falling down and the silence that snow always seems to bring. (December 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-71.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 71: I had a fun time attending a yoga retreat hosted by some fellow volunteers in the town of Criuleni (slightly north-east of Chisinau). In addition to yoga and delicious food, I also got my first view of the Nistru river and enjoyed spending time with other volunteers. (December 2016)2018-04-01T11:53:39+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/04/19/last-100-days-days-80-76/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-80.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 80: One of the things I first fell in love with at my new house was all of the gorgeous flowers in our courtyard and garden! My host mom often cuts the fresh flowers and puts them in a vase in my room, which makes me really happy! (August 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-79.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 79: When I first moved to my permanent site, my host family was building a bathroom. In addition to bucket bathing for the first six or so months, this also meant that we didn't have an indoor toilet. I quickly got used to using an outdoor squat toilet- they aren't all that bad to be honest. (August 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-78.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 78: The first day of school falls on September 1st in Moldova. The school year starts off with a special holiday called "Primul Sunet", or First Bell. This was my first day of school here in Moldova, and I really love how they make the first day of school a special celebration. After the ceremony, I joined one of my partner's homeroom class and met some of my students for the first time. (September 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-77.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 77: Moldova is known for it's wine, and each October, the country celebrates Wine Day. The central road in the capital is blocked off for a block, and various wine vendors set up booths serving wine and other foods. It's a fun celebration and well-attended each year. (October 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-76.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 76: Most Moldovan families raise various birds (geese, ducks, chickens, etc.) and other domestic animals, and my host family is no exception. As a result, the food is very fresh and often straight from the back yard. Unfortunately, my host family's (old and large) rooster decided early on that he didn't like me and constantly tried to attack me each time I walked to the outhouse. One day, my host mom got angry and tied the rooster up as punishment. It didn't help much, but it did make us all laugh! (October 2016)2018-04-01T11:50:07+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/04/14/last-100-days-days-85-81/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-85.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 85: To wrap up everything we learned during Pre-Service Training, our last two weeks were "Practice School". We taught real lessons to real students and received feedback. The second week, one of our partners from the schools we were placed in across the country came and taught with us. It was nice to start working with our partners and exciting to finally put everything we had learned to use. (August 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-84.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 84: After practice school, we had a couple of final sessions, and then we were sent off to our permanent sites. During our last Romanian lesson, we talked about the things we would leave behind in Costesti and the things we would take with us. On our last day, we boarded several vans with all of our luggage and headed to the capital, where our host families picked us up and took us to our new homes. It was a bittersweet day. (August 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-83.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 83: After arriving at my permanent site, I had to learn how to bucket bathe, as my host family was building a new indoor bathroom. It was a new experience, but I got the hang of it fairly quickly! (August 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-82.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 82: When I moved to my site, my 6-year-old host niece was visiting my host parents for a couple of weeks. She quickly became my best friend and helped me quickly learn Romanian. We played together, colored together, and even worked in the garden together! She lives several hours away, but we get to talk on the phone every once in a while and visits during school breaks. (August 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-81.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 81: During one of my first weeks in my village, I got to experience my first gorgeous Festelita sunset, over the thatched roof of our neighbor's house. (August 2016)2018-04-01T11:45:52+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/04/09/last-100-days-days-90-86/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-89.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 89: A fun moment during Pre-Service Training was drawing monsters to learn body parts in Romanian. We learned Romanian 4 hours each morning, 6 days a week for the first 10 weeks in Moldova. I was really lucky to have Galina as one of my teachers and while tiring, we also had a lot of fun! (July 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-88.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 88: About a month or so after arriving in Moldova, I really needed a haircut. One day after our lessons, I joined two other volunteers and we went to a local hair stylist. I decided to cut off quite a bit of hair, and though I was nervous (it's hard describing what you want done in a foreign language!), it turned out almost exactly as I wanted, even if it was a tad bit short. (July 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-87.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 87: Costesti, my PST site, is well-developed and doesn't lose power often. In late July, however, a heavy storm cut the power for a couple of hours. My host brother and I spent the time playing UNO by the light of my solar-powered lanterns. It was actually kind of cozy! (July 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-86.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 86: After 10 weeks of Pre-Service Training, we were sworn in as official Peace Corps Volunteers! Our swearing-in ceremony was an exciting event, and many of our future partners, host families, or school directors joined us in celebrating. (July 2016)2018-04-01T11:41:50+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/04/04/last-100-days-days-95-91/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-95.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 95: Day 95: Each week during Pre-Service Training (PST), we traveled to the capital for a day of training together with all of the programs. During this time, we learned how to navigate Chisnau's trolleybus system. The trolleybuses are inexpensive (2 lei anywhere in the city- equivalent to 12 cents in the USA) and fairly comfortable (depending on how crowded they are and how hot the day is). While some are very modern, others are quite old and a bit scary. (June 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-94.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 94: I've never been much of a cat person, but while living with my first host family during pre-service training, we had some adorable kittens! My host brother liked to put a flower clip on this little kitty to make her especially pretty. (June 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-93.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 93: One day during Pre-Service Training, we visited a museum in the capital to help another volunteer out with a project he was working on. The National Ethnography and Natural History Museum was quite interesting- full of the history of Moldova from pre-historic times through the Soviet era and after. (June 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-92.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 92: After about a month of training in our PST sites, we found out where our permanent sites, where we live and work for two years, were. It was an exciting day! Our mentors and Peace Corps staff drew a huge map of Moldova with chalk and led us blindfolded to each of our sites. (June 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-91.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 91: After we found out where our permanent sites would be, we spent a 3-day weekend visiting our new homes and villages. My first impressions of Festelita, where I have now lived for nearly two years, were very positive. The village was quiet, clean, and very pretty. I met my two partner teachers for the first time and even got to watch a dance rehearsal and meet a few of my future students. (July 2016)2018-04-01T11:29:45+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/03/30/last-100-days-days-99-96/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/day-99.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 99: After a couple of days of intense training in the capital, we moved to our pre-service training (PST) sites. While waiting for the bus to take me to my new host family's house, I was stung by a be. Once arriving at my host family's, I was welcomed with a barbecue and meeting the whole extended family. (June 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/day-98.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 98: Many late afternoons, evenings, and weekends during pre-service training were spent playing UNO with my 10-year-old host brother, Lucian. It was an easy game to play despite our language barrier. (June 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/day-97.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 97: Just two weeks after arriving in country, I got to attend my host cousin's wedding. It was my first Moldovan wedding, and it was awesome to experience (and be a part of!) such an important, special event so early on in my service. (June 2016)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/day-96.jpgLast 100 DaysDay 96: After a couple of weeks in country, Peace Corps organized an excursion for all of the "trainees". We visited three stunning monasteries in the central part of Moldova. The Christian Orthodox faith is very important to most Moldovans and many monasteries that were partially destroyed during the Soviet era have been, or are in the process of being, repaired. 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#2https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-02-17-22-04-36.jpgMoldovan Wedding #2https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-02-17-22-03-59.jpgMoldovan Wedding #2https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-02-17-20-52-07.jpgMoldovan Wedding #2Me with my host mom and one of my host nieces.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-02-17-20-44-44.jpgMoldovan Wedding #2Me with my host mom and her siblings and their spouses.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-02-17-20-43-36.jpgMoldovan Wedding #2My host mom with her siblings and their spouses, plus some of the kids.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-02-17-20-40-11.jpgMoldovan Wedding #2Most of my host mom's extended family (minus most of the nieces and nephews).2018-02-25T12:17:58+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/02/11/english-russian-weeks/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-02-09-16-08-14.jpgEnglish Week"Serata"- Two 9th graders compete in "The Best Student" gamehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-02-09-15-59-34.jpgEnglish Week"Serata"- Two 9th graders compete in "The Best Student" gamehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-02-09-12-21-07.jpgEnglish Week"Victorina" (Trivia Competition) with 5th gradershttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-02-09-12-17-18.jpgEnglish Week"Victorina" (Trivia Competition) with 5th gradershttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-02-09-12-16-30.jpgEnglish Week"Victorina" (Trivia Competition) with 5th gradershttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-02-09-12-15-57.jpgEnglish Week"Victorina" (Trivia Competition) with 5th gradershttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-02-08-12-16-56.jpgEnglish WeekOpen English Lessonhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-02-08-12-14-25.jpgEnglish WeekOpen English Lessonhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-02-08-11-21-27.jpgEnglish Week4th grade poetry recitalhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-02-08-11-21-10.jpgEnglish Week4th grade poetry recital2018-02-12T05:12:18+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/02/09/open-lessons/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-02-08-12-19-42.jpgOpen English Lessonhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-02-08-12-23-39.jpgOpen English Lessonhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-02-08-12-33-29.jpgOpen English Lesson2018-02-09T08:33:33+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/02/04/photo-a-day-january-28-february-3-2018/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-02-04-11-05-50.jpgPhoto a Day 2018February 3: A productive weekend day followed by some tea, chocolate, and a book.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-02-02-14-10-42.jpgPhoto a Day 2018February 2: A group of 2nd grade students recites poems in English for one of the 8th grade classes as part of Foreign Language Weeks.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-02-01-11-30-32.jpgPhoto a Day 2018February 1: 3rd grade students complete some fun worksheets as part of Foreign Language Weeks at school.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-01-31-16-05-55.jpgPhoto a Day 2018January 31: The snow continues to melt and the ice begins to change to mud.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-01-31-16-05-13.jpgPhoto a Day 2018January 30: The snow beginning to melt on our road.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-01-29-15-49-16.jpgPhoto a Day 2018January 28: Walking on solid ice thanks to the slowly melting snow and lack of salt here.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-01-29-15-48-57.jpgPhoto a Day 2018January 29: Our dog Rochie waits for me to come in our gate and pet him.2018-02-06T20:18:32+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/02/02/little-signs-of-spring/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-01-31-16-05-55.jpgSigns of springhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-01-31-16-05-18.jpgSigns of spring2018-02-02T14:14:22+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/01/27/cos-lottery/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-01-20-12-50-40.jpgCOS lottery2018-01-27T19:21:17+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/01/21/photo-a-day-january-13-19-2018/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc00486.jpgPhoto a Day 2018January 19: Neighborhood kids ambush my site mate with snowballs and handfuls of snow.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-01-18-14-13-01.jpgPhoto a Day 2018January 18: A blizzard in our village brings down a lot of snow (and power lines) with strong winds. https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-01-16-15-28-15.jpgPhoto a Day 2018January 17: Clothes "drying" on the line are coated with a layer of snow.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-01-16-15-27-14-2.jpgPhoto a Day 2018January 16: A horse and cart wait on the road in the snow.