I spent this past weekend in Chisinau. There were a number of Peace Corps related events happening, as well as the National Day of Wine, which I didn't necessarily intend on attending, but ended up going to. My rutiera (mini bus) gets into Chisinau at 8 in the morning, so I first went to the … Continue reading Weekend Visit to Chisinau
I was awoken at 2:30 in the morning last night to an earthquake. This morning, I found out the epicenter was in Romania, and it was a 5.5 earthquake. The room shook pretty good, but nothing in my room fell at all. And it was pitch black, so I wasn't able to see anything. I … Continue reading Life Lately in Moldova
Everyone said that the Peace Corps would change me, even if no one could know how. I knew it was true, at least to a certain degree, as every life experience changes you. I changed in high school, I changed when I joined the track team, I changed several times in college. So, of course, … Continue reading Finding My Place in Moldova
Throughout the summer, we were warned numerous times to be mindful that Moldovan schools operate a bit differently than American schools. That seemed a bit obvious to me- we're in a completely different country, of course it'll be a bit different. I think I underestimated a bit. Now, I'm not saying that the "American" way … Continue reading First Full Week of School
Yesterday, on Saturday morning, my host mom knocked on my door to tell me to get up and get ready, because we were going to a baptism! "Well, okay," I thought, "I haven't been to a baptism here, so I guess I might as well go." A couple of hours later, when we were both … Continue reading A Road Trip and a Baptism
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