Hello Friends and Family -- Wendy here. We're back at the Internet place downtown, as it's difficult to resist. Computers and connections that work, and only 60 cents per hour. We just had a really good lunch -- mine was 'aubergines cooked in a homely way' which turned out to be eggplant with tomato and garlic -- good vegetable eating. We both had a Turkish coffee as well, and paid about $5.50 each. This was our most expensive lunch yet. Many of you have said that you can't read the comments ... we will try to figure that out this weekend [View Full Entry]

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Hi all, it's Adrienne. We finally figured out what some of your comments meant--that you could not see other comments because we need to do something on our side. So I just went through and approved them all so there is bit more reading for you. I have to say that it is so nice to read these notes. While I'm online I totally forget I'm in another country, except for the ever-present Moldovian techno and rap music that has become the soundtrack for this trip. In an effort to communicate with people with only a basic knowledge of English, Wendy [View Full Entry]

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Ahhhh! We are at an Internet place downtown where everything works, and the speed is better than home! I'm not kidding! Wendy here. Adrienne is over there typing away so I think you will see that she is feeling better after her episode. She took one day to rebuild her strength, and is back to normal today. Yesterday I went to the orphanage for the afternoon session. The kids were in the playpen again, so I played and held them for awhile. Then, one of the caretakers brought out shoes for three of them. With one extra pair of hands, she [View Full Entry]

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Hello everyone! It's Adrienne and I'm happy to report I am vertical and not sick today. I spent all Monday night being sick (To Mark and Sara: #3 and #4) and not sleeping. Before the fun actually started, I remember sitting at dinner, trying to eat what they call pizza (they put corn and ketchup on it), and thinking "there is no way I am hurling in that toilet." But you do what you gotta do and thinking about it was much worse than actually doing it. I finally fell asleep around 3:30 am. (Look the ENTER key works!) Wendy was [View Full Entry]

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Ahhhh! We are at an Internet place downtown where everything works, and the speed is better than home! I'm not kidding! Wendy here. Adrienne is over there typing away so I think you will see that she is feeling better after her episode. She took one day to rebuild her strength, and is back to normal today. Yesterday I went to the orphanage for the afternoon session. The kids were in the playpen again, so I played and held them for awhile. Then, one of the caretakers brought out shoes for three of them. With one extra pair of hands, she [View Full Entry]

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Hello everyone! It's Adrienne and I'm happy to report I am vertical and not sick today. I spent all Monday night being sick (To Mark and Sara: #3 and #4) and not sleeping. Before the fun actually started, I remember sitting at dinner, trying to eat what they call pizza (they put corn and ketchup on it), and thinking "there is no way I am hurling in that toilet." But you do what you gotta do and thinking about it was much worse than actually doing it. I finally fell asleep around 3:30 am. (Look the ENTER key works!) Wendy was [View Full Entry]

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Hi, All our friends and family -- wendy here. Adrienne is down today ... having spent last evening hugging a moldovan toilet. i'm sure you'll find this ironic, given our views of toilets over here in general. She is okay today, a little weak; so we skipped the orphanage morning session and will go this afternoon if she is up to it. She has had tea and toast, and is sleeping, rebuilding her strength. i slipped down to the street to jot notes, and get some more water and crackers. Some of you have asked about the time difference -- we [View Full Entry]

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Hi, All our friends and family -- wendy here. Adrienne is down today ... having spent last evening hugging a moldovan toilet. i'm sure you'll find this ironic, given our views of toilets over here in general. She is okay today, a little weak; so we skipped the orphanage morning session and will go this afternoon if she is up to it. She has had tea and toast, and is sleeping, rebuilding her strength. i slipped down to the street to jot notes, and get some more water and crackers. Some of you have asked about the time difference -- we [View Full Entry]

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hello, all -- wendy here -- we have just returned from a full day of visiting monasteries and a picnic with other volunteers. they are all pretty young -- in fact, i am the oldest of them all by quite a number of years. there was a lot of climbing today, so i'm sure adrienne and i both got our exercise. there is a footprint that is kept at the top of a steep mountain, a footprint of Mary, the mother of Jesus, they think. so we trooped up there and mostly slid down. then, more climbing around the monastery. then, [View Full Entry]

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Hi, this is Adrienne and my keyboard is worse than Wendy's. Not only does my ENTER key not work, but additional spaces are inserted as I type for no aparent reason. I hope to catch them all. Wendy pretty much summed up our time here so far. We were able to see the countryside today and it is really quite beautiful. Next to cars barrelling down the road at what seems like 70 MPH you have horse -drawn buggies. It is like being in a different time. On our monastery visit today, we experienced the worst bathroom in all of Europe. [View Full Entry]

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