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so. i just realized that the little captions were not going in by the pictures. sorry this is a mess. anyway here is what you are looking at
1.party pic from Holiday/mix volunteer december bday party (me, Jerry, Laura, Steven)
2.Holly and Kieran-new volunteers in the Peace Corps lounge!
3. party pic-we were all wearing the same striped material. me, volunteer, and Alex-he is teaching me harmonica!
4. The Hill sisters. My best friend Liz is on the left and her sister came to visit us!
5. Charles and Scotty-Charles good friend and Scotty is a new very funny volunteer.
6. Mike and Ryan-both new. Ryan speaks Russian. Mike has a funny dance.
7. Seth and Gary-Seth is an amazing photographer and Gary is great at putting films together.
8. my bday bathtub party. read the blog entry for details
9. the chair thing they do for bdays
10.getting the pillows ready for bed after my bday party (all the moldovan pillows are huge like that.
11. Moldovan friends Petru and Grisha
12. Annie and Brian
13. Moldovan boys that are friends. from left: Vasile, worked with him for a benefit concert, Slavic-helped me find my apt, Andrei-Slavic's friend who is nice, Radu-my chauffer
14. Alina-you may remember her face from the wedding pics below, she teaches english at our school
15. Bday party custom you have to make a table of food for all the teachers in the school.
16. Teachers I work with from left: Vera-Travel Club, in back Lidia-old host mom, me, Svetlana-partner teacher, Ala-partner teacher
17. Tractor outside of Vica's apt gushing out god knows what on the street
18. Vica about to get a massage at Roma's apt
19. Moldovan girlfriend Tania at our wise friend Roma's house. Roma is very quiet and interesting and wise and has the most beautiful apt I've seen in Moldova. he studies massage and life. Tania is really sweet and let me borrow the skirt you see me wearing in all these pictures.

lovely people! each one of them!