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Notes from Moldova: March 2010

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Disclaimer: this is my personal blog, and what I say in no way reflects the thoughts or opinions of the U.S. government or the Peace Corps* *. Thursday, March 25, 2010. Room Furthermore, when I returned home this summer, I planned to start leaving my room in whatever state I wanted to because I am, in fact, an adult. So there. I can't help but think my life would be a lot easier if I could just make up my mind one way or the other. Sigh. Friday, March 5, 2010. Let's do the Hora! I've done the Hora at wel...

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Notes from Moldova: When Good Romanian Meets Bad English

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Disclaimer: this is my personal blog, and what I say in no way reflects the thoughts or opinions of the U.S. government or the Peace Corps* *. Sunday, May 2, 2010. When Good Romanian Meets Bad English. So when I pasted in the article, the result was a much. More interesting article than the original. For those of you who are interested in reading it, just go to http:/ translate.google.com and type in the following url in the text box: http:/ ziar.jurnal.md/? P=3351. I hope you're as amused as I was.

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Notes from Moldova: May 2010

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Disclaimer: this is my personal blog, and what I say in no way reflects the thoughts or opinions of the U.S. government or the Peace Corps* *. Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Because Americans Like to Make Lists. I will not miss. 9679; eating soup 4 times a week, even when it's 80 degrees out. 9679; common displays of public drunkenness. 9679; living under a magnifying glass, and all the well-intentioned advice (criticism) that comes with it. 9679; having to discipline my students in Romanian. 9679; being able ...

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Notes from Moldova: November 2009

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Disclaimer: this is my personal blog, and what I say in no way reflects the thoughts or opinions of the U.S. government or the Peace Corps* *. Thursday, November 26, 2009. Count Your Many Blessings. My 11th graders, who beg me all the time to stay in Moldova another year, so they can have me as their teacher until they graduate. My two host nieces, who grin a mile wide whenever they see me and fight over who gets to sit next to Tanti Katea at the dinner table. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

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Notes from Moldova: Nunta Moldovaneasca

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Disclaimer: this is my personal blog, and what I say in no way reflects the thoughts or opinions of the U.S. government or the Peace Corps* *. Tuesday, July 20, 2010. Moldovan weddings are long. I arrived at the bride's house at 10am Sunday morning and left the wedding at 6am Monday morning. According to my host mom, modern Moldovan weddings are much shorter than they used to be. Her wedding lasted two full days. If you have a fear of public speaking, Moldovan weddings are not for you. I'm spending two y...

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Journeys in Faith: October 2013

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Thoughts on my life. Monday, October 28, 2013. The fear of coming across as condescending or "know it all" or that I think I am on some sort of a "spiritual pedestal" (for the truly spiritually mature, you understand- there are so few of us out there- dramatic sigh) kind of forestalls me. So how do I share my thoughts and "insights" without coming across that way? I want to show them deeper ways, but who am I to them? Should anyone be listening? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I'm a follower of Jesus Christ,...

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Journeys in Faith: March 2015

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Thoughts on my life. Monday, March 30, 2015. Yesterday was Palm Sunday. A rather obvious fact. We did not go to church. I missed that and was feeling a bit down about it. But Ken decided to invite the neighbors over for lunch "spur of the moment" so I didn't have much time to focus on my thoughts while I prepared the meal and what not. And the conversation with the neighbor was an eye-opener for me. Interestingly, despite and maybe because of growing up in the church Ken feels pretty much the same way&#4...

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Journeys in Faith: October 2011

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Thoughts on my life. Monday, October 31, 2011. A couple of weeks ago the fam here went to one of the local "harvest festivals", which seem to be built up around farm stores at this time of year. We ended up with the most beautiful sunny day we had had that week. Perfect for an outdoors outing. Having escaped out the other end of the maze we came to the pumpkin patch. Matthew got us a wheelbarrow and we picked many, many pumpkins. It was a bit icky because many of the prettiest pumpkins were partially rot...

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Notes from Moldova: February 2010

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Disclaimer: this is my personal blog, and what I say in no way reflects the thoughts or opinions of the U.S. government or the Peace Corps* *. Saturday, February 27, 2010. Thinking Like a Moldovan. Friday, February 5, 2010. No Place Like Home. In some ways, I hesitate to write the second part of this entry. Due to the public nature of my blog, I usually shy away from getting too personal with my writing. But I also want to be honest about my time here, and everything that happens to me (or to tho...I nev...

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Notes from Moldova: a little bit of randomness

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Disclaimer: this is my personal blog, and what I say in no way reflects the thoughts or opinions of the U.S. government or the Peace Corps* *. Thursday, July 8, 2010. A little bit of randomness. 1 I was recently visiting some friends, and the mother asked her 7-year-old son to bless the meal before we ate it. Knowing I would be leaving soon, she also asked him to pray for my safe return home. He bowed his head and promptly asked God to grant me many American entry visas. After extracting myself from that...