The cold has arrived
I will not complain, I will not complain, I will not complain, I will not complain. But it is now cold in Moldova. Last night I had my first real doubts since coming. I know it doesn’t get quite as cold here as it does in Michigan, but that cold - those 10s-30s temperatures - when it never goes away, even when you are inside, can be a bit difficult to handle. How do you wash your face when it is 40 degrees? How do you bucket bathe? How do you change your clothes?! Who knows?
Anyway, today I’m doing much better. I sat down at the table, which is now in the much warmer kitchen where the gas stove can be lit and left open to keep us warm, and, while wearing a pair of long johns, fingerless gloves, a stocking cap, and a hooded sweatshirt (that I have not removed in almost 72 hours), studied Russian and worked on my workshop on program evaluation. It is cold, but it will be ok. The cold makes us all hang out in the same room together and drink hot wine and coffee. These are good things and I think they will be enough to overcome the 9 o’clock bedtimes and pervasive cold.
Anyway, this is me on an October Friday in Moldova:
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