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-01-15-10-03-41-2.jpgPhoto a Day 2018January 15: Students and teachers gather at the bust of Mihai Eminescu, a famous Romanian writer and poet, on the day of his birthday.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-01-14-12-44-171.jpgPhoto a Day 2018January 14: Some girls visit our front steps and throw seeds at us while wishing us a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-01-13-14-29-201.jpgPhoto a Day 2018January 13: Some boys at our front door, performing an uratura for the "old" New Year.2018-01-21T16:47:39+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/01/17/double-the-holidays/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-01-14-17-36-06.jpgWinter Holidays in MoldovaTwo boys from 3rd and 4th grades throw seeds at our doorwayhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-01-14-14-06-29.jpgWinter Holidays in Moldova2nd grade students throw seeds at our doorwayhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-01-14-12-54-10.jpgWinter Holidays in MoldovaTwo girls, from 7th and 5th grades, throw seeds at our doorwayhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-01-14-12-44-17.jpgWinter Holidays in MoldovaSome 8th and 4th grade students throw seeds at our doorway.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-01-13-14-29-20.jpgWinter Holidays in MoldovaUraturahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-01-08-16-49-001.jpgWinter Holidays in MoldovaSteaua traditionhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-01-08-16-48-18.jpgWinter Holidays in MoldovaSteaua traditionhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-01-08-00-06-32.jpgWinter Holidays in MoldovaI spent the "old" Christmas with my host family after returning earlier that day from the United States2018-01-17T09:41:50+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/11/18/photo-a-day-days-64-70/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-17-13-32-54.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 10Day 70: While walking home from school, I passed this horse, waiting for her owner to return.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-16-15-53-03.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 10Day 69: Our road was blocked for a few days by a large heap of dried corn stalks in front of the neighbors' house.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-15-15-48-06.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 10Day 65: Some of the last flowers before winter comes.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-15-15-18-36.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 10Day 68: Our Wednesday English Club group works on a composition together. https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-14-15-31-01.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 10Day 67: Students work together on a "research" project at English Clubhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-13-17-42-45.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 10Day 66: Grape vines over our courtyard in front of the beginnings of a sunset.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-11-17-09-22.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 10Day 64: The view of our front flower garden and road from the kitchen window.2018-01-12T19:32:56+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/01/09/vacation-is-over-and-its-not-as-bad-as-i-thought/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-01-08-16-49-00.jpg"Old" ChristmasSome students stopped by our house last night as part of a Moldovan Christmas tradition called "steaua" (star).2018-01-09T16:51:37+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2018/01/03/top-memories-2017/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2017-08-30-16-35-21.jpg2017-08-30 16.35.212018-01-03T18:28:53+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/12/27/home-for-christmas/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-26-18-42-46.jpgHome for Christmashttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-26-18-28-26.jpgHome for Christmashttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-26-18-28-12.jpgHome for Christmashttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-26-18-28-07.jpgHome for Christmashttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-26-18-04-26.jpgHome for Christmashttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-26-18-01-23.jpgHome for Christmashttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-26-17-36-51.jpgHome for Christmashttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-25-16-25-45.jpgHome for Christmashttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-25-16-25-35.jpgHome for Christmas2017-12-27T12:20:28+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/12/25/photo-a-day-days-99-105/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-22-11-14-24.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 15Day 105: My host mom and her friend Natasha in front of the Arcul de Triumf in Chisinau.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-21-17-03-58.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 15Day 104: Some of my students perform at a holiday concert in our raion center.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-20-17-20-39.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 15Day 103: A beautiful sunset silhouetting the village's church.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-20-17-20-10.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 15Day 100: A light dusty of snow and a sunset sky.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-20-00-56-48.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 15Day 102: Packing for my trip home to the US for Christmas vacation.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-18-15-00-23.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 15Day 99: Our dog, Rochie, waits by our muddy steps.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-18-15-00-10.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 15Day 101: The last of the snow remaining in our courtyard.2017-12-25T12:51:29+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/12/20/english-club/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-03-01-13-52-38.jpgEnglish ClubStudents from 8th and 9th grade help create a video showcasing how we say "hello!" in Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-04-13-14-43-00.jpgEnglish ClubOur English Club welcomed our Peace Corps Country Director, Tracey, and my fellow volunteer, Alicia, to our villagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-11-29-15-23-291.jpgEnglish ClubPlaying dreidel after learning about Hanukkahhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-11-29-15-21-10.jpgEnglish ClubMaking Christmas decorationshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-11-29-14-47-27.jpgEnglish ClubPlaying dreidel after learning about Hanukkahhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-11-29-14-42-05.jpgEnglish ClubWriting New Year's Resolutionshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-11-28-15-22-22.jpgEnglish ClubPlaying dreidel after learning about Hanukkahhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-11-23-15-32-42.jpgEnglish Club"Turkey Hands" with the things they are thankful forhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-11-23-15-31-01.jpgEnglish Club"Turkey Hands" with the things they are thankful forhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-11-23-15-26-17.jpgEnglish Club"Turkey Hands" with the things they are thankful for2017-12-20T17:10:27+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/12/17/photo-a-day-days-92-98/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-14-16-12-59.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 14Day 97: A group 8th grade students completed this poster on the state of Florida.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-13-14-50-22.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 14Day 96: We finished our U.S. state project this week in English Club. Here, one group poses with their poster.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-12-08-23-19.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 14Day 95: A bright sunrise.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-11-08-27-36.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 14Day 94: A pastel sky at sunrise.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-10-12-25-01.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 14Day 93: Our first real snowfall. Unfortunately, it didn't stick for very long but it was beautiful while it lasted.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-09-17-34-44.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 14Day 98: I spent the evening going through journals and deciding what to take home with me when I visit the U.S. next week.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-09-17-24-57.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 14Day 92: This time of year has the most beautiful sunsets and sunrises. Here is a gorgeous sunset.2017-12-17T11:01:25+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/12/12/sfantul-andrei-traditions/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-08-14-08-38-35.jpgSfantul AndreiOur very securely bolted gate 2017-12-12T15:19:40+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/12/09/photo-a-day-days-85-91/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-08-15-25-01.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 13Day 91: The sun shines over a muddy road on a crisp but sunny day (a rarity this time of year in Moldova).https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-07-16-14-13.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 13Day 85: Keeping warm while wearing mostly dresses requires lots of layers- like fleece lined leggings, fuzzy socks, and another pair of socks.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-06-14-29-10.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 13Day 90: 8th grade students work on their state poster during English Club- this group chose New York in hopes of winning the competition.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-06-10-40-36.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 13Day 89: If you look close enough you can see little specks of snow- our first obvious snowfall this winter!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-05-15-29-57.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 13Day 88: Making posters for a U.S. state project during English Club. These 9th graders (and one 8th grader) chose California.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-04-10-15-47.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 13Day 87: I observed a Russian lesson with 8th grade students. Although I didn't understand a word, it was interesting!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-03-21-03-48.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 13Day 86: One of my favorite Moldovan foods- pelemeni. These ones are stuffed with ground pork and beef.2017-12-08T16:52:40+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/12/06/constelatia-talentelor-constellation-of-talents/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-01-18-28-421.jpgConstelatia Talentelor2017-12-06T08:06:10+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/12/04/youth-day/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-11-30-17-09-24.jpgYouth Day 2017The main performance- the gym teacher returns and they dance in a train.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-11-30-17-05-39.jpgYouth Day 2017The main performance- the boy in front is in love and is writing a love note.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-11-30-17-03-12.jpgYouth Day 2017The main performance- the gym teacher has left the students alone, so they dance.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-11-30-17-02-05.jpgYouth Day 2017The main performance- here some boys dressed up as mothers argue with their "kids" and tell them they must go to school.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-11-30-16-52-341.jpgYouth Day 2017This song was titled "Ana" and in it, a girl is in love and wants to go out dancing. Her mother/grandmother doesn't want her to go, but in the end joins in and dances with them. It was absolutely hilarious!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-11-30-16-29-20.jpgYouth Day 2017The celebration started off with some poetry.2017-12-04T14:44:30+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/12/03/a-look-back-the-third-six-months/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/june-collage.jpgJune Collagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/july-collage.jpgJuly Collagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/august-collage.jpgAugust Collagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/september-collage.jpgSeptember Collagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/october-collage.jpgOctober Collagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/november-collage.jpgNovember Collage2017-12-03T16:10:18+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/12/02/photo-a-day-days-78-84/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-11-30-16-52-34.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 12Day 83: 8th grade students perform a hilarious dance/skit at the school's celebration for Youth Day. https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-11-29-15-23-29.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 12Day 82: Some 7th grade students play dreidel at English Club after we discussed some different winter holidays.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-11-28-14-38-28.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 12Day 81: The view from the teacher's room on a rainy day. There is a huge hole behind the school filled with the remains of a failed construction project to add more wings to the school.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-11-27-23-29-12.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 12Day 80: Preparing vocabulary cards for English Club. The topic was winter holidays.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-11-25-20-05-30.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 12Day 78: A slightly belated but absolutely delicious Thanksgiving meal with new and old volunteer friends.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-02-18-13-12.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 12Day 79: Our cat likes to sleep in the warmth of my room. https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-01-18-28-42.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 12Day 84: The opening act of "Festival-Concurs Constelatia Talentelor" (Festival-Competition Constelation of Talents), which I attended with a bunch of my students and their dance ensemble (they performed later in the evening).2017-12-02T19:27:10+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/11/26/photo-a-day-days-71-77/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-23-15-23-06.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 11Day 76: In English Club, we made hand turkeys with things we are thankful- I think this student was trying to get on my good side :).https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-22-21-41-25.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 11Day 75: Fresh rolls, right out of the oven in preparation of Thanksgiving celebrations.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-21-16-14-341.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 11Day 74: We celebrated Hram (our Village Day) with a beautiful masa (holiday meal).https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-21-11-37-33.