Christmas is over along with the loooog holiday that started with Christmas on the new calendar and ended with New Years on the old calendar. I took the opportunity to travel to Italy with Jus, my son and am now back home in Moldova. The picture at the right is one of the class posters that the kids at school posted just before the holidays. Living in an Orthodox country makes the Christmas holiday fair game in school. But as the poster reads it is all associated more with the New Year.
It has been ten months in country and since another group has gone through training and are in their sites we are now not the newbies on the block. I have settled into my wonderful host Mom's life and home and look forward to my birthday masa this coming weekend.
This week we are having a conference with the other Community Development volunteers in country. It has been great exchanging experiences especially with the more senior group that have been at this a little long then my group.
I spend most of my time in the south of the country either in my small village or the larger raion (like a country) center to shop for those things not available in the village. There also some volunteers in the larger city and it is an opportunity to talk to someone in English. No one in my town speaks English.
I am sorry to those that have been following this blog that I have been absent for quite awhile but I have no access from my village. I can not guarantee that won't happen again but thanks for keeping up.
I am in the capitol for a meeting and have the time to post something. Hope this happens again soon.
