Home Sweet Home Jeloboc

Just twenty minues east of the city of Orhei, the road comes to a stop.  At that point the routiera does a u-turn and starts back to Orhei.  But you have arrived at the towns of Piatra-Jeloboc.  Together the two towns list about 3,000 people and have one Mayor's Office to serve themboth.  My new home will be in Jeleboc and my new work will be in a community cener in Piatra.  Here's a little tour of my new home.  In the first picture you see the front gate of the property.  The open window above the gate is my bedroom.  It's actually in the casa micha (small house) which is separate from the house my host family lives in.  You can see the entrance to the casa micha.  That's where you take your shoes off.  People to do not wear shoes in the house!  You can see I have a bright and beautifully decorated room to sleep and work in.  Next is the kitchen, that is kitchen table.  This is where we eat...of course this is very seasonal.  The balcony is attached to the main house and you can see the beautiful iron work and petunias.  From the balcony you have a wonderful view of the valley.  Its a gorgeous stretch of land as far as the eye can see.  And there's a natural spring or "Izvor" snaking its way through it towards the Nistru river.  (more pictures later)  Now what about those free range chickens!!!  Excuse me, you're looking at the door on the right of our solar shower.  Neither Piatra nor Jeloboc have running water.  The people rely on their wells to supply water.  Next we have the out house.  Notice the durable construction.  Remember this is a four season location.  Currently this is a squat only facility, but I am seriously hoping for a seat upgrade.  And here are a couple of the friendly family members who are willing to adopt me for two years.  Iulie Leca is the mom of the family.  Her husband, Ilie, is already out in the fields with the four family cows.  The young man is their 28 year old son, Sergei.  He is a social worker at the community center that I will be working at starting in August.  Well there you have it.  Oh no address needed.  The streets don't have names.