Shhhh…. Quie(t)….
Since we haven’t had regular internet access, we haven’t really been able to share day-to-day stories about this Romanian life of ours. But here’s a funny one about David’s teaching experience. So David had two weeks of practicum teaching. The first week was with high school students who were smart and pretty invested in learning […]
We’re alive… but not necesarily connected…
It’s week seven and we are still crazy busy with only a few minutes for internetting. So we apologize that the updates have been scarce. We’re working on getting pictures together for “a day in the gazda life” of David and Veronica, so y’all have an idea of what our days during Pre-Service Training have […]
V’s assignment
So I haven’t had a lot of time to look for info about Târgu Neam?, other than the few links I posted hastily, but I found out that the NGO I’m assigned to has a very pretty helpful website. Check it out… http://www.fundatiasperanta.ro/index.php
And the winner is….
Târgu Neam? (which translates as German Market Town) is where we’ll be living in Romania. It’s in the region of Moldavia (not to be confused with the Republic of Moldova) and while it is the poorest area of the entire European Union, it’s full of rich history, beautiful mountains, good sweet wine, and lots of […]
tomorrow is THE day
After six weeks of intensive language classes, we have passed the half-way mark in training. AND tomorrow is site announcement day — we find out where we will be living in Romania for the next two years. We’ll be sure to keep you updated.
A handful of pictures
So, we’ve had a few minutes to veg in front of a computer with internet. And we took that time to upload pictures from our first little Romanian trip. A few weekends ago, we went with our language instructor and a few fellow trainees to Orsova, a small Romanian town on the Romania – Serbia […]
the future
I figured I’d make it official on our blog and report that David and I are headed on an adventure. We’ve been invited to serve in the US Peace Corps in Romania. David will be teaching English and I’ll be working with marginalized youth. It’s a 2+ year commitment and we couldn’t be more excited. […]
my new favorite blog
So I have a thing for chickens. Perhaps it’s guilt over that experiment I did on chicks during my evolutionary psychology class (aside….We didn’t do anything bad to them, promise. We just scared them. Chicks play possum in response to fear.) Or maybe it’s my dream of being an urban homestead type. Regardless, the idea […]
Wedding Bands
So we got our most anticipated package in the mail today. Our Peace Corps wedding bands. Matt from MnMWoodworks made them for us. Mine is cherry and ebony. David’s is oak, cherry, and ebony. We figured it’d be good to have low maintenance, non-flashy wedding bands to accompany us on our PC adventure. I love […]
