Afternoon Breaks

On a campaign it is important to stay hydrated and rested. Each day after our morning classes we have 4 hours to go hang-out and enjoy relaxing. We live far enough away from the apartment that it is almost not worth going back there so we find other things to do. Most breaks begin with a meal. Often the whole team will eat together but sometimes we go separate ways. The meal will often last over an hour. This is a good time to catch up on our students and bond a little with our teammates.

In this past week, being our last, we tried to do things that were on our list that we had not had time for. Dana and I walked to the Botanical Garden of Bucharest and enjoyed walking through this park. They have a long way to go before they become a world-class garden but we still enjoyed looking at at the ponds and a few flowers. They had some turtles in a pond and several ducks. We liked this knotted tree.

On another day, one of our students, Dia, was nice enough to take us to a park and help us rent a boat to row around in for an hour. We had a great time doing that. I spent some of that time teaching Dia how to row. The whole experience made me miss the ocean.

Most breaks end with an hour or so at the Internet place. It is pretty cheep here and it is air conditioned. In addition, we found a place that doesn't allow smoking. This is a rarity in Bucharest.

With sadness, our campaign ends today. We will miss our students and our breaks but we are looking forward to some R&R. I will be traveling tomorrow and can not guarantee that I will have email access. Thanks for visiting.