Last Good-Byes at the Train

When I left Sighisoara for the last time - very sad - Dorothy took me and Cristy to the train station. And we were met up by Svetlana (and Vasile who was more there for Svetlana!!) and shockingly- VLAD! I couldn't believe he actually came!











It was nice because all the times I had imagined when I would leave Sighisoara - which I would have never anticipated it would have been that soon or under such circumstances - I always thought I would be taking off on my own. But it was a great feeling to be with my friends and to say our good-byes! It was like something from a movie!

me & Svetlana

Vlad & Petra

Vlad (tepes) and Petra were my couterparts during most of my service in the Peace Corps. They were wonderful friends and gave me so much support throughout my experience that I would not have had such great success and fond memories without them!

Though everyone is still amazed that Vlad and I never killed each other!!! We are living on two different continents now and that is probably better for the forces of good and evil in the world!




For some reason Vlad just didn't like my parting present - which was a re-gifted ceramic dog that my neighbor had given me right before I had left to meet Vlad and Petra for a drink. I kept getting gifts which really could not be brought back with me - nor made much sense for me to bring them back! Later Vlad threw the dog in a garbage bin on our way home!

Don't deny it!

Saying Good-Bye to FdC

I left Sighisoara rather suddenly and it's quite a long story - maybe I'll tell it later! But I was so touched by the people that meant so much to me over the last two years - who really made living in Romania like a second home to me! It was a tearful good-bye with so many kind words shared.








These were the most wonderful ladies that I was honored to work with. I learned so much about life and the job from them. And we had a great relationship - professional and committed to the goals of the project and the victims of domestic violence.

Eva, Me, Monica and Dorina