What I've learned in Moldova

• Katchup mixed with Italian seasoning and garlic powder makes a decent substitute for tomato sauce after 10 months without real Italian food.
• If you want to mess with people here, sit on concrete. Moldovans believe this will make women sterile.
• Laptops can get heavy when walking through the mud for half an hour.
• Strawberry compote is a gift from God. Super delicious.
• I'm willing to bet money that all of my 9th grade girls know how to cook better than me.
• Skirts and dresses aren't so bad.
• Don't let the kittens get in the basement when you go down there for the canned food. They will hide under the wine caskets and it is hard to get them out.
• If you want to lose weight you should eat less bread, and pasta is a good substitute.
• In summer it takes one hot afternoon to line dry clothes outside. In winter it takes about two days on a rack inside.
• If the question is ice cream, the answer is yes.
• Soup can be a breakfast food.
• Onions and garlic really do have vitamin C.
• The bus driver is allowed to smoke, but no one else.
• Being stationed in Eastern Europe allows a lot of opportunity for travel.
• Extra food should be given to the cats and dog.
• Nap time is the best time of day no matter where you are in the world.