Staging complete!

I have officially finished the first part of being a future Peace Corps Volunteer. Today was our last day of "staging" in Philadelphia, which is basically just an introductory period where we meet each other and learn about policies and practices of Peace Corps (all you Teach For America folks - think induction.) It was actually pretty nice. The hours were tame as compared to all of those TFA institute hours, but the time was well spent and were really given a great introduction to the program and country. 

Now that the first step is over, it's time to get to Moldova. My flight leaves tomorrow night at 9:35 pm and we fly through Frankfurt, Germany to Chisinau, Moldova (the capital city) and arrive at around 6:20pm (Moldova time) on Wednesday. It's going to be a full day of traveling and I have a feeling I'm going to be exhausted. However, our group was informed that we'll need to look our best when we get off the plane, because rumor has it that TV stations, radio stations and newspaper journalists will all be there representing the Moldovan media and reporting on our arrival. Apparently we're kind of a big deal in Moldova.

Again, I am unsure when you'll hear from me next. I'm still in America, so internet access is pretty easy to find. However, once I get to Moldova, things will likely become increasingly difficult when it comes to finding an internet cafe or something of the like. The next time I have internet though, I promise I'll update!

Until then... la revedere (la rev-uh-dare-ay)! 

That means "goodbye" in Romanian, by the way. :)