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	<title>Lindsay in Moldova</title>
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	<description>Stories from a health educator and Peace Corps volunteer</description>
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		<title>This is not Moldova</title>
		<link>http://peacecorpslindsay.com/2011/08/02/this-is-not-moldova/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m home. Reverse culture shock I feel like I’m carrying a screaming, squirming infant in my arms and no one is noticing. Most people just ignore it. Some let their eyes pause briefly on it, ask a quick question and &#8230; <a href="http://peacecorpslindsay.com/2011/08/02/this-is-not-moldova/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=peacecorpslindsay.com&#038;blog=12560820&#038;post=911&#038;subd=peacecorpslindsay&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The sweetest goodbye</title>
		<link>http://peacecorpslindsay.com/2011/07/25/the-sweetest-goodbye/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A woman just ran to my house — in the dark, without a flashlight, clad only in a zip-up bathrobe, not even bothering to brush away her tears — to tell me goodbye. I was in the outdoor shower when &#8230; <a href="http://peacecorpslindsay.com/2011/07/25/the-sweetest-goodbye/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=peacecorpslindsay.com&#038;blog=12560820&#038;post=907&#038;subd=peacecorpslindsay&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Goodbye, Moldova. (And La Revedere, до свидания, &amp; Pa ka)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 04:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My time in Moldova has come to an end. I am sad to say that, due to my worsening health, I’ll be taking a plane early Friday morning bound for DFW. Since arriving in Moldova, I’ve struggled with my health. &#8230; <a href="http://peacecorpslindsay.com/2011/07/25/goodbye-moldova-and-la-revedere-%d0%b4%d0%be-%d1%81%d0%b2%d0%b8%d0%b4%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b8%d1%8f-pa-ka/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=peacecorpslindsay.com&#038;blog=12560820&#038;post=904&#038;subd=peacecorpslindsay&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Boots for Petru</title>
		<link>http://peacecorpslindsay.com/2011/07/12/boots-for-petru/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[His name is Petru, and when I met him, he was terrified. All his friends had new rain boots — bright reds, blues and yellows against a dusty brown road — and he coveted a pair. He waited, watching his &#8230; <a href="http://peacecorpslindsay.com/2011/07/12/boots-for-petru/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=peacecorpslindsay.com&#038;blog=12560820&#038;post=815&#038;subd=peacecorpslindsay&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Waiting for boots</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">Got my boots!</media:title>
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		<title>1, 2, 3..5, 6!</title>
		<link>http://peacecorpslindsay.com/2011/06/18/1-2-3-5-6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 15:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I met the cutest 3-year-old girl today. Her grandmother works at the store where I stop for my daily soda break, and I befreinded her by letting her hit me with a stick. She thought that was hilarious. No matter &#8230; <a href="http://peacecorpslindsay.com/2011/06/18/1-2-3-5-6/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=peacecorpslindsay.com&#038;blog=12560820&#038;post=811&#038;subd=peacecorpslindsay&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rain of Stars</title>
		<link>http://peacecorpslindsay.com/2011/06/16/rain-of-stars/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Look, I speak this language and everything, but I still have no idea why the kids called tonight’s big summer camp talent pagent Ploaia de Stele, or Rain of Stars. Maybe it’s supposed to be translated as Stars’ Rain. I &#8230; <a href="http://peacecorpslindsay.com/2011/06/16/rain-of-stars/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=peacecorpslindsay.com&#038;blog=12560820&#038;post=797&#038;subd=peacecorpslindsay&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In the Moldovan sun</title>
		<link>http://peacecorpslindsay.com/2011/06/15/summer-in-moldova/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh man, what a great day. Around noon, I took a picnic and my Kindle out to the woods surrounding my small village. About halfway to the railroad tracks, the trees open up and allow the sun to warm one &#8230; <a href="http://peacecorpslindsay.com/2011/06/15/summer-in-moldova/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=peacecorpslindsay.com&#038;blog=12560820&#038;post=792&#038;subd=peacecorpslindsay&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Moldovans to the rescue</title>
		<link>http://peacecorpslindsay.com/2011/06/05/moldovans-to-the-rescue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peace Corps’ main approach to safety has always been, in a word, integration. Only by becoming one with your community — learning their language, adapting their customs — can a volunteer be truly safe thousands of miles from home and &#8230; <a href="http://peacecorpslindsay.com/2011/06/05/moldovans-to-the-rescue/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=peacecorpslindsay.com&#038;blog=12560820&#038;post=788&#038;subd=peacecorpslindsay&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>High-context chopsticks</title>
		<link>http://peacecorpslindsay.com/2011/05/31/high-context-chopsticks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 14:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been thinking a lot lately about the differences between Catalina and me &#8211; our cultures, our upbringings, our experiences. So I wrote this piece for Intersect.com about Catalina&#8217;s first pair of chopsticks: Catalina had never used chopsticks before. The &#8230; <a href="http://peacecorpslindsay.com/2011/05/31/high-context-chopsticks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=peacecorpslindsay.com&#038;blog=12560820&#038;post=782&#038;subd=peacecorpslindsay&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Catalina&#8217;s first chopsticks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 19:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I bought my family chopsticks this weekend, and so far, Catalina has successfully used hers to pick up the fresh tomatoes we eat every day. Pretty impressive for a first-timer. Valentina is still working on it, and Ion hasn&#8217;t yet &#8230; <a href="http://peacecorpslindsay.com/2011/05/30/catalinas-first-chopsticks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=peacecorpslindsay.com&#038;blog=12560820&#038;post=777&#038;subd=peacecorpslindsay&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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