Sorry for poor updates recently! (Or rather, no updates!) I have had 2 exams in the past week, and I have an assignment for my MSc program that is due on Monday. So I have been kind of buried in articles about European and world food policy, and in Romanian texts and vocabulary. However, today I had my second Romanian exam this week, and believe it or not all my Moldovan friends, but I actually got top grades on both the exams! So perhaps there is still some hope for me to one day learn this immensely complicated language!

Anyway, I should get back to my assignment…. I just wanted to let you know that I haven’t disappeared, gotten kidnapped, or taken off to some SIDS* with lovely beaches, nice food, but poor infrastructure. (Although the latter is quite tempting right now.) I just haven’t had time to blog lately.  I hope to post more updates next week!

Spent the morning at the Java House, studying Romanian history, culture, and politics. And yes, I have stolen most my pens from various hotels around Eastern Europe!

* SIDS = Small Island Developing State, an actual category of developing countries with a a very specific set of challenges. You can read more about it here.