April 1, 2011

April 1, 2011

Hello.  It has been so long since I have had the time or the mind to get here and write anything.  I have certainly been busy with work and getting my life in order so that I can end this school year on a strong and good note.  Furthermore, with recent events culminating in the visit by the Vice President, I have surely not had time to make an entry.  I will work harder. 

Early last month, Joe Biden came through Moldova on his way home from a region to east of Moldova called Transnistria.  There have been debates dating back nearly 50 years as far as I know as to who belongs in that region and how it should be used.  As of right now, it is primarily inhabited by those that identify with Russia.  The politics of that region is not the clearest to me at the moment and as I see it not the clearest to many of those that I have talked to.  This does not mean that many people don’t have opinions, but their intel on the situation is not corroborated.  His visit meant a lot to many volunteers.  Some had doubts about him.   Some were already in his favor before we met him.  Some had no opinion at all.  However, after, many agreed that he was a “stud.”

Today was quite an interesting day.  It happened to be second of many Peace Corps events that we call 365 Days of Peace and Friendship in commemoration of 50 years that the Peace Corps has been in operation.  My job  for the day was to record my day as it usually occurs.  I was lucky enough to score April Fool’s Day.

 Their grasp of this event was very wholesome.  I went to school thinking the worst.  I was afraid that I was going to get paint on my seat or something.  Nothing.  It was relaxing, but not very exciting.  However, at the end of the work day, I substituted for my partner and taught her 3^rd form English class and at the end they barraged me with multiple attempts at making me a fool.  It was really fun and endearing.  They were very funny.  I closed the beautiful spring day with a fellow volunteer who works at a local institution that gives support to children and young adults who need a stable place to live and in a way escape their bad home situations.  The walk home along the Nistru River was a great closing to the day.  I can see the sun setting right now outside my window at 7:09 pm.  Today was a good day.