Chicken: Always.
The Music: One volume, LOUD, always playing. During Breakfast, on the bus, in the clinic, all day long, all night long.
Toilet Paper: Rarely soft, not in abundance.
Laundry: By hand, some washing machines, no dryers!
The Clinic Staff: Warmer each day, too busy, doing their best.
The Hospital, Clinic and Grounds: Very minimal equipment, 100 years old, desperately in need of repair, paint, carpet, (there is no pad under it and you can't get it here.) it needs so much. Like a donation to rebuild. They make do with so little.
Christmas: 12 days, just like the song says.
New Years Eve: 10 p.m. til 5 am. Not many work the next day. Lot's of music and dancing. Fireworks at the "piata" where everyone has their drink of choice. At midnight, they break all the bottles in the street. Firecrackers are a practical joke. They are thrown at your feet and put in your pocket so they can watch you freak out, which I did.
The People: Curious about us, friendly, love to speak and practice english with us.
The Houses: Small, again in need of repair. Humbling to see how others live in this country, comparatively, I live in Disney World.
The Motel: New, with leaky showers in every room.
Barlad: Where the hotel is. Poor, small, 75,000 people. Interesting street markets.
Tutova: Smaller, 50,000 people, poorer, where the clinic/hospital is.
Peanut Butter: NONE IN ALL OF ROMANIA!
Coffee: Put in the grounds, add water, boil, let sit for awhile to settle grounds, pour. Spoon should stand in coffee by itself. One sip, your good for the day. I'm not drinking any.
The Soup: Not bad considering you start with dishwater. It even has a potato or 2.
The Dogs: Everywhere! Loose, making more dogs.
