This morning, I was awake at 5 o'early in the morning with thoughts of Moldova in my head, and then it hit me that I am exactly 2 months away from the big adventure as of today! I could also have awakened early because of the number of videos I've been watching about Moldova. These videos really have me thinking about the kind of impact I hope to have through my Peace Corps service.
I found this video particularly poignant. Please keep in mind this was made in 2001, so things have improved.
This video is more recent, and focuses on building the Moldovan economy via agriculture. It was filmed last Summer.
It's interesting that I keep coming back to the similarties between Moldova and Kansas. While I was in Kansas, I saw a lot of areas that have been hit hard by the economy and the current state of farming.
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| Better days. - I used to work for this farmer. |
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| Downtown Nortonville, KS |
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| End of an empire. |
But it is often the people that make a place; their attitudes will determine what is poverty and what is wealth. As Milton wrote, "The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, or a Hell of Heaven."
And, I can only hope that teaching English will help some Moldovans effect change in their surroundings. Certainly, being there will change me.
One last video: this one from a Peace Corps volunteer. I found his thoughts on leaving Moldova to be very poignant.
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