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 11Day 72: Our cat discovered he can watch us in the kitchen (his favorite room) from the window.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-21-11-03-32.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 11Day 73: My host mom often leaves me boiled eggs on the days she leaves the house before I wake up. This morning, she also left me a note!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-16-15-53-35.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 11Day 77: Our dog was sad he had to stay home while I went to the capital to celebrate Thanksgiving with other volunteers.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-16-15-53-10.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 11Day 71: Our dog, Rochie, sometimes likes to walk to school with me.2017-11-26T17:48:36+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/11/22/hram-village-day-2017/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-21-16-14-39.jpgHram 2017https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-21-16-14-34.jpgHram 2017https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-21-16-14-25.jpg2017-11-21 16.14.252017-11-22T17:51:38+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/11/11/life-lately-in-moldova-8/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-11-21-24-41.jpgBullet journalinghttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-10-28-11-02-44.jpgPC HQ visithttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-10-15-09-36-25.jpgMaking pancakes from scratchhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-07-15-22-42.jpgEnglish Clubhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-10-03-18-16-24.jpgPicking grapeshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-09-21-11-17-04.jpgMoldovan celebrationshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-09-01-08-13-06.jpgMoldovan celebrationshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-10-09-12-38-29.jpgMoldovan celebrationshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-10-05-08-59-16.jpgMoldovan celebrationshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-11-17-09-12.jpglife in Moldova2017-11-11T18:32:38+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/10/23/photo-a-day-days-57-63/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-20-14-34-14.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 9Day 61: After waiting all spring and summer I finally went to the cizmar (cobbler) to get my boots repaired. The cost? $2.50https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-20-14-32-14.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 9Day 60: Some last fall flowers in the front of our house.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-20-14-31-42.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 9Day 62: Does anyone know what these are? They are found in the forest and my host dad was drying them. The blue ones taste slightly like blueberries but have a pit.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-20-14-31-34.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 9Day 63: The last of the grape harvest, sitting in our courtyard.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-16-09-15-06.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 9Day 59: Students participate in an activity during a homeroom class.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-15-09-43-19.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 9Day 58: Homemade pancakes for breakfast, with pure maple syrup from home!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-13-14-06-28.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 9Day 57: Dried flowers in the garden2017-10-26T12:15:21+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/10/18/library-opening/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-09-12-43-45.jpgLibrary Grant Project: AfterRibbon Cutting Ceremony in the new and modern libraryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-09-12-43-41.jpgLibrary Grant Project: AfterRibbon cutting ceremony in the new spacehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-09-12-40-16.jpgLibrary Grant Project: AfterRibbon Cutting Ceremony in the new library!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-09-12-38-291.jpgLibrary Grant Project: AfterRibbon Cutting Ceremonyhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-09-12-30-17.jpgLibrary Opening CeremonyOpening Ceremonyhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-09-12-21-43.jpgLibrary Opening CeremonyOpening Ceremonyhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-09-12-19-58.jpgLibrary Opening CeremonyOpening Ceremonyhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-09-12-16-19.jpgLibrary Opening CeremonyOpening Ceremonyhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-09-12-10-21.jpgLibrary Opening CeremonyOpening Ceremonyhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-09-29-10-22-43.jpgLibrary Grant Project: AfterThe almost completed library space after.2017-10-18T15:24:32+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/10/14/photo-a-day-days-50-56/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-13-14-05-59.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 8Day 56: Even in October, there are still some pretty flowers left in the gardens in Moldova.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-12-13-09-59.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 8Day 55: 8th and 9th grade students race as part of an activity to bring awareness to the importance of not littering.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-11-10-50-09.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 8Day 54: The chickens have been left to wander our courtyard this week to nibble at the dried flower stems in the garden.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-10-20-08-18.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 8Day 53: My host mom decided the kitchen was too cold and instead served me my lunch at my desk.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-09-12-38-29.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 8Day 52: The ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of our newly renovated and updated school library.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-08-11-23-40.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 8Day 51: Muddied boots and stairs after two days of steady rain.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-08-11-23-36.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 8Day 50: A rainy fall Saturday.2017-10-13T12:43:32+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/10/11/ziua-profesorului-teachers-day-2017/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-06-12-59-411.jpgZiua Profesorului 2017All of the teachers, with the 8th grade students.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-06-12-33-40.jpgZiua Profesorului 20178th grade girls sing for the teacgers.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-06-12-24-22.jpgZiua Profesorului 2017Students perform a humorous skit.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-06-12-17-32.jpgZiua Profesorului 20178th grade students perform in a concert for the teachers.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-05-10-30-11.jpgZiua Profesorului 2017An 8th grade student teaches the other 3rd grade class.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-05-09-20-18.jpgZiua Profesorului 2017A 9th grade student teachers one of our 3rd grade classes.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-05-08-59-161.jpgZiua Profesorului 2017Some teachers at the school (I'm in the front in the center).https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-05-08-58-58-2.jpgZiua Profesorului 2017Some teachers at the school.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-05-08-49-50.jpgZiua Profesorului 2017Some 8th graders present a poem for the teachers.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-05-08-47-04.jpgZiua Profesorului 2017A 6th grade students shares wishes for the teachers.2017-10-08T10:36:44+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/10/08/photo-a-day-days-43-49/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-06-12-59-41.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 7Day 49: Teacher's Day celebrations continue. Our entire faculty poses with the 8th grade students, who put on a lovely concert for us.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-05-08-59-16.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 7Day 48: A group of my fellow teachers and I with the flowers we received for Ziua Profesorului (Teacher's Day)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-04-18-30-36.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 7Day 47: Grapes ferment in barrels in our courtyard.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-03-18-07-10.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 7Day 46: Surprise autumn strawberries! My host mom called me and told me to come to the garden to pick strawberries and I was thoroughly perplexed until I saw these growing.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-02-18-25-351.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 7Day 45: Grapes are crushed and begin to ferment at the beginning of the wine-making process.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-02-18-24-41.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 7Day 44: Another beautiful autumn sunset over the neighbors' houses.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-30-11-00-21.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 7Day 43: I helped pick grapes, which sit in a basket waiting to be made into wine.2017-10-08T09:44:18+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/10/04/autumn-in-moldova/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-03-18-16-27.jpgAutumn in Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-02-18-25-35.jpgAutumn in Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-09-29-15-14-29.jpgAutumn in Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-09-29-11-17-05.jpgAutumn in Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-09-27-16-55-33.jpgAutumn in Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-09-27-16-44-11.jpgAutumn in Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-09-21-19-01-04.jpgAutumn in Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-09-16-14-53-24.jpgAutumn in Moldova2017-10-04T11:32:21+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/09/30/photo-a-day-days-36-42/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-29-10-22-43.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 6Day 42: Our library grant project is close to completion!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-28-18-03-03.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 6Day 41: A found kitten waits on our doorstep for food from my host mom.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-27-16-56-46.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 6Day 37: A grape vine hangs over our courtyard.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-27-16-45-29.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 6Day 39: Our dog, Rochie, waits patiently to be pet.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-27-16-44-27.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 6Day 38: Wine-making preparation has begun!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-27-16-44-11.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 6Day 40: Harvested corn dries in our courtyard and will be husked for animal feed.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-23-18-51-26.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 6Day 36: A sunset over the neighborhood.2017-09-29T13:10:22+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/09/29/international-day-of-peace/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-21-13-00-06-e1506689498214.jpgInternational Day of Peace"Love and trust"https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-21-12-59-52-e1506689475956.jpgInternational Day of Peace"Peace is unity and understanding between people"https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-21-12-10-25-e1506689456904.jpgInternational Day of Peace"Peace is friendship, understanding, love, reverence. Love and friendship"https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-21-12-10-05-e1506689434226.jpgInternational Day of Peace"Peace is friendship, love, kindness, and everything that is on earth"https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-21-12-09-34-2.jpgInternational Day of Peace"Peace is kindness, friendship, reverence, love"https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-21-12-08-09.jpg2017-09-21 12.08.09"Peace means friendship and love!"https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-21-12-07-27-1.jpgInternational Day of Peace"Unity, love, friendship, reverence"https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-21-12-06-46.jpg2017-09-21 12.06.46"Understanding between people, liberty, without violence"https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-21-12-05-43.jpgInternational Day of Peace"Peace-symbol: unity, nonviolence, and collaboration between people"https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-21-12-05-13-2.jpgInternational Day of Peace"Against enemies success in nonviolent unity"2017-09-29T12:57:34+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/moldova/future-pcvs-in-moldova/a-typical-day-as-a-pcv-in-moldova/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-04-24-13-24-14.jpgDay in the LifeA special meal on a holiday.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-21-16-29-401.jpgDay in the LifeSometimes afternoon naps are a necessity!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2016-11-03-11-43-08.jpgDay in the LifeMy school2017-09-22T15:58:47+00:00weekly0.6https://theokeden.com/2017/09/23/photo-a-day-days-29-35/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-21-16-29-40.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 5Day 33: Sometimes there's nothing better than an afternoon nap with the sun streaming through the window.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-21-11-17-04.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 5Day 34: All of the students in grades 5 through 9 at my school form a peace sign to celebrate International Day of Peace.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-18-18-46-20.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 5Day 35: A candle is lit in our kitchen to note a religious holiday.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-18-18-42-37.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 5Day 31: The view from our summer kitchen entrance.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-18-18-42-07.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 5Day 32: Tomatoes ripen on the window sill.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-17-19-15-23.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 5Day 30: I worked on grading pre-tests most of the day. https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-16-14-58-38.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 5Day 29: Our cat enjoys the warm weather outside.2017-09-22T14:28:34+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/09/19/primul-sunet-first-bell/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-01-08-13-09.jpgFirst Bell 2017https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-01-08-13-061.jpgFirst Bell 2017https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-01-08-12-00.jpgFirst Bell 2017https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-01-07-55-01.jpgFirst Bell 2017https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-01-07-51-52.jpgFirst Bell 2017https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-01-07-49-54.jpgFirst Bell 20172017-09-16T09:01:54+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/09/16/photo-a-day-days-22-28/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-15-15-16-08.