Negligent Blogging

Last week my group hit six months of being in Romania. I attempted to compile my thoughts after being here for half a year, but they came out a jumbled mess so I abandoned the idea for now. Perhaps you can all one day read my tell-all memoir.

Next week I will be reunited with my group for a week long training session. We will have language refresher courses and also discuss teaching tactics. Before departing I had hoped to do a little photo essay of my school, but it didn't happen. Below is the one picture I managed to take which includes the soccer field, dorms, and in the rear of the photo, the building I teach in.

I'll have to finish the rest of my photos in the snow as we are now blanketed in white with a heavy emphasis on ice.

Also, I thought I'd include a little decor update. I bought a rug last month and finally put some things on the walls. Ona sent me some awesome postcards that now adorn the wall above my table. Thanks again friend!

Romanian Revamp

Last month, I moved to my site and I have spend the past month trying to make my studio a little more homey. I was lucky enough to have my landlord paint the apartment about a week ago so I thought I would devote this post to a little before and after of my space.

Here are my "before" shots:

Also, as I cleaned I had to combat a few spiders.

Here is my finished product. As is typical in many Romanian apartment, the first thing you see when you open my apartment door is the refrigerator.

Here is my petite kitchen. The table functions as my sole counter-top and dining table!

It's important to have extra liters of water in the bathroom as the water gets turned off in my town with no warning for days at a time. The water works to try to help flush the toilet.

Here are the "after" shots of my repainted and reorganized abode: