This is my last post as a Peace Corps volunteer (PCV) in Moldova. As you read this, I'll already be a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, otherwise referred to as an RPCV, and be on a plane headed west. It's so strange to think that I have spent the past 25 months here in Moldova and … Continue reading Goodbyes and New Beginnings
This past week we had an "Around the World in 5 Days" themed English summer camp at our school with students in 3rd through 5th grade. Each day, we "traveled" to a country on each of the continents (minus Antarctica), learned about the country, and did a craft and/or game inspired by that country. The … Continue reading “Around the World” Summer Day Camp
My site mate Amir and I decided to go all out for our summer work this year and planned two one-week day camps for June. The first camp wrapped up this past Friday, and we had so much fun! The camp was a half-day camp about leadership with students in 6th through 8th grade. We … Continue reading “The Future is Ours” Summer Day Camp
Have you ever wondered what transportation is like in Moldova? As I approach the "finish line" of my Peace Corps service, I finally got some photos (albeit grainy cell phone photos) of the primary form of transportation in Moldova and especially for Peace Corps volunteers: the rutiera. I've probably mentioned rutieras once or twice before, … Continue reading Riding Rutieras
On the last day of school, the founders and teachers at the music and dance school in our village casually mentioned they had a couple of spots left on the bus for that weekend if anyone was interested in going with the group to an international festival. Knowing that it was likely the last time … Continue reading International Festival of Ancestral Traditions, Straseni
The Oke Den 