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 4Day 28: My host mom made these yummy, light pastries just for fun.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-14-15-34-42.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 4Day 27: Yellow roses in our garden.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-14-13-40-17.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 4Day 24: The view of our front garden from the kitchen window.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-13-18-55-40.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 4Day 26: Homemade chocolate chip cookie dough after a tough day at school.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-12-16-07-57.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 4Day 25: This little flower pot serves to keep my window open each day. https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-10-17-52-58.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 4Day 23: My host mom cut some flowers from our our garden for my room.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-09-18-10-59.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 4Day 22: For the first time since arriving in Moldova over a year ago, I made some banana bread and it was delicious!2017-09-16T08:49:11+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/09/14/et-cetera-winery/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-31-09-32-34.jpgEt Cetera Wineryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-31-09-31-36.jpgEt Cetera Wineryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-31-09-29-33.jpgEt Cetera WineryThe restaurant on the left and the guest house on the righthttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-31-09-28-49.jpgEt Cetera Wineryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-31-09-28-02.jpgEt Cetera Wineryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-31-09-02-49.jpgEt Cetera Wineryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-31-08-29-311.jpgEt Cetera Wineryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-31-08-09-35.jpgEt Cetera Wineryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-31-08-09-21.jpg2017-08-31 08.09.212017-09-08T14:49:50+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/09/12/walking-through-fields/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-30-16-44-51.jpgFestelita, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-30-16-43-01.jpgFestelita, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-30-16-40-33.jpgFestelita, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-30-16-37-11.jpgFestelita, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-30-16-35-21.jpgFestelita, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-30-16-34-531.jpgFestelita, Moldova2017-09-08T14:16:25+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/09/09/photo-a-day-days-15-21/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-08-13-46-45.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 3Day 19: Rochie, our dog, waits for a bite of some of my bread.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-08-13-40-55.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 3Day 18: Grapes in our courtyard. https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-08-13-33-19.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 3Day 20: Even after a week and some wilting, the flowers my students gave me on the first day of school are still beautiful!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-08-08-11-33.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 3Day 21: My host mom's garden is always full of beautiful flowers. I think she told me these ones are asters. https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-08-08-11-07.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 3Day 15: Our dog, Rochie, waits to be let in after an adventure on our road.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-04-18-11-14.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 3Day 17: The sun sets over my neighbor's house.2017-09-08T11:23:32+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/09/08/photo-a-day-days-8-14/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-01-08-13-06.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 2Day 14: The first day of school is literally rung in as a ninth grade boy carries a first grade girl, who is ringing the bell to single the first day of school.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-28-12-38-461.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 2Day 10: Some of my students perform at a celebration for Language Day and Independence Day in my village.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-31-08-29-31.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 2Day 13: It was a holiday, so we spent a relaxing morning at a winery near my village, eating delicious crepes with fresh grape jam.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-30-16-34-53.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 2Day 12: We took a long walk through fields in our village. The weather was perfect!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-29-16-49-16-e1504868785812.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 2Day 11: My sister plays with my host niece, Valerica.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-27-09-48-50.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 2Day 9: Another beautiful day in Chisinau. We could see this church from the balcony of the apartment we were staying in.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-27-09-48-26.jpgPhoto a Day, Week 2Day 8: A beautiful day in Chisinau2017-09-08T11:13:32+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/09/08/language-day/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_2573.jpgIMG_2573https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/fullsizeoutput_11cf.jpegZiua LimbeiMy students perform a patriotic song. (Photo Credit: Heather Ogden)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dsc_0373.jpgZiua LimbeiMy students perform a traditional-style dance. (Photo Credit: Heather Ogden)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dsc_0329.jpgZiua LimbeiAmir (my new site mate), me, my students, and school director. (Photo Credit: Heather Ogden)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-28-13-06-03.jpgZiua LimbeiPole Climbing Competition Winnerhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-28-13-02-00.jpgZiua LimbeiPole Climbing Competitionhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-28-12-55-29.jpgZiua LimbeiPole Climbing Competitionhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-28-12-52-46.jpgZiua LimbeiPole Climbing Competitionhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-28-12-51-44.jpgZiua LimbeiPole Climbing Competitionhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-08-28-12-50-31.jpgZiua LimbeiPole Climbing Competition2017-09-08T10:05:57+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/08/19/photo-a-day-days-1-7/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-08-14-08-37-42.jpgPhoto a Day Week 1Day 5: Pretty roses in my host mom's garden.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-08-18-18-02-28.jpgExif_JPEG_420Day 7: I prepared for a bulletin board about the USA for our school hallway.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-08-17-19-55-27.jpgPhoto a Day Week 1Day 6: We found this kitten and helped it warm up and gave it some food.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-08-15-09-56-39.jpgPhoto a Day Week 1Day 4: A visit to the director's office at school. https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-08-14-14-00-24.jpgPhoto a Day Week 1Day 3: My host nieces enjoyed playing in the mud on a rainy day! They were pretty covered in mud!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-08-13-08-39-38.jpgPhoto a Day Week 1Day 2: Enjoyed a beautiful morning while eating my breakfast outside.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-08-12-15-53-16.jpgPhoto a Day Week 1Day 1: Went back-to-school shopping for some new notebooks and some thread (okay, maybe that's not for school...).2017-08-19T14:57:12+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/08/14/summer-is-coming-to-an-end/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/lenovo_a1000_img_20170814_110328.jpgFestelita, MoldovaBehind those piles of dirt are 4-foot deep trenches for piping!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p1020340.jpgFestelita, MoldovaYesterday was a beautiful clear day and I enjoyed a nice breakfast outside.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p1020307.jpgFestelita, MoldovaOutside the town library one day after English Club2017-08-14T12:26:32+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/08/07/travel-in-moldova-chisinau/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p1010485.jpgChisinau, MoldovaArc de Triumfhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p1010484.jpgChisinau, MoldovaCathedral Parkhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p1010483.jpgChisinau, MoldovaCathedral Park from the Arc de Triumfhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p1010481.jpgChisinau, MoldovaMy parents under the Arc de Triumfhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p1010472.jpgChisinau, MoldovaThe Presidential "Palace"https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p1010468.jpgChisinau, MoldovaNational Theater of Opera and Balet Maria Biesuhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p1010467.jpgChisinau, MoldovaBust of Mihai Eminescu, one of the most beloved poets in Romania and Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p1010464.jpgChisinau, MoldovaStefan cel Mare Parkhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p1010463.jpgChisinau, MoldovaAlley of Poets in Stefan cel Mare Parkhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p1010462.jpgChisinau, MoldovaAlley of Poets in Stefan cel Mare Park2017-08-06T18:16:29+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/08/07/travel-in-moldova-cricova-winery/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p1020156.jpgCricova Wineryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p1020155.jpgCricova Wineryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p1020150.jpgCricova Wineryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p1020145.jpgCricova Wineryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p1020142.jpgCricova Wineryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p1020139.jpgCricova Wineryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p1020134.jpgCricova Winery2017-08-06T16:35:14+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/08/06/travel-in-moldova-comrat/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-07-12-11-46-09.jpgComrat, Gagauziahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-07-12-11-27-20.jpgComrat, Gagauziahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-07-12-11-24-40.jpgComrat, Gagauziahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-07-12-11-14-38.jpgComrat, Gagauziahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-07-12-11-12-29.jpgComrat, Gagauziahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-07-12-11-11-04.jpgComrat, Gagauziahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-07-12-10-51-32.jpgComrat, Gagauziahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-07-12-10-27-50.jpgComrat, Gagauziahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-07-12-10-27-11.jpgComrat, Gagauziahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-07-12-10-01-08.jpgComrat, Gagauzia2017-08-06T16:01:37+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/07/31/travel-in-moldova-purcari-winery/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20182131_451151628598893_1556526633_o.jpgPurcari Winery, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20148643_451151565265566_614597207_o.jpgPurcari Winery, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20138196_451151218598934_301726914_o.jpgPurcari Winery, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-13-14-18-27.jpgPurcari Winery, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-13-14-16-15.jpgPurcari Winery, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-13-13-10-31.jpgPurcari Winery, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-13-13-06-24.jpgPurcari Winery, Moldova2017-07-31T14:28:21+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/07/31/travel-in-moldova-tipova-orhei-vechi/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020132.jpgOrhei Vechi, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020131.jpgOrhei Vechi, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020130.jpgOrhei Vechi, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020122.jpgOrhei Vechi, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020120.jpgOrhei Vechi, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020117.jpgOrhei Vechi, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020116.jpgOrhei Vechi, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020114.jpgTipova, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p10201131.jpgTipova, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p10201121.jpgTipova, Moldova2017-07-31T13:59:21+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/07/30/travel-in-moldova-soroca/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020110.jpgThanksgiving Candle Monument, Soroca, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020108.jpgThanksgiving Candle Monument, Soroca, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020103.jpgThanksgiving Candle Monument, Soroca, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020096.jpgThanksgiving Candle Monument, Soroca, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020093.jpgSoroca Fortress, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020090.jpgSoroca Fortress, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020088.jpgSoroca Fortress, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020081.jpgSoroca Fortress, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020070.jpgSoroca Fortress, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020060.jpgSoroca Fortress, Moldova2017-07-29T11:33:42+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/07/30/travel-in-moldova-my-village/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010437.jpgParents and Host Parents MeetMy mom, host mom, and the girls before saying goodbyehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-13-20-59-41.jpgParents and Host Parents MeetA dinner toasthttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-13-18-29-52.jpgFields in MoldovaOverlooking my villagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-13-18-28-08.jpgSunflowers in MoldovaOur walk to the sunflower fieldshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-13-18-28-04.jpgSunflowers in MoldovaOur walk to the sunflower fieldshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-13-11-41-56-2.jpgParents and Host Parents MeetMy host family, my parents, and mehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-13-11-41-29.jpgParents and Host Parents MeetMy host family with my parentshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-13-10-19-17.jpgMy parents tour my villageMy parents with the public librarian and an assistant, in the Casa de Culturahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-13-09-57-23.jpgMy parents tour my villageMy parents with the librarian and an assistant in the public libraryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-13-08-00-26.jpgParents and Host Parents MeetMy mom with