It is without a doubt starting to get more comfortable and like normal for me here. These lunatic women are my site mates Liza (standing) and Michelle (seated). This was at one of our dinners (this time at Liza's house!) when we girls get together, cook, talk, drink wine, and just basically let off steam. I couldn't ask for better sitemates!!!!!

Michelle, however, has a few issues that need to be addressed. She is addicted to "Shout" and cannot seem to stop rubbing it everywhere (and on everything). She spilled a bit of red wine and we lost her to the "Shout" for the next few hours....

...and she is still "Shout"ing while pretending to listen to me!

First of all, a big shout out to Margie for her pumpkin carving kits and decorations. Our American-style Halloween party was a smashing success. I can't tell you how much fum we had, but I think it is pretty evident by the pictures that we all had a good time.

Above and below are the first two brave women who decided to try this crazy thing called pumpkin carving.... Marina is above and Liza is below.....

and more scenes from the Halloween party.....

These two brave, handsome gentlemen are the only two young men that I teach. They are great, although Alex needs to come to class a bit more than he does....

It ain't Halloween if we don't bob for apples. These kids are crafty, however! They soon realized that it was easier to go for the stem instead of wrestling the apple to the bottom and biting it. I had to call a time out and remove all of the stems to make sure we were getting maximum face dunkage!

This coven of witches is none other than my favorite group of girls from the 0502 third year English/French group. They were totally into the "spirit" of the party!

I have to give a HUGE thanks to Sergiu. Sergiu is not in my class (yet!) but he did spend last year in the US and speaks absolutely unaccented English. I also must say that I would not have gotten this party off the ground without all of his help and his resources. He is a great guy and I am thrilled to have gotten to know him. Thanks Sergiu!!!!!!

That's all for now. I have partied a lot over the last few weeks, but it is heading toward the last half of the semester, so I am going to have to really buckle down and finish off semester 1 with a bang. Love to all my friends in America and thanks for taking the time to keep up with me in Moldova!!!! Love you...

Jennifer