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!

Number One Fan

Last week I went to watch the girl's handball team play a preseason game against another high school in town. I am still practicing with the team weekly trying to learn the finer points of the game, but I attended this game purely as a spectator.

My school is wearing white. You may recognize the jerseys from my previous post about featuring the boy's soccer team. Unfortunately, my school only has a handful of uniforms and students can not afford to buy their own. The coach has about 8 jerseys that he keeps in his office and hands out to students when there are games. They then get washed once a week. Thus the girls are wearing the same jerseys the boys were wearing a couple weeks ago.

Unfortunately, the results of the game were not in our favor (see the half-time score below). However, it was nice to get out and cheer on the girls.

Chicken Day

Over the weekend, I organized a mini-Thanksgiving for volunteers who live in my area. We opted for chicken, not turkey, as to get a turkey you have to spend a lot of time befriending farmers and we didn't quite have time this year.

I figured the day wouldn't be complete a crafty project. With the guidance of the internet I fashioned some quality headgear for the event.

Aron and Julie peel potatoes for dinner.

Mil carves up some chicken.

Our feast.

Julie, Mil, Aron, Vicki, Monica, Relu and Megan.

Thanks to a wonderful package from Ona we were able to enjoy pumpkin cupcakes with candy corn!
HAPPY CHICKEN DAY!