I never thought I would say this, but I have become a cat lady. Well, at least for the next three and a half days. Kim, I know you love Baby, but I have absolutely no experience with cats! When I first scheduled my trip to Romania through Projects Abroad, I was supposed to work for four weeks and then have one week left for traveling before I flew home. But after being here, I opted to spend my last week in Brasov as well and get some more time in the hospital with the kids and with all the wonderful people I have met here. My arrangements for accomodations were finished on Friday. Thankfully, the Lord provided as he always does, and my Firm Foundations friends had a place for me to stay.
There is a lady named Jo who lives here in Brasov and works as a teacher at an English speaking school. She is in the process of adopting a boy named Alex who is currently seven years old. Jo is originally from the UK, and is spending her summer there with Alex and her family. So, her apartment is vacant right now with the exception of her three cats. And since I needed a place to stay, and the cats needed to be fed, it just worked out well for everyone. We- the cats and I- are doing pretty well together. I actually feel really spoiled! I have a very nice apartment to myself right now! And I still get to see the babies and spend time with the people I love!
This past weekend, once I got over being a little sick, several of us went to a cabin up on a mountain that is about 45 mintues away from Brasov. It was spectacular! The view was amazing, the company was wonderful, the day was warm, the food was great, the hiking was adventurous! There were a couple of caves that we hiked to and explored a little. They were super muddy inside. Then trying to get back down the side of the mountain from the cave was interesting to say the least. In Romania there are plants called stinging nettles. There are several different kinds and they grow everywhere. All you have to do it brush against it, and being aptly named, it stings you. The route we chose just happened to be covered with them, plus it was very slippery with mud and wet grass. It took a while, but we finally made it... and there might be some video documentation as well. :)
It is hard for me to believe (and wonderful to think) that next Sunday I will be back worshiping with my church family and then that evening going to a Rangers game with my best friend and her husband! My plane lands at 4:15 on Friday afternoon. Leaving will be bittersweet. I have no doubt that the Lord brought me here. I also have no doubt that He is sending me home. But I still have a few days and I'm not writing any farewells yet!
I will leave you today with a tale from our journey on the train to the village of Busteni a couple of weekends ago. In each car there were different compartments with five seats each. (Think Harry Potter) We ended up with three seats in one compartment and then a guy and girl joined us in the other two seats. They were obviously backpackers and were interesting characters. They both spoke English and started telling us all about themselves right away. They had been working at an archaeological dig for several weeks, he was from Canada, she was from France, they were both students, there were dogs at the dig site, they had to watch for bears, the man who cooked their food had a limp, they stayed with a stranger the night before, etc. The guy had mentioned that he has a degree in Archaeology and another in Russian. But of all these tidbits of information, the best by far came when he explained, "Yeah. I'm working on two B.A.'s, but I've got a Ph.D. in Rock and Roll."
Love from Romania!
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