Land of the Roma

The long wait is over! After a day and a half of traveling we’ve made it safely to Romania! When we landed all I could see from the plane was hill after hill after hill carpeted in every shade of green; it was a warm welcome. When you travel and go to a foreign country there is always the small thought of, “What if they lose my bag…”. I tried my hardest to keep that thought away until we arrived at the CLUJ airport in Romania and found out that the airline had misplaced ALL of our team’s luggage. All 30+ bags. Such is life right? Despite that minor set back I could not be more thrilled to be here! The house where we (12 Interns) are staying is located just outside of Targu-Mures. It is absolutely beautiful here. It took us about two hours of driving to reach TM but I didn't mind it one bit; there was way to much to see! The country side looks as if it's been untouched by time, which is more than I can say for the infrastructure of the small towns we passed through. Every structure looks like it has been around for years and years. Aged brick and crumbling red tiled roofs dot the countryside. 

Tomorrow is our first full day here in TM. Livada was blessed with a new facility to host volunteers and team members but renovations were desperately needed. The section of this house where we are staying is livable and has been repaired to a certain extent but the rest of the house still has a long way to go. We will spend the next week getting the house ready and preparing camp for the kids-Let the games begin!