wow so I'm visiting in Navodari for the weekend and I feel like I'm really experiencing the true Romania being here. Brasov is a very tourist city so this is more of the real country that i'm getting. Let me try and paint a bit of a picture for you:
- mangy, skinny stray dogs all over the place
- apartment buildings that look abandoned but are completely full of families
- water is turned off without warning and with no idea when it will come back on (such as when we arrived)
- all resaurants are outside and are so cheap to eat at (a full meal would cost about $6)
- people are outside walkiing around until all hours of the night. and when I say people, i don't mean a couple, it's like crowds
- cars called Dachias that are very reminiscent of Mr. Bean's car are all over the place and drive like maniacs. it is offensive to the driver to put on your seatbelt so sometimes, i'm a little afraid for my life
so that's a little of my experience here so far! I'm really enjoying it though. I love the people we are staying with and i'm picking up more and more Romanian so that's always neat. I'm learning the whole culture of the people which is something I love. I hate feeling like i'm visiting somewhere but not actually interacting with the people that live there on a day to day basis. This is the real trip for me.
Thank you to all of you who are praying for me! I've done and eaten so many things that should have made me sick already but I'm perfectly healthy and safe! I know your prayers are to thank for that. Tomorrow we head back to Brasov and then monday is our last day in the hospital so I know that's going to be hard to handle. I'm praying that I will come away from this feeling like I made a difference rather then feeling like I'm leaving something unfinished. At this point in time, that is how I'm feeling but I'm trying hard to realize that i was here for a purpose and that God is going to use these 2 short weeks for something in his greater plan. Thank you again for your prayers for me. They are truly needed and appreciated. I love you all!
Deanne
- mangy, skinny stray dogs all over the place
- apartment buildings that look abandoned but are completely full of families
- water is turned off without warning and with no idea when it will come back on (such as when we arrived)
- all resaurants are outside and are so cheap to eat at (a full meal would cost about $6)
- people are outside walkiing around until all hours of the night. and when I say people, i don't mean a couple, it's like crowds
- cars called Dachias that are very reminiscent of Mr. Bean's car are all over the place and drive like maniacs. it is offensive to the driver to put on your seatbelt so sometimes, i'm a little afraid for my life
so that's a little of my experience here so far! I'm really enjoying it though. I love the people we are staying with and i'm picking up more and more Romanian so that's always neat. I'm learning the whole culture of the people which is something I love. I hate feeling like i'm visiting somewhere but not actually interacting with the people that live there on a day to day basis. This is the real trip for me.
Thank you to all of you who are praying for me! I've done and eaten so many things that should have made me sick already but I'm perfectly healthy and safe! I know your prayers are to thank for that. Tomorrow we head back to Brasov and then monday is our last day in the hospital so I know that's going to be hard to handle. I'm praying that I will come away from this feeling like I made a difference rather then feeling like I'm leaving something unfinished. At this point in time, that is how I'm feeling but I'm trying hard to realize that i was here for a purpose and that God is going to use these 2 short weeks for something in his greater plan. Thank you again for your prayers for me. They are truly needed and appreciated. I love you all!
Deanne
p.s. I finally figured out how to put pictures on here so here are a couple from the hospital.
Christina, Janos, and Valentina
Christina, Janos, and Valentina
Stef and Elli
Christina and I (no she's not crying, she has a constant mouth open smile)
beautiful baby girl
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