I'm referring to both of my homes of course, Codlea and the U.S. A few more days and I'll be leaving Piatra Neamt. It's been a long wait. Anyway, the first photo is of me and my 10th grade History class. We had a rough start together, but I really wound up enjoying teaching them, especially when it was U.S. and not British history. The last few weeks were great, as I covered World War II, the Cold War and Vietnam.
Photo number two features Kristen, Ica and Victor. Sarah's friend and former roommate paid me a visit a couple of weeks ago and we had a great time. She was able to see a lot in under a week: Bucharest, Brasov, Codlea, Piatra Neamt, Sighisoara. I especially enjoyed testing my skills as an interpreter. I thought that I did a good job, although Kristen was able to pick up some of the language after a few days. She's got a good knowledge of Italian, which can prove quite useful here in Romania. She left for Turkey last week and will also go to Greece, England and Scotland. Awesome trip!
So I think I'll do something a little different with this blog post. I'm going to add an e-mail I wrote to my Mom this afternoon. This should give you a glimpse into what's going on with me nowadays. T - minus 19 days and counting until I plant my feet on American soil...Here's the letter:
Hi Mom,
I like Antiques Roadshow as well. In fact, Sarah and I went to a taping a few years ago when the Roadshow was at Navy Pier. We got some things appraised. It was really cool. I brought some of the old White Sox stuff that Grandpa Dick gave me and Sarah brought some of her Grandma's old china. My stuff was appraised at about $800.00. Not bad, eh?
What have I been up to? Just biding my time here. I'm very anxious to get out of here once and for all. I'll be leaving on Saturday with my friends Oana and Radu. I think that they are going to stay with us in Codlea on Saturday night. Some of the kids took it pretty hard when they found out I was leaving, so this process hasn't been easy. Go figure, right? I must be some kind of masochist or something to have signed up for this . I just can't wait to be on that plane in about two and a half weeks.
I'll be doing some cleaning of my own come Thursday and Friday. I want the place to be nice and clean when I leave. It won't be too difficult though, as I gave it a thorough cleaning before Sarah's friend Kristen came to visit.
The weather here has been unseasonably cold and it's been raining off and on quite a bit. It's been very unpredictable. It was downright cold this past weekend in Codlea and it rained a lot. I'm sure that it will truly be summer here once I return from my vacation to the US.
I booked my trip to Germany. I'll fly out of Bucharest to Frankfurt on August 5th and return on August 11th. I'll then take a train to Wurzburg where I'll meet up with Brindusa and Ovidiu. Ovidiu is a very good friend and I can't wait to see him. They are both great people. I think that I'll also be visiting Nuremburg and Bamburg (I'm hitting all of the "burgs" I guess). Nuremburg will be especially interesting as there are many museums about the Nazi period. I believe that you can also visit the stadium where Hitler used to have those huge rallies, etc. In sum, there's a lot to see there for history buffs. I studied Nazi Germany pretty extensively in college, so this will be a rewarding experience for me. And don't forget about the beer....
Like I said before, I'm pretty anxious to get out of here. I can't truly say that I'm feeling great. I don't think that feeling will come until I'm on that plane. However, I will say that I'm sure I'll be feeling quite good once I'm on the road to Codlea on Saturday afternoon. No looking back....
So, today I'm going to have dinner with my friend Nicolae and his wife Nina. Nicolae runs the foreign languages library here and we've become pretty good friends. I guess it's a "goodbye" dinner, but I have every intention of coming back to Piatra Neamt to visit. After dinner, I'll watch some more World Cup matches. Brazil plays Croatia tonight at 10:00. I'm a big fan of Brazil. They're unbelieveable to watch!
Well, I guess I'll close for now. You take care and we'll talk soon.
Love,
Scott
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