Signs of Spring and what that means

School gets the afternoon off to clean up the grounds around it, and the stadium ( soccer field that needs a lawn mower) Tom came along to help and these are some pictures of the afternoon. The truck is what most trucks here look like, the old Soviet leftovers, they still run but aren't real comfortable...

Yes, the woman on the end has on a dress and shiny shoes.  She worked in them with us.  Teachers here look frumosa (beautiful) for all occasions! I haven't got the hang of that yet... 

 The sure signs of spring the cherry trees in bloom with the tulips!

We spent the morning at my language teachers father in laws. He has a huge garden on top of the hill that overlooks the Ukraine crossing. He grows strawberries, (capsuina) and sells at the market, so I am finding my sources of fresh fruit. 

The goats are having babies, I have not seen sheep here much but many people have a (capri) along with the ducks and chickens.  The baby goats skip around and are fun to watch. 

A good gospodina (house wife) in Moldova takes everything out of the house every spring and cleans and beats all the rugs. They hang rugs on the walls too. So, Tom helped, and the ladies I live with are surprised that men from America help with the house work.  I told them I married well!!! 

Easter Lesson!  A woman in our Methodist Church in New Ulm funded an Easter egg hunt here in Moldova.  I used the ressurection eggs with the hunt so we could remind the kids of the reason for Easter (Pastele) . First I bought 100 eggs to dye. The kitchen ladies helped me.  They dye eggs here to but only red because the orthodox tradition has it that Mary didn't know Jesus was being crucified and she had been at the market and bought eggs that she put at the foot of the cross and some blood got on them and dyed them red. We had alot of red and a few green, blue and yellow.

 The Baptist pastor at the church we attend speaks excellent Romanian so he came to help with the hiding and the explanation of the Resurrection cards and the story.  We did this activity in class 3,4,5. My partner teacher is seen here with Pastor David and the charge to GO!

You can see more cherry trees in bloom on the hill.  This is the view from my classroom window.

The kids had a great time and the rain didn't come as was forecast!  Thank you Jesus! 

Back in classroom, the special numbered eggs had a Bible verse matched card that the kids read and then David talked about the props that went with the card. The kids were so attentive, and so impressed that an American could speak such good Romanian.

This was the 3 grade, you can see the fun they had on their faces. Someday's it feels good to be a teacher!
 Hristos invatat!
Adeverat de invat!
Christ has risen!
He is risen indeed!
The greeting given for the next 40 days...Happy Easter!!!  Love from Moldova