Hellooooooooooooooooooooo! Happy New Years to you too! I have to say I'm quite jealous! Especially of all the heavenly ambrosia-esque foods you've enjoyed :) Glad to hear you had a safe trip and escaped blood-thirsty dogs. I especially LOVE looking at all of your photos...someone has a good eye...and the other is easy on the eyes....hmmmmmmm who is who? ha ha!
Feliz Ano Nuevo! Hey Chris and Alecia, Thank you so much for keeping us updated on your travels and adventures. It is wonderful to hear from both of you and we think of you often here at the office. Take care and Happy Holidays, Rosa
Happy Holidays! Happy Holidays to you both!
Where exactly is that Unitarian Church in the picture? We have a sister church in Transylvania (I'm now an official member of the Unitarian fellowship), and I'm guessing that might be the one.
In any case, best wishes for a wonderful holiday season and in the new year. I wish Romania the best as well.
Much love, Jen
I'm glad you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration in the hills of Romania :) What wonderful smorgasbord you had! I'm expecting you to cook up a tasty Romanian meal for us when you get back! How are your individual projects going? We miss you!
Much love,
Maraty
Happy Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving to you both. Eco-tourism may not be the be all and end all but it makes for some mighty fine photos. AnTonia and Michael are in Duluth for Thanksgiving at my parent's house and we have spent some time looking for a view of where you are living on the internet. Do tell us more about your town and its people and share some photos.
Oh, we also want to submit an answer to the international math quiz!
37.2 minutes to travel the 30 km from Bodrgo to the Ukranian boarder. Oh, I can already smell the bacon fat!
lots of love
Galen
HappyHaloween That seems appropriate given your location and the fact that Dracula might be seen strolling around on All Souls day. Keep up the good work and enjoy yourself. We enjoy your pieces and the pictures
Thank you Hi Alecia
Thank you so much for thinking of me and sending me your travelblog! It was fun to read and I love your photos! Enjoy! Is there any acupuncture there? Take care! Nancy
mailing list? Hi there, i've enjoyed tremendously reading your blogs of life in the old country. I was a teen when i left Romania a year before the collapse of communism. While i have read and seen a lot of images of the more idyllic and rustic part of the country, i have never had the chance to visit the places you two have. Additionally, i agree with Chri's sentiments of the racism and cultural divide existant between the Roma/Gypsy, Hungarian/Szeckely and Saxon/Saci minorities and Romanain populous. For future weekend getaways, I would recommend the Maramures area (NW), Bucovina area (northern Moldova), Danube Delta, Siebenburgen territory (seven saxon towns area) as a must. For an relaxing weekend, check out Baile Herculane ancient roman thermal baths town (SW). And for more castles, check out the roman and medieval ruins in the "tara Hatzegului" (Hunedoara, Sarmisegetuza, Deva, etc.).\
Some questions about the Peace Corps: did you request to be assigned to Romania? And where can I find more info on P.C. work opportunities there? Also, do the Peace Corps provide a stipen or salary.
If you have a mailing list to notify your friends of a new blog, I would appreciate if you can add my email address: beg_777@yahoo.com. Thank you in advance and Mult Noroc! a california dude
Yeah! It is always so nice to hear your updates! I miss you guys :o( And Alecia, I love hearing your every day thoughts. In fact, why didn't you include a picture of you jazzercising? Hmmmm?? Is their aerobic garb similar to the US? Some spandex, maybe a leotard and leg-warmers?
Wonderful to see RO THanks for the great, informative blog. I love the descriptions of the food. Door knobs look great too. Keep it up...too bad about the laundry Chris. It will be waiting for you when you come home. Take care and keep us posted. Just talked with Mary and Fred and heard about their planned trip to El Paso later this summer.
Incredible! Oh my gosh! What beautiful stories and pictures... thanks so much for sending the news of your adventures. Deeper you go-- the insights are special, and you've found a wonderful way to share things with all of us. Take best care-- and do watch out about timing for laundry (reminds me so much of China, such things...
Lots of Love from Janet and Emma Lou!
I'd like to see a picture of the 200lb Alecia I'm glad to know you are eating well. It is a joy to read the goings on in other parts of the world. We enjoy warm summer days and the 1st shipments of organic blueberries and cherries. Keep up the great work looking forward to reading and learning more from the newly weds.
Freezing Ovaries Hey guys,
Your stories and photos send me back to my PST in Slovakia. Six years and two kids later, Siobhan and I are very pleased to discover that she didn't freeze her ovaries too severely from a lifelong habit of sitting on the bare ground. ;-)
Looks like you have a wonderful couple of years ahead of you. I'm holding my thumbs for the both of you.
Dan
Alecia Ball and Chris Worman are living and traveling in Romania for the next two years with Peace Corps. We have just been posted to Transylvania and hope this diary serves as inspiration to learn more about Romania and perhaps pay it a visit.... full info
Maraty
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Hellooooooooooooooooooooo!
Happy New Years to you too! I have to say I'm quite jealous! Especially of all the heavenly ambrosia-esque foods you've enjoyed :) Glad to hear you had a safe trip and escaped blood-thirsty dogs. I especially LOVE looking at all of your photos...someone has a good eye...and the other is easy on the eyes....hmmmmmmm who is who? ha ha!