My name is Rebecca Lehman. I was born in Baltimore, MD, was raised in Ohio & Arizona, and consider Cincinnati, OH, my hometown. I lived in JiNan, China, for 2.5 years over a decade ago. Now, I live in the town of Criuleni, in the Republic of Moldova, as a Peace Corps Volunteer. I am a Health Education Specialist here. That means I work with local volunteers to improve people's knowledge and skills around health issues. Primarily, I volunteer in Boris Dînga Middle & High School. Working together with local teachers, I co-teach Health Education classes, co-organize campaigns & activities, and prepare educational materials. I live in Criuleni with my partner Chris, who is also a Peace Corps Volunteer. He is an NGO Advisor. That means he works with local non-profit and governmental organizations helping them improve their skills in implementing projects. He spends a lot of time at his primary partner organization, The Day Center ”Hope” for Children with Special Needs, as well as with a local youth center and the National Museum of Ethnography & Natural History. Together, we micro-blog about our daily experiences at Rebecca & Chris in the Peace Corps. We do this mostly for our families, but it is a public blog and you're invited to check it out. Moldova is a little known country, but it is a wonderful one! I moved here in June 2015 and plan to live here until at least August 2017. Here are two posts about Moldova to introduce you to some aspects of it: 25 amazing things you probably didn't know about Moldova - from The Telegraph, a major British newspaper. 8 Peculiar Facts For Your (Rather Odd) Introduction to Moldova - by travel blogger Anil Polat. There are several major language in Moldova: Romanian & Russian are the two most prevalent, but some people in the south also speak Gagauz. I study Romanian in order to communicate with my colleagues & friends. Below, you can hear me speak some Romanian. This is a speech I gave at the start of last school year: I have a think American accent, so I'll end this introductory post by introducing you to students I work with at Boris Dînga Middle & High School. You'll hear Romanian as it is actually spoken by those for whom it's a first language. The students shown are in grades 5, 6, and 8. We made this video together for International Day of Peace for the #PeaceDayChallenge: I look forward to sharing about my experience in Moldova with you!
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Ms. Damon
10/31/2016 02:53:17 pm
Hi Rebecca:
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