Last Views - By An Outsider
This is the last of my aunt's observations about Moldova, and Peace Corps in Moldova. I don't like posting things that are self-lauding, but I know if I don't post it, she will be on my case forever. So I leave you with her last impressions - as well as commentary on my work here. So at least you have a witness to the fact that I didn't disapear for two years to lay on a couch somewhere....
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Sharon will be closing down her blog very soon. I want to add a few observations.
1. Moldova is a beautiful rural country.
2. Private places are maintained, public places are not.
3. Traditions sometimes out weight comfort and common sense.
4. Sanitary conditions leave much to be desired.
5. Americans are still feared by some of the older rural population.
6. Old wives tales are still believed even in the face of science.
7. Income is sometimes supplemented by bribery.
8. Teenagers are the same all over the world.
9. Moldovans are wonderful, generous people.
10. Peace Corps Volunteers are wonderful, generous people.
11. I would not survive in Moldova.
What Sharon has accomplished in Singerei with the youth will last forever. She has done more than physically building and opening a youth center. She has changed lives. The teens have been given a voice in their future and the tools needed to change their future. They have attended leadership camps and workshops and they are already using these skills. They have learned what it means to volunteer and to take pride in their country and their village. The community of Singerei has already noticed the difference in their youth and the youth have noticed the differences in themselves. All Peace Corps volunteers have special gifts and the hearts to share these gifts. They have unselfishly given up twenty seven months of their lives to help others. Where do they get their generosity and strength to make this sacrifice? I know where Sharon gets her love of others and her desire to serve. She gets it from her mother, Susan.
Editor's Note: Some of the claims in this post have been disputed. :)
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Sharon will be closing down her blog very soon. I want to add a few observations.
1. Moldova is a beautiful rural country.
2. Private places are maintained, public places are not.
3. Traditions sometimes out weight comfort and common sense.
4. Sanitary conditions leave much to be desired.
5. Americans are still feared by some of the older rural population.
6. Old wives tales are still believed even in the face of science.
7. Income is sometimes supplemented by bribery.
8. Teenagers are the same all over the world.
9. Moldovans are wonderful, generous people.
10. Peace Corps Volunteers are wonderful, generous people.
11. I would not survive in Moldova.
What Sharon has accomplished in Singerei with the youth will last forever. She has done more than physically building and opening a youth center. She has changed lives. The teens have been given a voice in their future and the tools needed to change their future. They have attended leadership camps and workshops and they are already using these skills. They have learned what it means to volunteer and to take pride in their country and their village. The community of Singerei has already noticed the difference in their youth and the youth have noticed the differences in themselves. All Peace Corps volunteers have special gifts and the hearts to share these gifts. They have unselfishly given up twenty seven months of their lives to help others. Where do they get their generosity and strength to make this sacrifice? I know where Sharon gets her love of others and her desire to serve. She gets it from her mother, Susan.
Editor's Note: Some of the claims in this post have been disputed. :)
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on Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 6:47 AM.
