Archive for November, 2006

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

I’m A Real Volunteer Now!

So we’ve finally been sworn in (no longer trainees)…almost a week ago now.  It was a really cool ceremony in Chisinau.  The US Ambassador to Moldova gave a speech, as did a few Moldovan government officials, including a former Prime Minister.  Apparently we were on TV, because when I got to my village after the [...]

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Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

The Pig!

Ok, so unfortunately at this time I don’t have pictures, but I do have a story I can relay.  A couple weeks back, myself, Angela, Katie, and another Trainee from another village, Jason, joined us in Costesti to assist in the slaughter of one of Katie’s familie’s pigs. It takes 3 grown men just to [...]

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