Immediately following the end of the 2011-2012 school year in June, two of my best stateside friends flew to Romania for a visit, Jen from San Diego and Luke from Boston. On our agenda were the usual Romanian tourist destinations; Centrul Vechi in Bucharest, Piața Sfatului and Biserica Neagra in Brașov, the Mathias Rex statue […]
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Posted in Peace Corps Romania, tagged Bulgaria, Danube Bridge, Hotel Verona, Opel Insignia, Sozopol on June 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Peace Corps Bonus! Now with 33% more fun.
Posted in Peace Corps Romania, tagged Bucov, Ciupelnita, Roma Education Fund on June 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As a Peace Corps Volunteer, I am encouraged to take on additional projects that are beyond the required minimum commitment of teaching a set number of hours per week in my assigned high school. For example, some volunteers organize summer camps, others work with local community libraries, and others partner with non-governmental organizations that work […]