The Swearing In Ceremony went by quickly, and before I knew it, I was saying goodbye to the people that I have grown closest to while in Moldova. It was extremely difficult for me, I will miss walking to language class with them every day. It is a bit scary to be the only American in my entire village.
Tipala has been wonderful thus far, and my host mother is great! On Thursday I was able to explore the village and find stores, the library, post office, mayor's office, schools, church, etc. My host mother was gone all day in Chisinau, and I was left to eat sarmale (stuffed green peppers, yum) with Kansas City BBQ (thank you Richard), a PB&J, and Kool-Aid.
Friday was also an interesting day. In the morning we visited the church, and left grapes for the religious holiday. I was finally able to go inside of the church, with a covered head, and purchase candles to light and place in different shrines. Supposedly the service can last for several hours, but we only stayed for a few minutes to walk through. After church, we went to the school to meet some fellow teachers. We sat in my host mother's classroom (she teaches Romanian), and talked for an hour or so before heading home. I was also able to make placenta with my host mom today. I was a little worried that she wouldn't want me to help after I greased the wrong side of the baking sheet. Luckily, she forgave me and they turned out great.
Overall, Tipala is great. I have been able to run a few times, and was only almost eaten once by a dog. I am excited/anxious to start working!!
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