another host niece2017-07-28T17:11:47+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/07/29/travel-in-moldova-overview/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020113.jpgP10201132017-07-28T16:25:09+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/07/25/travel-moldova-and-romania/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/screenshot-2017-07-25-22-58-11-e1501012774580.pngRomania Travel RouteOur travel route through Romania starting at Leuseni and ending at Stefanesti).https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010773.jpgRupea Fortress2017-07-28T15:59:47+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/07/29/travel-in-romania-breb-home-stay-and-the-return-to-moldova/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020043.jpgBreb, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020041.jpgBreb, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020039.jpgBreb, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020038.jpgBreb, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020037.jpgBreb, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020036.jpgBreb, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020035.jpgBreb, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020034.jpgBreb, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020031.jpgBreb, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1020030.jpgBreb, Romania2017-07-28T15:57:47+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/07/28/travel-in-romania-maramures-county-wooden-churches/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010999.jpgBarsana Monastery, RomaniaBarsana Monasteryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010992.jpgBarsana Monastery, RomaniaBarsana Monasteryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010989.jpgBarsana Monastery, RomaniaMy parents at Barsana Monasteryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010985.jpgBarsana Monastery, RomaniaBarsana Monasteryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010984.jpgBarsana Monastery, RomaniaBarsana Monasteryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010978.jpgBarsana Monastery, RomaniaBarsana Monasteryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010970.jpgBarsana Monastery, RomaniaBarsana Monasteryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010968.jpgWooden Churches, Maramures, RomaniaStacking hay near Botizahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010961.jpgWooden Churches, Maramures, RomaniaBotizahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010956.jpgWooden Churches, Maramures, RomaniaBotiza2017-07-28T16:04:43+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/07/28/travel-in-romania-sighisoara/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010897.jpgSighişoara, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010893.jpgSighişoara, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010874.jpgSighişoara, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010871.jpgSighişoara, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010868.jpgSighişoara, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010855.jpgSighişoara, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010852.jpgSighişoara, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010850.jpgSighişoara, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010838.jpgSighişoara, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010837.jpgSighişoara, Romania2017-09-14T21:38:10+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/07/27/travel-in-romania-rupea-fortress/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010813.jpgRupea Fortress, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010810.jpgRupea Fortress, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010805.jpgRupea Fortress, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010800.jpgRupea Fortress, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010797.jpgRupea Fortress, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010795.jpgRupea Fortress, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010792.jpgRupea Fortress, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010789.jpgRupea Fortress, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010781.jpgRupea Fortress, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010778.jpgRupea Fortress, Romania2017-07-31T20:56:09+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/07/27/travel-in-romania-brasov/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010758.jpgBrasov, RomaniaCouncil Square, nighthttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010755.jpgBrasov, RomaniaOld Town Hall, nighthttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010751.jpgBrasov, RomaniaCouncil Square at nighthttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010749.jpgBrasov, RomaniaPeacock flowers at a parkhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010743.jpgBrasov, RomaniaDraper's Bastionhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010739.jpgBrasov, RomaniaDraper's Bastionhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010732.jpgBrasov, RomaniaCarpenter's Towerhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010724.jpgBrasov, RomaniaCarpenter's Towerhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010715.jpgBrasov, RomaniaStrada Sforii (Rope Street)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010709.jpgBrasov, RomaniaCatherine's Gate2017-07-31T14:30:23+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/07/26/travel-in-romania-bran-castle/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010630.jpgBran Castle, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010615.jpgBran Castle, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010602.jpgBran Castle, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010593.jpgBran Castle, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010572.jpgBran Castle, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010567.jpgBran Castle, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010560.jpgBran Castle, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010554.jpgBran Castle, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010543.jpgBran Castle, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010539.jpgBran Castle, Romania2017-07-26T08:21:26+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/07/26/travel-in-romania-sinaia/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010530.jpgSinaia, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010526.jpgSinaia, Romaniahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p1010523.jpgSinaia, Romania2017-07-26T07:49:22+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/07/10/balul-absolventilor-graduates-ball/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/19964652_10213400808831445_1057591248_n.jpgBalul AbsolventilorThe ninth graders awaiting their diplomas.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/19904389_10213400809031450_1617136321_n.jpg19904389_10213400809031450_1617136321_nhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/19883915_10213400808791444_761491818_n.jpgBalul AbsolventilorThe teachers looking on as our school director wishes the graduates success and happiness in the future. (PC: Amir F.)2017-07-10T11:03:14+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/07/05/turul-moldovei-walking-tour-of-moldova-2017/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170703_111345-cf.jpg20170703_111345-CFFellow volunteer Rebecca, with the horse that often hangs out at the neighbor's gate. (PC: Chris F.)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170703_103133-cf.jpg20170703_103133- CFThe "sala de festiva" (festival room) at my Casa de Cultura, during our visit. (PC: Chris F.)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170703_102853-cf.jpg20170703_102853-CFVisiting my village library, with both librarians, my host niece, and one of my students. (PC: Chris F.)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170703_101822-rl.jpg20170703_101822-RLWaiting outside in the rain in front of the Casa de Cultura. (PC: Rebecca L.)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170703_100524-cf.jpgTurul MoldoveiSelfie! (PC: Chris F.)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170703_100436-cf.jpgTurul MoldoveiAt my school with some students after our discussion. (PC: Chris F.)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170703_093531-rl.jpgTurul MoldoveiDiscussing Independence Day with some students. (PC: Rebecca L.)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc_7754.jpgTurul MoldoveiMost of the group, with me and my host sister (in red) at our house before they headed out in the rain. (PC: Tatiana S.)2017-07-05T14:29:24+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/06/29/moldovan-summers/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-10-17-07-52.jpgCherries in Moldova2017-06-29T15:39:42+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/06/21/on-missing-home/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-21-15-40-27.jpg2017-06-21T22:06:24+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/06/06/teachers-excursion-to-saharna-and-tipova/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-02-15-04-16.jpgMoldovan picnichttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-02-15-04-12.jpgMoldovan picnichttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-02-15-04-08.jpgMoldovan picnichttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-02-15-04-02.jpgMoldovan picnichttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-02-13-21-01.jpgŢîpova MonasteryThe Nistru from abovehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-02-13-04-39.jpgŢîpova MonasteryOne monk's "room" built into a cavehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-02-13-00-49.jpg2017-06-02 13.00.49https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-02-13-00-36.jpgŢîpova MonasteryPart of the monastery that was used by the monks for daily livinghttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-02-12-38-06.jpgŢîpova Monasteryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-02-12-37-37.jpgŢîpova MonasteryThe church and other rooms are built into the caves here2017-07-03T16:02:32+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/06/04/ziua-copiilor-childrens-day/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-01-09-46-20.jpgZiua CopiilorMe with two of my 8th grade studentshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-01-09-45-53.jpgZiua CopiilorMe with two of my 9th grade studentshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-01-09-43-52.jpgZiua Copiilor9th grade graduates with Doamna Maria and Doamna Valentina, one of their homeroom teachers.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-01-09-37-32.jpgZiua Copiilor9th grade graduates perform a beautiful dancehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-01-09-27-32.jpgZiua CopiilorOlder students from the music and dance school performhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-01-09-24-48.jpgZiua CopiilorTraditional Moldovan dancinghttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-01-09-23-52.jpgZiua CopiilorYounger students from our village's music and dance school performhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-01-09-09-21.jpgZiua Copiilor4th grade students singinghttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-01-09-01-34.jpgZiua Copiilor2nd grade students perform a song and dancehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-01-08-59-22.jpgZiua CopiilorDoamna Maria and Doamna Feodora (my school director) show off their butterfly pins.2017-06-04T08:26:05+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/06/01/a-look-back-the-second-six-months/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/may2017collage.pngMay2017collagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/april-2017-collage.pngApril 2017 Collagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/march-2017-collage.pngMarch 2017 collagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/february-2017-collage.pngFebruary 2017 collagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/january-2017-collage.pngJanuary 2017 collagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/december-2016-collage.pngDecember 2016 collage2017-05-31T12:22:27+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/05/31/ultimul-sunet-last-bell/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-31-08-52-46.jpgLast Bell 2017The 9th graders pose with their family members and some of the teachers.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-31-08-50-56.jpgLast Bell 2017The ninth grade class presents a gift to the school director.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-31-08-47-48.jpgLast Bell 2017First grader rings the large metal bell, signifying the end of the school year.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-31-08-46-39.jpgLast Bell 2017A 9th grade student dances with one of the 9th grade homeroom teachers.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-31-08-40-39.jpgLast Bell 20179th grade students and some teachers dance the horahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-31-08-37-19.jpgLast Bell 20179th grade students begin their dancehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-31-08-30-09.jpgLast Bell 2017Two ninth graders perform a song about friendship.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-31-08-10-52.jpgLast Bell 20174th grade students present a poem.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-31-07-48-03.jpgLast Bell 20179th grade student Victor, left, receives multiple certificates. He placed first in our district in 3 subjects and second in another.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-31-07-34-59.jpgLast Bell 20176th and 7th graders wait for the ceremony to begin2017-05-31T12:20:31+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/05/28/harvesting-locust-flowers/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-27-12-14-38.jpgHarvesting locust flowers in MoldovaThe flowers laid out to dry in our house- they are piled about 6 inches high!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-27-12-14-44.jpgHarvesting locust flowers in MoldovaA pile of harvested locust flowers.2017-05-28T11:55:13+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/05/28/a-busy-week/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-27-17-20-39.jpgPraznic, Festelita, MoldovaThe Praznic service at the church in our town.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-25-16-43-57.jpgErmoclia, MoldovaThe monument in the center of Ermoclia.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-25-13-39-33.jpgVisit to Ermoclia, MoldovaOne of the adorable kittens we visited.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-24-10-01-04.jpgTeaching in MoldovaMy "9-A" class on our last day together.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-24-09-11-40.jpgTeaching in MoldovaMy "9-B" class on our last day together.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-25-11-16-09.jpgSchool in Moldova4th grade students making up their post-test.2017-05-28T10:36:26+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/05/23/tests-and-more-tests/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-23-17-11-44.jpgSchool in MoldovaWorking on correcting, grading, and inputting results of my 9th grade students post-test in English classhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-21-15-43-03.jpgLife in MoldovaHow my desk looks when I'm not busy grading!2017-05-23T16:49:31+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/05/21/ziua-sportiva-sport-day/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-20-09-43-35.jpgZiua Sportivahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-20-09-41-52.jpgZiua Sportivahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-20-09-40-38.