Moldovans are really hospitable

The Moldovans go out of their way. I had a delicious lunch of traditional Moldovan food with the Moldovans on the Peace Corps staff. Today I went out to a village and Maxim and his wife gave me directions and then spent the next hour showing me around. (Turns out Maxim was taught by a Peace Corps Volunteer in 1997.) Then his wife stood by the side of the road to hitch me a ride to a restaurant while Maxim and I sat nearby. I used to do this in Spain and Honduras. The girl would stick out her thumb and I would hide in the bushes until they stopped. Picked up by a friendly couple from Chisinau. Hospitality abounds. I need to learn a few more words in Romanian. But on the way back I had to walk. Nobody would stop for me.Read more