Spring in Moldova; everything was green and lots of baby animals around. The taste of spring for me will now be green onions and radishes as we were harvesting them from the garden at the beginning of May. Our cow (the big brown one) started going down to the fields rather and I would walk … More May in Moldova
Paşte fericit! Happy Easter! Sunday April 30th was Easter Sunday for Orthodox Christians. For the weeks follwoiung this, I greeted people in my village with Hristos a înviat! (Christ has risen,) or responded with Adevărat a înviat! (He truly has risen). My host mother and I went to church around 3 am Sunday morning and … More Easter 2019
As we entered the festival, we were greeted by children dressed in traditional clothing and during the event there were dance performances by adults and children. Activities for attendees included playing games, competing in wrestling and viewing high-wire acrobats. There was amazing food and lots of hand crafted items for sale.
On Sunday May 5th, I went to the Gagauzian Hederlez celebration in Ceadir-Lunga, Moldova. It is the celebration of the beginning of summer and when livestock starts to go out to pastures again. One of the main activities at this celebration is horse racing. #Hederlez2019 First up are the beautiful mares and foals. Next up, … More Gagauzian Hederlez Celebration- The Horses
Today marks 90 days left for me in Moldova, sometimes I feel like I just got here and other days like I have been here for a longer period of time. It is amazing how time can seem slow and fast. Through the next 90 days, I’ll be taking some time to share more about … More Last 90 Days
When I go from my village to Chisinau, I pass through 3 Raions: Stefan Voda (the raion I live in), Casueni and Aneni Noi. The signs as you enter and exit are beautiful along with a statue of the sun, grapes and storks, the bright yellow church and the rolling hills. Beautiful Moldova! … More Moldova- Raion Signs
On September 2, 2018. I ran a 10 K with my friend and fellow PCV, Stacey. It was at the beautiful Pucari Vineyard and featured a taste of one of their wines every few kilometers. It was so much fun running through the fields of grapes. Then at the end of September, I ran the … More Pucari Wine Run and Chisinau Half Marathon
On Saturday August 25, I visited one of the most amazing places in Moldova, Eco-Village Moldova. It is a sustainable living and community space. The buildings were created using local materials and the inside walls were painted with mineral paint. Straw was tested against reeds for construction; reeds won as they don’t compress as quickly. … More Visit to Eco-Village
At the beginning of August, people in the village were harvesting more items for the winter. For my host family, it was beans. The bean plants grow between the rows of corn. I helped collect the plants in one of their fields below their house. The plants are left to dry out and then are beat … More Harvesting Beans
When I returned from Armenia in July, the sound of “peeps” was louder at my house; there were now baby ducks with white feathers and with brown feathers, geese, turkeys and chickens. The white ducks were growing the fastest. The geese got to hang out in a makeshift glass house for a week until they … More New baby birds