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-20-09-40-29.jpgZiua Sportivahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-20-09-39-02.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-20-09-32-02.jpgZiua Sportivahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-20-09-31-22.jpgZiua sportiva2017-05-21T10:09:12+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/05/21/eating-in-moldova-one-week-of-meals/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2016-11-01-08-59-32.jpgMoldovan breakfastPaine prajitahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-16-15-44-29.jpgMoldova lunchZeama with cabbagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-15-06-36-36.jpgMoldovan breakfastA pretty typical breakfast for me here: oatmeal (or some other type of porridge) and tea.2017-05-21T14:50:40+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/05/14/life-lately-in-moldova-7/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-07-11-50-301.jpgOrhei VechiOrhei Vechi Valleyhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/p1000523.jpgSPA grant preparationsDoamna Valentina, my project partner, interviewing our students in preparation for our grant proposal presentation.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-04-24-13-24-14.jpgMemorial EasterMemorial Easter Masahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-04-13-14-43-00.jpgCD visitMy country director, Tracey (far left), with my English Club.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-04-07-14-34-46.jpgEnglish ClubDoing an activity in English Club.2017-05-14T10:13:29+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/05/14/mini-vacation-orhei-vechi/2017-05-14T13:14:58+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/05/14/a-mini-vacation-curchi-monastery/2017-05-14T13:07:14+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/05/08/a-mini-vacation-chisinau-curchi-monastery-orhei-vechi/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-07-17-42-56.jpgChisinau, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-07-15-52-38.jpgCathedral Park, Chisinau, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-07-15-52-31.jpgCathedral Park, Chisinau, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-07-15-51-39.jpgCathedral Park, Chisinau, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-07-15-51-22.jpgCathedral Park, Chisinau, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-07-15-49-04.jpg2017-05-07 15.49.04https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-07-15-48-58.jpgCathedral Park, Chisinau, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-07-12-59-41.jpgPeasant House, Orhei Vechihttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-07-12-59-09.jpgvPeasant House, Orhei Vechihttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-07-12-56-49.jpgPeasant House, Orhei Vechi2017-05-14T09:52:39+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/05/08/enjoying-the-spring/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-03-18-46-32.jpgPeace Corps in MoldovaThe finished swing!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-01-10-53-14.jpgFestelita, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-04-30-10-11-58.jpgPeace Corps in MoldovaThe road through Boscanahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-04-30-10-11-18.jpgPeace Corps in MoldovaA 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Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017-04-20-13-42-21.jpgApril Snowstorm in MoldovaOur cherry tree covered in snowhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017-04-20-13-41-14.jpgApril Snowstorm in MoldovaAll those gorgeous tulips got covered in snow2017-04-24T08:02:04+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/04/17/hristos-a-inviat/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017-04-16-05-57-15.jpgMoldovan EasterThe priest's procession with Holy water as dawn arriveshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017-04-16-05-35-01.jpgMoldovan EasterAwaiting the priest to bless our food and selveshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017-04-16-05-21-39.jpgMoldovan EasterMy host sister, bathed in candle lighthttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017-04-15-15-00-54.jpgMoldovan EasterPasca: a sweet yummy breadhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017-04-15-15-00-34.jpgMoldovan EasterPasca, traditional Moldovan Easter bread2017-04-18T12:03:54+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/04/07/life-lately-in-moldova-6/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dsc_2510-e1491543911958.jpgPeace Corps Volunteer in Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dsc_2496.jpgPeace Corps Volunteer in Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017-04-02-12-24-26.jpgPeace Corps Volunteer in Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017-04-02-12-20-40.jpgPeace Corps Volunteer in Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017-03-29-18-57-44.jpgPeace Corps Volunteer in Moldova2017-04-07T05:51:53+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/03/26/the-trek-to-the-outhouse/2017-03-27T13:14:25+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/03/26/random-reflections/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-03-26-05-36-24-e1490521181858.jpgPeace Corps Volunteer in Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-03-23-16-05-18-1edit.jpgPeace Corps Volunteer in Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-03-23-16-04-32.jpgPeace Corps Volunteer in Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-03-23-16-03-32.jpgPeace Corps Volunteer in Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-03-23-16-02-22-e1490521095847.jpgPeace Corps Volunteer in Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-03-22-15-30-04.jpgPeace Corps Volunteer in Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-03-09-17-28-19.jpgPeace Corps Volunteer in Moldova2017-03-27T13:26:26+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/03/11/life-lately-in-moldova-5/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/17103374_10101811942524464_1523566135463876612_n.jpgIaloveniOur Nepali dinner with fellow English Education M31 volunteers (photo cred: David J.)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-03-06-16-08-14.jpgCauseniMoldovan and American Women reciting "Phenomenal Woman" for Peace Corps Week and International Women's Week celebrations in Căuşenihttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-02-14-13-32-29.jpgFestelitaAssembly honoring Grigore Vieru https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-03-02-10-01-03.jpgFestelitaNot from our open lesson, but playing "Concentration" in our 3rd grade class last weekhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-02-06-08-53-52.jpgFestelitaObserving an open lesson on the Holocaust in 6th gradehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-02-05-10-10-37.jpgBoscanaOn the way to church in Boşcana. Churches here are almost 100% Eastern or Russian Orthodox, and women are required to cover their hair with a scarf.2017-03-11T11:58:43+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/03/08/happy-womens-day/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-03-08-11-50-151.jpgFestelita2017-03-09T01:43:43+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/02/24/spring-is-coming/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017-02-23-15-02-52.jpgSpring in MoldovaOur road yesterday: it's starting to dry out a bit, but that's still a lot of mud!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017-02-23-15-02-48.jpgSpring in MoldovaOur road yesterday- it's starting to dry out, but that's still a lot of mud!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017-02-21-14-05-48.jpgSpring in MoldovaThe nice, thick mud on the way homehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017-02-21-14-05-42.jpgSpring in MoldovaOur road earlier this week2017-02-24T15:22:18+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/02/11/saptamana-engleza-english-week-at-school/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017-02-02-14-24-10.jpgFestelita MoldovaStudents work on a riddlehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017-02-02-14-22-11.jpgFestelita MoldovaStudents work to figure out a riddlehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017-02-02-14-08-48.jpgFestelita MoldovaStudents work on a grammar exercise during a team competitionhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017-02-02-14-08-06.jpgExif_JPEG_420Exif_JPEG_420https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017-02-02-14-08-03.jpgFestelita MoldovaStudents work on some grammar exercises during a competition between two teamshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017-02-02-14-06-13.jpgFestelita MoldovaMy partner teacher (in the yellow skirt) explains directions during our after-school rehearsalhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017-02-02-14-06-11.jpgFestelita MoldovaMy partner teacher (in the yellow skirt) explains directions during our after-school rehearsal2017-02-11T12:57:57+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/02/11/from-snow-to-mud-to-ice/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017-02-07-13-26-19.jpgFestelita MoldovaDon't let it fool you- that's ice, not snow!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017-02-07-13-24-04.jpgFestelita MoldovaFreezing rain coming down and making for a nice solid layer of icehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017-02-06-14-18-30.jpgFestelita MoldovaOur muddy road on Monday2017-02-11T12:42:47+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/contact/2017-02-07T15:00:20+00:00weekly0.6https://theokeden.com/2017/01/29/life-lately-in-moldova-4/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/screenshot-2017-01-29-13-35-34-e1485689833637.pngdesign momhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2017-01-29-09-56-47.jpgFestelitaYummy pancakes with New York Pure Maple Syrup!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2017-01-27-21-50-20.jpgChisinauMallDova at nighthttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2017-01-27-15-13-48.jpgChisinuaVolunteers and local partners during one of our training sessionshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2017-01-14-14-47-01.jpgFestelitaMy host nieces, Sofica and Elisaveta helping set the table for "old" New Year2017-01-29T16:40:45+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/01/29/5-ways-my-students-give-me-hope/2017-01-29T09:20:02+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/01/21/cheating-whats-that/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016-08-02-3.jpgMoldova2017-01-21T10:38:28+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/01/10/looking-beyond-our-assumptions/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/singlestorycollage.pngMoldova's Beauty2017-01-10T18:20:42+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/01/09/christmas-vacation-re-cap-and-back-to-school/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2017-01-08-15-57-43.jpgErmocliaMy host mom's friends have four huge cats, but they didn't want their picture taken!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2017-01-08-15-26-47.jpgErmocliaMy first visit to Ermoclia, the next town over. https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2017-01-08-14-37-26.jpgFestelitaAll bundled up for our walkhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2017-01-08-14-37-15.jpgFestelitaThis pretty dog was on our roadhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2017-01-08-14-37-10.jpgFestelitaOur road near our househttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2017-01-07-15-27-53.jpgFestelitaA group of students came to carolhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2017-01-07-14-53-31.jpgFestelitaMy host nieces, Valerica and Evahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2017-01-06-09-33-38.jpgFestelitaOur first "real" snowfallhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016-12-30-19-37-20.jpgFestelitaA choral group performed a beautiful song at the "carnival"https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016-12-30-19-04-53.jpgFestelitaA group of students perform a skit at the "carnival"2017-01-09T11:09:19+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/01/08/7-ways-globalization-shows-up-in-moldova/2017-01-08T19:36:45+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2017/01/05/happy-new-year/2017-01-08T15:31:03+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/12/31/year-in-review-2016/2016-12-31T19:10:39+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/12/30/a-birthday-and-a-christmas-abroad/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-30-13-27-01.jpgTraditional wine pitcher, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/15724778_236777323412507_7582246620832643396_o.jpgChisinau, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-29-10-19-03.jpg2016-12-29-10-19-03https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-24-19-22-48.jpgChisinau, Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-24-19-22-26.jpgChisinau, Moldova2016-12-30T10:29:17+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/12/25/celebrating-the-holidays-at-school/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/p1000158.jpgFestelitaWeird, confusing skithttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/p1000157.jpgFestelita9th grade skithttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/p1000155.jpgFestelitaOne of the ninth-graders performing a traditional songhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/p1000153.jpgFestelitaSome of the students in the audiencehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/p1000152.jpgFestelita9th grade skithttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/p1000146.jpgFestelitahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/p1000127.jpgFestelitaA group of my 8th grade students performing a dance to an American hip-hop song.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/p1000124.jpgFestelitahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/p1000122.jpgFestelitaThe audience (masks are a big part of the celebrations here)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/p1000121.jpgFestelita8th graders performing a song2016-12-25T21:15:02+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/12/20/to-my-dad/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dadbirthdaycolllage.pngdadbirthdaycolllage2016-12-20T12:52:46+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/12/18/running-errands/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-16-11-35-34.jpgStefan VodaThe front of the very old bus.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-16-10-55-58.jpgStefan VodaA mural of Snow White at the art schoolhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-16-10-48-03.jpgStefan VodaThese very well-behaved dogs patiently waited outside the pharmacy.