Weekend in the Chis

Last weekend I got to hang out for a few days in Chisinau (affectionately called "The Chis"- pronounced like the egg dish quiche) with some other volunteers. Anita and I stayed at the hostel. The lovely lady is pictured below.


The hostel can be fun, there are always new people to meet. This time there was a man from France who was taking vacation time because he had been to every country in Europe except three and Moldova happened to be one. So all the volunteers who were hanging out there gave him tips on where to go be tourist-y.


The next day we found a festival on the way back to the hostel after some meetings. It was a festival for the European Union. Moldova is not yet in the union, but they're working on it.




Note the pirate balloon, very cool.



And cotton candy for 5 lei! Carolyn and I were super excited; good day.