Monday, June 10th – Tuesday, June 11th
4+ hour commute by mini van to Chicago O’Hare Airport
2.5 hours checking in, going through security, and boarding the airplane
9.5 hour flight to Warsaw, Poland
1 hour layover in Warsaw
1.5 hour flight to Bucharest, Romania
3+ hour commute by van to Craiova, Romania
Thankfully all of our hours traveling went smoothly; no major sickness, delays,
or confusion.
After arriving in Craiova we stopped at our apartment to drop off our bags and
check the place out before heading to the local grocery store (Kaufland) for a
few basic living necessities. Our next stop was Jim’s apartment to use his
Wi-Fi and order pizza. Romanian pizza is really good…especially after traveling
across the Atlantic Ocean. =) Romanians put ketchup on their pizza! It’s not
really American ‘hotdog ketchup’ though; it’s special ‘pizza ketchup’ which to
me tastes like pizza sauce. We concluded the evening by having a large slumber
party in one bedroom of our apartment because David saw a rat….you can read his
version of the story at http://romania2013.blogspot.ro/ . Very
Comical!
On Wednesday, we slept in before David and I headed to Kaufland for a few more
basic living supplies. While walking the 10 minute walk from our apartment to
Kaufland it started raining! We’re not talking a few little rain drops we are
talking about a serious down pour here folks. We laughed and ran for a little
bit but then realized we were going to get more wet than we would like. We
sought shelter under a bakery awning until Jim could pick us up in the van and
take us the rest of the way to the store(a whole 100yrd LOL). Following
Kaufland we went to the Romanian ‘Home Depot’ for a few more specific apartment
needs. To conclude our evening the rat was killed and David attempted a shower
but burst a waterline in the bathroom instead. Life is full of laughter here;
my sides hurt when I laugh… that is how much laughing I have done in these
first few days.
Thursday consisted of an American team meeting with Jim to discuss a few goals
and logistics for summer ministry, showers at Jim’s apartment, having a plumber
fix our busted waterline, and dinner out at a ‘traditional’ Romanian
restaurant. Romania is becoming more and more like home each day and now with a
functioning shower and internet our apartment is becoming home too.
This post isn't anything in depth, personal, or spiritual but those kinds of
posts will come once ministry starts on Saturday night I'm sure.
4+ hour commute by mini van to Chicago O’Hare Airport
2.5 hours checking in, going through security, and boarding the airplane
9.5 hour flight to Warsaw, Poland
1 hour layover in Warsaw
1.5 hour flight to Bucharest, Romania
3+ hour commute by van to Craiova, Romania
Thankfully all of our hours traveling went smoothly; no major sickness, delays, or confusion.
After arriving in Craiova we stopped at our apartment to drop off our bags and check the place out before heading to the local grocery store (Kaufland) for a few basic living necessities. Our next stop was Jim’s apartment to use his Wi-Fi and order pizza. Romanian pizza is really good…especially after traveling across the Atlantic Ocean. =) Romanians put ketchup on their pizza! It’s not really American ‘hotdog ketchup’ though; it’s special ‘pizza ketchup’ which to me tastes like pizza sauce. We concluded the evening by having a large slumber party in one bedroom of our apartment because David saw a rat….you can read his version of the story at http://romania2013.blogspot.ro/ . Very Comical!
On Wednesday, we slept in before David and I headed to Kaufland for a few more basic living supplies. While walking the 10 minute walk from our apartment to Kaufland it started raining! We’re not talking a few little rain drops we are talking about a serious down pour here folks. We laughed and ran for a little bit but then realized we were going to get more wet than we would like. We sought shelter under a bakery awning until Jim could pick us up in the van and take us the rest of the way to the store(a whole 100yrd LOL). Following Kaufland we went to the Romanian ‘Home Depot’ for a few more specific apartment needs. To conclude our evening the rat was killed and David attempted a shower but burst a waterline in the bathroom instead. Life is full of laughter here; my sides hurt when I laugh… that is how much laughing I have done in these first few days.
Thursday consisted of an American team meeting with Jim to discuss a few goals and logistics for summer ministry, showers at Jim’s apartment, having a plumber fix our busted waterline, and dinner out at a ‘traditional’ Romanian restaurant. Romania is becoming more and more like home each day and now with a functioning shower and internet our apartment is becoming home too.
This post isn't anything in depth, personal, or spiritual but those kinds of posts will come once ministry starts on Saturday night I'm sure.
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