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-16-10-47-57.jpgStefan VodaSome dogs in front of the pharmacy.2016-12-18T17:55:29+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/12/15/life-lately-in-moldova-3/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-14-16-25-27.jpgFestelitaA sunset from my front door.2016-12-14T16:05:29+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/12/14/a-weekend-trip-chisinau-and-criuleni/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-03-16-37-01.jpgCriuleniThe Nistruhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-03-16-18-09.jpgCriuleniThe Nistruhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-03-16-17-51.jpgCriuleniThe Nistruhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-03-16-16-30.jpgCriuleniThe Nistruhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-02-13-03-13.jpgChisinauThe Arc de Triomf and the beginning of Christmas decorations, Chisinauhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-02-12-49-57.jpgChisinauStefan cel Mare monument in Stefan cel Mare Park, Chisinauhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-02-12-45-54.jpgChisinauThe Arc de Triomf, Cathedral Park, Chisinauhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-02-12-45-45.jpgChisinauCathedral Park, Chisinauhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-02-12-44-26.jpgChisinauCathedral Park, Chisinau2016-12-14T15:37:05+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/12/01/a-look-back-the-first-six-months/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/november-2016-collage.pngnovember-2016-collagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/october-2016-collage.pngoctober-2016-collagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/september-2016-collage.pngseptember-2016-collagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/august-2016-collage.pngaugust-2016-collagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/july-2016-collage.pngjuly-2016-collagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/june-2016-collage.pngjune-2016-collage2016-12-01T15:13:46+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/11/14/ist-conference/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2016-11-11-12-36-01-e1479138991355.jpgChisinauA gorgeous fall day in the capital during IST- Cathedral Park2016-11-30T16:32:57+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/11/30/my-first-peace-corps-thanksgiving/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2016-11-27-12-37-33.jpgUnghenihttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2016-11-26-22-11-38.jpgUngheniAaron, one of the other volunteers, attempting to play the accordionhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2016-11-26-18-30-29.jpgUngheni2016-11-30T15:24:44+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/11/12/finding-light-in-the-darkness/2016-11-12T11:54:05+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/10/26/life-lately-in-moldova-2/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/soba.pngSobaOn the left is the wall in the hallway where the wood or corn cobs are loaded into the stove; on the right is the wall that the heat is channeled into to provide heat to my bedroom.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-10-26-14-33-24.jpgLife in MoldovaA lunch of bean soup, freshly baked bread (still warm and super yummy!), and compot (homemade juice, in this case, plum juice).https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-10-26-13-23-32.jpgLife in MoldovaRochie sneaks some bites of the corn while my host dad isn't looking. https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-10-26-13-15-15.jpgLife in MoldovaThe evil (or as my host mom says, cheeky and bad) rooster at our house that keeps trying to attack me! Here he is tied up as punishment.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-10-04-11-15-14.jpgTeaching in MoldovaThe teacher's room at our school features a painting of Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus.2016-11-04T02:50:52+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/10/23/weekend-in-chisinau-with-my-host-family/2016-10-23T14:20:39+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/10/17/ziua-profesorului-teachers-day/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-10-07-13-51-32.jpgFestelitaThe beautiful masa for the teachers at my school.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-10-07-12-45-15.jpgFestelitaThe stage all ready for celebrations to begin at my school!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-10-05-14-25-27.jpgFestelitaMy AWESOME students performing at the raion center's teacher celebration2016-10-19T14:48:22+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/10/03/weekend-visit-to-chisinau/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-10-01-16-25-38.jpgChisinauWe enjoyed our wine next to the arch, given by the French and modeled after the Arc de Triomphehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-10-01-16-25-24.jpgChisinauA sampling of winehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-10-01-18-46-46.jpgCathedral Park, Chisinau2016-10-03T12:15:29+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/09/24/life-lately-in-moldova/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/p9240044.jpgPeace Corps Moldova2016-09-24T09:47:19+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/09/19/moldovan-cuisine-monday-borscht/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-08-17-03-01-16.jpgBorscht2016-09-19T09:43:34+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/09/14/finding-my-place-in-moldova/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/p8150200.jpgFestelitaHome sweet home in Festelita, with our dog.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/p8150220.jpgFestelitaMy (only) sink at my new home (aka a handwashing station).2016-09-14T07:36:06+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/09/10/first-full-week-of-school/2016-09-11T07:59:47+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/09/04/a-road-trip-and-a-baptism/2016-09-04T16:49:37+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/09/01/first-bell-at-school/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-09-01-09-19-45.jpgFestelitaThe first form students head to their classroomhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-09-01-09-19-41.jpgFestelitaThe first form students parade around the circle before heading to their classroom.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-09-01-09-13-13.jpgFestelitaThe first form students with their first textbookshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-09-01-09-09-04.jpgFestelitaThe first form students performed several songs/recited a really long poem!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2015-04-13-10-02-03.jpgMy sister and I my first day of 1st grade!2016-09-01T15:43:45+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/08/28/thatched-roofs-and-small-village-living/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-08-19-09-45-28.jpgFestelita2016-08-28T12:49:34+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/08/29/moldovan-cuisine-monday-zeama/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-08-20-14-08-19.jpgFestlita2016-08-26T06:46:22+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/08/26/school-open-house/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-08-23-20-14-46.jpgFestelitaThe first poster I've made!2016-08-26T06:40:34+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/08/17/first-few-days-at-site/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p8130180.jpgFestelitaShe wanted to play pretend school, so I gave her an actual lesson and we learned the days of the week in both Romanian and English- and then she wanted to write them!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p8130178.jpgFestelitaAmong the corn rows.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p8130174.jpgFestelitaWhen we walked to the valley, she insisted I bring my camera so we could take pictures!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p8130170.jpgFestelitaMy new host niece, Valerica, and I.2016-08-17T06:13:31+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/08/17/on-to-the-next-chapter/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p8150216.jpgFestelitaThe gate and path to the house at my new home.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p8100144.jpgFestelitaAll of my bags, packed and ready to go.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-08-11-14-59-12.jpgFestelitaMy new site!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-08-11-08-26-29.jpgFestelitaThis is all of the bags loaded into the rutiera- with just enough room left for us to sit!2016-08-17T06:06:56+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/08/17/my-last-day-in-costesti-and-a-birthday-celebration/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p8090134.jpgCostestiI'll miss this kitty- my host mom told me I could bring her with me to my new house, but I didn't think my new host family would appreciate that.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p8090133.jpgCostestiMy last day with my host family.2016-08-17T06:01:05+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/08/09/galinas-poems-and-a-brief-history-of-moldova/2016-08-09T15:41:11+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/08/08/what-well-leave-behind-and-what-well-take/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-08-08-11-54-29.jpgCostesti2016-08-08T19:18:50+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/08/08/it-really-is-the-little-things/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-08-06-14-23-40.jpgCostestiJunior with his bandaged paw- which is all healed up and fine now!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-08-04-2.jpgCostestihttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-08-04-1.jpgCostestiPlaying Uno with Mac, the cat...but actually with my host brotherhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-07-29-13-01-18.jpgChisinauEating Mac and Cheese at Smokehouse BBQ2016-08-08T18:57:57+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/08/08/pst-practice-school/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-08-05-01-18-52.jpgPST practice schoolPlaying twister!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-08-05-01-18-33.jpgPST practice schoolPlaying twister!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-08-05-00-49-38.jpgPST practice school5th graders ready to sing (and dance) "The Hokey Pokey"https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-08-05-00-48-23.jpgPST practice schoolAnother student performancehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-08-05-00-45-39.jpgPST practice schoolThese students performed poems that they wrotehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-08-05-00-44-27.jpgPST practice schoolDance performancehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-08-05-00-43-29.jpgPST practice schoolThese students did a dance for ushttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-08-05-00-40-26.jpgPST practice schoolLots of students watching student performanceshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-08-05-00-40-20.jpgPST practice schoolThese 3rd graders sang Old MacDonaldhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-08-05-00-40-14.jpgPST practice schoolWatching a student performance2016-08-08T18:52:08+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/07/31/swearing-in/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/13873124_10101514731522694_933226629902065693_n.jpgSwearing InThe newly sworn in EE volunteers, with Country Director Tracey, program manager Nina, and assistant program manager Lucia (I'm towards the right wearing the white shirt).2016-07-31T06:56:56+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/07/22/life-lately-72216/2016-07-22T18:09:29+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/07/22/__trashed/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-21-16-55-07.jpgPSTA little pond by the road.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-21-16-24-21.jpgPSTGreen fields and blue skieshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-21-16-24-18.jpgPSTYep! Moldova is beautiful!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-21-13-23-58.jpgPSTThe sky was especially gorgeous yesterday!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-21-13-23-49.jpgPSTCar trip to Festelita to visit my sitehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-19-19-25-34.jpgPSTPreparing vocabulary pictures for practice school lessons- I can still draw!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-18-21-41-28.jpgPSTThe power was back on, but playing cards by lantern seemed a lot more fun!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-18-21-10-21.jpgPSTWe lost power one night recently and I was so happy to have my LuminAID solar-powered lanterns!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-17-19-05-28.jpgPSTI've never been a cat person, but this kitten has become my best friend here! His name is Mac (host brother named him).https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-17-14-38-35.jpgPSTMy host brother turned 15! My host mom even made watermelon "baskets"!2016-07-22T18:04:31+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/07/10/life-lately-71016/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-09-21-15-03.jpgCostestiPlaying badminton against my host cousin. I lost, and still owe him and my host brother 10 pushups.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-09-21-01-15.jpgCostestiThe white part of the birdie fell off, so my host brother decided it would make a good "coach". I think it looks more like a soldier, but it's still pretty cute!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-09-21-01-00.jpgExif_JPEG_420Exif_JPEG_420https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-09-20-56-01.jpgCostestiMy host brother and host cousin playing badminton.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-09-08-47-25.jpgPSTWe made monsters in our Romanian class on Saturday to practice some new vocabulary! Galina, our wonderful language instructor is on the right.2016-07-10T09:20:51+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/07/05/site-visits-sunday-in-festelita/2016-07-05T16:34:23+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/07/05/site-visits-saturday-in-festelita/2016-07-05T16:17:13+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/07/05/life-lately-7416/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-04-05-22-08.jpgFestelitaPretty sunrise in Festelita while waiting for my bus at 5 AMhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-03-20-18-03.jpgExif_JPEG_420Exif_JPEG_420https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-03-20-17-51.jpgExif_JPEG_420Exif_JPEG_420https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-03-20-17-35.jpgExif_JPEG_420Exif_JPEG_420https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-03-20-17-07.jpgExif_JPEG_420Exif_JPEG_420https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-03-20-16-56.jpgFestelitaColorful outdoor area at my host family's house in Festelitahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-03-20-14-25.jpgExif_JPEG_420Exif_JPEG_420https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-03-20-14-20.jpgExif_JPEG_420Exif_JPEG_420https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-03-20-14-13.jpgExif_JPEG_420Exif_JPEG_420https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-03-20-13-40.jpgExif_JPEG_420Exif_JPEG_4202016-07-05T15:20:40+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/07/01/site-announcements/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-06-30-18-06-03.jpgA friend helped me out by pointing to my site- the part that is marked with diagonal lines is Transnistria. https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-06-30-16-26-56.jpgChisinauPart of the huge map of Moldova that was used in our site announcements! My town is the second from the bottom of the photo.