I know it's only the second day of February and that means we still have a good bit of winter left, but the past week has given us little signs of spring. I've heard some birds chirping, the weather has warmed up (though it'll drop back to freezing temperatures next week), the sun is shining, … Continue reading Little Signs of Spring
I may have mentioned this, but I've really enjoyed this project of taking a photo a day, most days. I reached my original goal of 100 days of photos, and my new goal is to continue the project as much as possible throughout 2018, posting them each week. Here's Week 1 of 2018 (I took … Continue reading Photo a Day: January 13-19, 2018
Here in Moldova, many people celebrate the winter holidays (Christmas and New Year) twice! The first celebration happens on December 25th, with Christmas. Then, New Year is celebrated on January 1st. But it's not over then! Moldovans also celebrate the two holidays based on the "old" calendar, with Christmas falling on January 7th and New … Continue reading Double the Holidays
Week 15!
The weather here has been consistently nice and warm for the past month or more. That's typical for here, and snow in April (even a dusting) is extremely rare in Moldova. On Thursday, however, we got hit with a really big snowstorm with high winds and cold temperatures. According to the news, this is the … Continue reading Winter Made a Surprise Return
The Oke Den 