One of the true wonders of the Peace Corps is how the lives of two people from a world apart can become so intertwined in such a short amount of time. In August 2005, this man – my counterpart – arrived at a Peace Corps conference to escort me...
They say there are two things you don’t want to see made: laws and sausages. Having seen both processes, I can say truthfully that sausage-making gets a bad reputation. Here, the patriarch of Istrate family packs some freshly ground pork from...
As part of Easter festivities, the residents of Cudalbi, Romania color eggs and compete in bouts of egg cracking. One participant issues the challenge by raising his egg and announcing, “Christ has come.” Accepting the challenge, the other...
Ștefan cel Mare stands as the preeminent hero for the Moldavian region of Romania. He successfully repelled the Ottoman Empire. He built a church or monastery in commemoration of each military victory. The Pope even declared him to be a...