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-06-30-16-26-48.jpgI am heading to Festelita!2016-07-01T17:43:07+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/06/26/cultural-excursion-national-museum-of-ethnography-and-natural-history/2016-06-26T09:58:59+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/06/26/life-lately-62616/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-25-12-21-41.jpgChisinauAn exhibit on the destruction of nature in Moldova caused by chemicals and pesticides, and showing mutated animals with two heads at the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural Sciencehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-25-12-17-26.jpgChisinauAn exhibit of a traditional Moldovan wedding at the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural Sciencehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-25-12-14-40.jpgChisinauA display in the ethnography section of the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural Science, showing a traditional casa mare (a special room in the house where the dowry was kept)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-25-11-51-07.jpgChisinauAnother symbolic mural at the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural Sciencehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-25-11-45-06.jpgChisinauPainted image of the Deinotherium at the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural Sciencehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-25-11-40-44.jpgChisinauThe Deinotherium, commonly called "hoe tusker" was a prehistoric mammal resembling an elephant- this is the largest skeleton of a Deinotherium in the world, and was found in Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-25-11-40-13.jpgChisinauAnother great mural at the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural Science, showing animals living after the extinction of the dinosaurs but before human arrivalhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-25-11-38-46.jpgChisinauA mural in the dinosaur exhibition room at the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural Sciencehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-25-11-33-20.jpgChisinauWall #1 of the mural room at the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural Science (showing the big bang and the creation of the earth)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-25-11-33-08.jpgChisinauWall #3 of the mural room at the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural Science (showing humans and nature living in harmony)2016-06-26T09:47:11+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/06/19/cultural-excursion-moldovan-monasteries/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-18-13-48-23.jpgCapriana MonasteryAssumption of the Blessed Virgin Churchhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-18-04-14-16.jpgCapriana MonasteryAssumption of the Blessed Virgin Churchhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-18-04-13-19.jpgCapriana MonasteryOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-18-04-11-50.jpgCapriana MonasteryOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-18-04-11-40.jpgCapriana MonasteryAssumption of the Blessed Virgin Churchhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-18-04-11-09.jpgCapriana MonasteryAssumption of the Blessed Virgin Churchhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-18-04-10-51.jpgCapriana MonasteryAssumption of the Blessed Virgin Churchhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-18-04-10-38.jpgCapriana MonasteryAssumption of the Blessed Virgin Churchhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-18-04-10-07.jpgCapriana MonasteryAssumption of the Blessed Virgin Churchhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-18-04-09-58.jpgCapriana MonasteryOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2016-06-19T16:44:36+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/06/19/moldovan-weddings/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-17-18-34-51.jpgMoldovan weddingA very blurry photo of my host parents being carted down the road in a wheelbarrow.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-17-18-26-51.jpgExif_JPEG_420Exif_JPEG_420https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-17-17-09-34.jpgMoldovan weddingThe bride and groom being presented by their giftshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-17-14-15-54.jpgMoldovan weddingThe gorgeous church where the wedding took placehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-17-13-59-30.jpgMoldovan weddingThe bride and groom, nasi, and the bride's parents following the ceremony at the church.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-17-13-46-36.jpgMoldovan weddingThe "crowning" of the bride.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-17-13-43-32.jpgMoldovan weddingThe bride and groom, accompanied by the nasi and the maid of honor and best man.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-17-13-38-24.jpgMoldovan weddingThe bride and groom with the nasi (my host parents) on either side.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-17-13-37-02.jpgMoldovan weddingArriving at the churchhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-17-12-40-24.jpgMoldovan weddingMore traditional dancing2016-06-19T16:10:54+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/06/19/life-lately-6-19-16/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-18-13-48-00.jpgMonasteriesSome fellow trainees outside one of the monasteries we visited.https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-16-18-31-17.jpgCostestiTaste-testing wedding food before the wedding! These were like crepes stuffed with brinza, which is a sweet sheep cheese (that I don't like very much!).https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-15-09-43-24.jpgCostestiCleaning in preparation for the wedding!https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-11-17-49-31.jpgExif_JPEG_420Exif_JPEG_420https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-11-17-24-37.jpgCostestiJournaling and playing with one of kittens2016-06-19T11:52:57+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/06/15/to-my-mom/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/picmonkey-collagemom.jpg2016-06-16T01:01:38+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/06/12/random-thoughts-61216/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-10-19-50-54.jpgCostestiPlaying Uno with my host brother2016-06-13T19:15:56+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/06/11/my-walk-to-training/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-10-22-21-01.jpgCostestiOne of the shrines along the road in Costestihttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-10-22-20-56.jpgCostestiAnother well in Costesti https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-10-22-17-42.jpgCostestiOne of the wells in Costesti- the painting is of Stefan cel Mare, a Moldovan king in the 1400shttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-10-16-59-20.jpgExif_JPEG_420Exif_JPEG_420https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-10-08-18-25.jpgCostestiThe nicer, paved roadhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-10-08-14-40.jpgCostestiThe unpaved road I walk on every day to get to classhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-10-08-23-30.jpgCostestiThe gardens at the school we train at2016-06-11T20:31:47+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/06/08/some-facts-about-costesti-my-temporary-home/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/costesti-5-8.gifCostesti2016-06-08T15:41:30+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/06/05/cultural-training-and-moving-in-with-host-families/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/025.jpgHost familyFront gardenhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/023.jpgHost familyOur large gate and drivewayhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/022.jpgHost familyPretty flowers in the gardenhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/021.jpgHost familyWhite cherrieshttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/020.jpgHost familySome pretty flowers between the garden and the outhousehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/019.jpgHost familyOur HUGE gardenhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/018.jpgHost familyOur outdoor dining area- the main house is to the left and the summer kitchen is to the righthttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/017.jpgHost familyThe entrance to my househttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/014.jpgHost familyMy bedroom https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/013.jpgHost familyIndoor toilet and bidet2016-06-05T15:14:30+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/06/05/training-in-chisinau/2016-06-04T20:07:18+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/06/04/welcome-to-moldova/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/13332975_10205005844624511_6417002123583743214_n.jpgChisinauMy very first photo in Moldovahttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/13321648_10205010613343726_8834952935095259315_n.jpg13321648_10205010613343726_8834952935095259315_n2016-06-04T19:30:35+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/06/04/the-start-of-something-new/2016-06-04T19:11:26+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/05/24/packing-packing-packing/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-05-24-12-43-17.jpgPacking for a long term tripAll the "other" stuff I'll need to fit- toiletries, odds and ends, and other necessities (and wants)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-05-24-12-42-51.jpgPacking for a long-term tripAll my clothes and shoes- see the extra room?https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-05-24-12-42-26.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMy big duffel bag, filled with all of my clothes and shoes2016-05-25T13:47:50+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/05/17/less-than-two-weeks/2016-05-18T02:51:38+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/05/16/fynboshoek-cottage/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-26-08-55-511.jpgFynboshoek Cottagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-26-08-55-33.jpgFynboshoek Cottagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-26-08-55-24.jpgFynboshoek Cottagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-26-08-55-10.jpgFynboshoek Cottagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-26-07-00-391.jpgFynboshoek CottageThe front of the house, with the large Dutch doorhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-26-06-25-57.jpgFynboshoek Cottagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-26-06-25-52.jpgFynboshoek Cottagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-26-06-25-36.jpgFynboshoek Cottagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-26-06-25-23.jpgFynboshoek Cottagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-26-06-25-13.jpgFynboshoek Cottage2016-05-16T18:56:47+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/05/15/what-i-packed-south-africa-april-mayfall/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-05-15-14-04-20.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sweaters-collage.jpgSweaters Collagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/scarves-collage.jpgScarves Collagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dress-collage.jpgDress Collagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-05-15-14-02-58.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-05-15-14-00-13.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-05-15-13-47-20.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/long-sleeve-collage.jpgLong sleeve Collagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/short-sleeve-collage.jpgShort sleeve Collagehttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/tank-top-collage.jpgTank top Collage2016-05-16T00:47:31+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/05/08/day-7-in-south-africa-addo-elephant-national-park-grahamstown/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dsc00199.jpgAddoLeopards at Addo Elephant National Parkhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-28-06-16-19.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL 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Park2016-05-29T13:10:14+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/05/10/day-11-in-south-africa-grahamstown-port-elizabeth-and-travel-back-to-the-usa/2016-05-06T14:09:12+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/05/09/day-10-in-south-africa-elundini-backpackers-and-hogsback/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-05-01-02-55-57.jpgHogsbackOur hike in Hogsbackhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-05-01-02-02-15.jpgHogsbackView from lookout on trail in Hogsbackhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dsc00303.jpgHogsbackMe and my sister after our hike in Hogsbackhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dsc00287.jpgHogsbackMadonna and Child Waterfall in Hogsbackhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dsc00283.jpgHogsbackOur hike in Hogsback (I'm on the right)https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dsc00280.jpgHogsbackThe two little dogs that accompanied us on our hike in Hogsback (photo cred to Todd Ogden)2016-05-06T13:59:14+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/05/09/day-9-in-south-africa-grahamstown-and-hogsback-area-elundini-backpackers/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-30-08-20-15.jpgElundini BackpackersPart of our crew relaxing at Elundini Backpackershttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-30-08-20-07.jpgElundini BackpackersMy sister relaxing on the "porch" of Elundini Backpackershttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-30-06-22-24.jpgElundini BackpackersOur hike at Elundini Backpackershttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-30-06-13-02.jpgElundini BackpackersOur hike at Elundini Backpackershttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-30-05-58-48.jpgElundini BackpackersRondavels at Elundini Backpackershttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-30-05-58-44.jpgElundini BackpackersElundini Backpackershttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dsc00254.jpgElundiniMe, my sister, and her friend, hanging out at Elundini Backpackers2016-05-06T13:42:11+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/05/08/day-8-in-south-africa-grahamstown/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-29-05-58-17.jpgGrahamstownCool architecture in Grahamstown2016-05-06T13:26:50+00:00monthlyhttps://theokeden.com/2016/05/07/day-6-in-south-africa-port-elizabeth-st-georges-park-donkin-lighthouse-sacramento-hiking-trail-kwantu-elephant-sanctuary/https://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-27-08-08-27.jpgKwantu Elephant SanctuaryOur whole group with the elephants at Kwantu Elephant Sanctuaryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-27-08-05-40.jpgKwantu Elephant SanctuaryFeeding the elephants at Kwantu Elephant Sanctuaryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-27-08-04-05.jpgKwantu Elephant SanctuaryFeeding the elephants at Kwantu Elephant Sanctuaryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-27-07-52-43.jpgKwantu Elephant SanctuaryMe riding an elephant at Kwantu Elephant Sanctuaryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-27-07-44-56.jpgKwantu Elephant SanctuaryKwantu Elephant Sanctuaryhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-27-04-48-45.jpgSacramento Hiking TrailSacramento Hiking Trail, well, kind of- this was the part where we went off-trail and went through the bushhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-27-03-48-32.jpgSacramento Hiking TrailSacramento Hiking Trailhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-27-02-56-12.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASacramento Hiking Trailhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-27-02-45-14.jpgSacramento Hiking TrailSacramento Hiking Trailhttps://theokeden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-04-27-02-43-57.jpgSacramento Hiking TrailMy parents hiking on the Sacramento Hiking 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