in the news: Aiken Standard gives us a shout-out
http://www.aikenstandard.com/2011local/0302-Peace-Corps-couple David and I were interviewed last week by Rob Novit, a reporter for my hometown’s newspaper, the Aiken Standard. With March 1 marking Peace Corps’ 50th Anniversary, an article seemed timely. It’s a nice article and I don’t think we did a bad job in representing the Peace Corps or ourselves. Plus it is […]
in the news: our journalist and writer friends
Facebook is great for a lot of things. I love keeping up with friends from various parts of my life and what they are doing, personally and professionally. Here are a few friends making headlines of their own. Former college pal, dear friend and fellow Spoleto-junkie, Mark Canavera has written on LGBT rights on the […]
in the news: Romania
As part of my job is to help Americans better understand the country I’m currently living in, I figured I’d do a quick round-up on Romania in the recent news media. Back in July, Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu’s bodies were exhumed for DNA testing at the request of surviving family. The BBC reported on the […]
in the news: a local laugh
Unbelievable! Frozen baby doctors! This is a google-translated article from our local newspaper. Gave me a good giggle!
on my mind: freedom
Preamble to the ramble… First off, in no way do my opinions and what I write here reflect the stance of the US government or the Peace Corps. These are mine, and mine alone. I won’t even say that my dear husband, David, with whom I share this blog, completely agrees with everything I write. […]
in the news: music and communism
With this year marking the 20th anniversary of both the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Revolution in Romania, all of you stateside are more likely to hear stories about Romania. Here’s an article from the New York Times about musicians from Eastern Europe. Definitely worth a read and if you happen to be […]
in the news: Biden and PCRO
Just a quick shout-out… Joe Biden was here in Romania… and met with PC colleagues. Word. http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=resources.media.press.view&news_id=1497 text AND picture!
in the news: Peace Corps anniversary
From the PC Press Release: “At 2:00 am on October 14, 1960, then-Senator John F. Kennedy spoke to a gathering of the students at the University of Michigan who were waiting for hours to hear the presidential candidate speak in Ann Arbor. On the steps of the University of Michigan Student Union, President Kennedy challenged […]
in the news: Romania, Madonna, & Roma
As an American making a life in Romania this summer, three things have come up when talking (in broken Romanian) to folks on the street: What do I think of Michael Jackson? What do I think of Barack Obama? Did I know that Madonna’s coming to Romania? Well Madonna has come and gone and in […]