So, if it wasn’t clear before I live in the neighborhood that used to be a knitting district. This neighborhood used to service those employees who fittingly worked in a knitting factory. It is situated in between two neighborhoods or “cartier” that are generally considered to be either the older Soroca or central Soroca and the new Soroca. It is quiet and actually a little piece of the neighborhood that I lived in at first, Razeni. I have a modestly small home which can be split into four equal squares. The bottom left square would be split into both my room and the kitchen sharing a “soba” wall used to heat the house in the winter with a fire, sort of like an efficient chimney. The top left square is my host brother’s room. He is thirteen. The two right squares are a little different. There is a salon style room with a width of half a room and the length of both rooms from top to bottom. The top right square is split into the parents’ bedroom and the salon. The bottom right square is split into a spare room and the other length of the salon. I hope that made sense.
When I have time and the weather permits, I take a nice walk along the River Nistru, pass the fortress and head towards the center of town. I am not exactly sure where the center of town is technically located but I usually consider the fountain in front of the mayor’s office to be the center of town. A walk through the “park” can be different every time. Sometimes you can find four or five tables of people selling anything from knick knacks to AVON products. Now don’t tell me that’s not special to see AVON being sold here. Other days one can walk through and only find a few lonely souls sitting on the various benches that line the walkways while they watch their children run around or wait for friends. I don’t really know what they do. I usually walk through quite quickly without being able to find out what they actually do there at the park. I do know that it is peaceful there. Many places here are rather peaceful and at times it can be a little to peaceful.
Luckily, I have the company of my fellow site mates to keep me company. We have a weekly get together at one of the local cafes in the area. It helps to keep us in the know about each other. We have turned into a pretty strong support group. I am proud of us. Outside of the meeting days, we rarely see each other unless there is a big event in town in which case we are willing to make certain exceptions. For instance, it just so happened that about a month ago, it was the country’s yearly celebration for their independence which consisted of multiple days of festivities. Here in Soroca, there was an outdoor concert held in front of the mayor’s office. I did not know how big it was going to be, but I decided to go and asked my site mates if they were interested and, of course, one of them said “yes.” When we showed up, we were ultimately surprised to find a rather professionally arranged concert stage full with speakers lights, canopies and everything or anything needed for a concert in the park. It was fantastic to say the least. At other times, other volunteers who do not have the opportunity to live in such a lively city will make the trek out here to see the sites (the fortress, monasteries and candle of gratitude). In those instances we are more than obliged and happy to welcome them to our town for the day.
So, if it wasn’t clear before I live in the neighborhood that used to be a knitting district. This neighborhood used to service those employees who fittingly worked in a knitting factory. It is situated in between two neighborhoods or “cartier” that are generally considered to be either the older Soroca or central Soroca and the new Soroca. It is quiet and actually a little piece of the neighborhood that I lived in at first, Razeni. I have a modestly small home which can be split into four equal squares. The bottom left square would be split into both my room and the kitchen sharing a “soba” wall used to heat the house in the winter with a fire, sort of like an efficient chimney. The top left square is my host brother’s room. He is thirteen. The two right squares are a little different. There is a salon style room with a width of half a room and the length of both rooms from top to bottom. The top right square is split into the parents’ bedroom and the salon. The bottom right square is split into a spare room and the other length of the salon. I hope that made sense. 
When I have time and the weather permits, I take a nice walk along the River Nistru, pass the fortress and head towards the center of town. I am not exactly sure where the center of town is technically located but I usually consider the fountain in front of the mayor’s office to be the center of town. A walk through the “park” can be different every time. Sometimes you can find four or five tables of people selling anything from knick knacks to AVON products. Now don’t tell me that’s not special to see AVON being sold here. Other days one can walk through and only find a few lonely souls sitting on the various benches that line the walkways while they watch their children run around or wait for friends. I don’t really know what they do. I usually walk through quite quickly without being able to find out what they actually do there at the park. I do know that it is peaceful there. Many places here are rather peaceful and at times it can be a little to peaceful. 
Luckily, I have the company of my fellow site mates to keep me company. We have a weekly get together at one of the local cafes in the area. It helps to keep us in the know about each other. We have turned into a pretty strong support group. I am proud of us. Outside of the meeting days, we rarely see each other unless there is a big event in town in which case we are willing to make certain exceptions. For instance, it just so happened that about a month ago, it was the country’s yearly celebration for their independence which consisted of multiple days of festivities. Here in Soroca, there was an outdoor concert held in front of the mayor’s office. I did not know how big it was going to be, but I decided to go and asked my site mates if they were interested and, of course, one of them said “yes.” When we showed up, we were ultimately surprised to find a rather professionally arranged concert stage full with speakers lights, canopies and everything or anything needed for a concert in the park. It was fantastic to say the least. At other times, other volunteers who do not have the opportunity to live in such a lively city will make the trek out here to see the sites (the fortress, monasteries and candle of gratitude). In those instances we are more than obliged and happy to welcome them to our town for the day.
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