The last month in photos!

HANGING WITH 7TH GRADERS:  I spent an afternoon with some of my students.  First pizza and then shopping at Carrefour!

They met me at my apartment

Walking to pizza...it was a beautiful day!

Lots of ketchup on the pizza!

The pizza in Romania is GOOD!

Please ignore my very, very messy hair...I had no idea!
Oh, and the bottom of my t-shirt says, "...not War!"

The kids in front of our school!

We had to take a "play" break on the way to the store!

Relaxing inside Carrefour!

MY BIRTHDAY:  Here are the English teachers I work with at Școala 14...they bought me a cake and a gift for my birthday.  How nice was that??!!  

Flowers from ONE class (the 3rd graders below!)

PROTECTION IN NUMBERS:  The cats are all bundled up together, you can tell it's getting cooler outside!

WATCHDOG:  This is one of the MANY dogs that live next to my bloc.  This particular dog often sits and "watches" as you come and go...it's a little freaky!

WHAT A DEAL:  I bought all these veggies at the Piața - all organic, all fresh, and all for around 20Ron (the equivalence of about 7 bucks!)

They were even better after being slow roasted!

OASIS IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS:  The streets of București are like any big city...crowded and noisy.  As I was walking through town I heard some chanting in the distance and went to investigate.  Just a block from all the frenzy I found this little oasis where beautiful chanting was being broadcast outside, people were sitting, leaving flowers, and praying, and you couldn't hear any traffic at all.  I sat down, closed my eyes and just relaxed...it was heaven!

BUCUREȘTI AT NIGHT

IKEA:  Need I say more?!

Grant and I went to Ikea while in București.  This included:  a walk to the metro, a ride on the metro, a 30 min. bus ride - overall, about an hour to get there.  Which, surprisingly, is almost how long it would take me to get to Ikea in Cincinnati, by car...go figure!
While there Grant bought me a YUMMY lunch for a late B-Day gift.  Doesn't matter where you are, those swedish meatballs are fabulous!!!

MY APARTMENT:  Meg stated she would like to see more recent photos of my place.  So, now that I've made it mine...here they are!

My bedroom

Desk area in my bedroom - I sit here A LOT!

My bathroom

My kitchen

My living room

A TYPICAL EVENING:  I have become obsessed with the following dish:  onions, garlic, butter, white wine, chicken, pasta, peas and parmesan cheese.  Seriously...how will I ever lose weight eating this all the time??  It is SOOOO good though!

WASHING CLOTHES:  Doing laundry here is a bit of a chore.  Since I have no washing machine or dryer it's all done by hand.  For those of you who know me, I have always hated doing laundry, under the best circumstances.  I have been known to go out and buy more underwear to avoid doing laundry. (sad, but true!) Alas...now I have had to create a routine of weekly washing...by hand!  It's actually not as bad as I thought it would be...I'm building up strong arm muscles!!  Sheets are a bitch, though!!  Now that it's a bit cold I've moved my drying rack into the living room!  :)

FALL IN DROBETA TURNU SEVERIN!

The theater is finally painted - it looks great!
The inside is still under renovation, though.  :(

Usually these are filled up with people...you can tell the weather is turning!

Even in the cooler weather, there are roses blooming!

A park near one of my schools...
I was sitting on a bench relaxing before classes and was struck by how lovely it was.  The big church is also under renovation, but every night at 6pm I can hear the bells ringing throughout the city!