Moldova is the poorest country in Europe. From what I know, most people here live on about $2 a day. But while food from the store is expensive, you'll never go hungry as a guest here. Most Moldovan families live on a micro-farm. My host family has their own chickens, ducks, and a large garden. And by large, I mean Michelle Obama would weep with joy at the size of this family's vegetable garden. They have onions, potatoes, squash, cucumber, grapes, cherry trees, tomatoes, and a lot of other plants I have no idea what they are.
Today for dinner I was served an egg scramble of some kind. It had a green veggie in it, still not entirely sure what it was. My host mom went and got one. I think it's some sort of squash. I ate it, and it was good.
You can't be a picky eater in the Peace Corps. I've gotten to the point of if it smells good and looks safe, I'll eat it. Mom would be proud.
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