Again, I would like to thank you all for your prayer and support during my time overseas. I can't believe that, starting tomorrow, it will have already been a week since I landed in the airport here. Since arriving I have already gone to a Moldovan wedding, I will post pictures on facebook as soon as i am able. The wedding was nice and a new experience for me. The drive there was about 2 hours long and I had some kids from an American missionary family constantly talking to me and wanting to sit on my lap. The church was very small and crowded. I do not know how many people were there, but I would guess a couple hundred, crammed into a room that was smaller than a living room. Yet, they probably would put more people in if they needed. I did not understand any of the preaching since it was all in Romanian, but I was able to understand most of it. The pastor talked for about an hour and then they blessed the couple. The pastor prayed as well as the mothers of the bride and groom. During the reception there was tons of food. I ate till I couldn't eat any more and then...MORE FOOD! haha. I tried as many things as I could even if I didn't know what it was. Good thing I don't have any allergies. The only thing I didn't like was chicken in a jello like substance. I'll try and find a picture or ask someone what it is called, but I don't think I will be cooking it anytime soon.
Other than that, so far I have been getting to know the people I am working with and getting adjusted to Moldova. Many of the people who work in the OM offices are native Moldovans, many of whom I am teaching English. However, other than the couple that I mentioned above I believe I am the only person from the states. Many are from other parts of Europe, Britain, Holland, Austria, Germany, etc. As such, I am getting a very interesting blend of cultures all at once.
Yesterday there was a nice thunderstorm followed by a power outage (naturally right when I started my lesson plans). The guys that live downstairs, Pavel and Andrei, came up and joined my roommates, Bekcy and Albina, and me and we watched Remember the Titans. Today, I was supposed to teach at 9 am, but the 2 students that were supposed to come didn't show, so it's been moved to 2. My supervisor seems to be very apologetic about it, but it doesn't bother me at all.
Christina, I know exactly what you're talking about with the chicken jello. My Croatian Grandma used to make it on very special occasions. Lucky for me, it was too special for all of us kids. My dad and uncles used to eat it with gusto, though!
ReplyDeletehaha I figured I might as well try it. Later I sat with everyone else from OM (mostly foreigners) and noticed it hadn't been touched at all. Where I had been siting, mostly Moldovans, it was almost gone.
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