tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085570589415462192024-03-13T19:06:57.202-07:00Traveling with RhonaThe contents of this web site are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the U. S. Government or the Peace Corps.Rhona Slingerlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16392401507282734737noreply@blogger.comBlogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508557058941546219.post-48764263049026367512016-05-29T12:56:00.001-07:002017-02-16T00:37:28.930-08:00Live to Serve and Serve to Live<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I always had a dream of traveling and doing service. As a Rotarian, I traveled to Ethiopia and Uganda for polio immunizations and minor service projects. One day I decided to shake up my life and go away from everything I knew and immerse myself in service. I joined Peace Corps.<br />
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I spent 5 years traveling and living in places like Chile, Uganda, Ethiopia, India, and Albania immersing myself in service work. With help from Rotarian friends, we raised money to pay school fees for children unable to attend school. We built a bakery that would support an orphanage, and dug clean water wells. I taught businesses how to develop better financial habits and ways to prevent corruption. I made friends and gave hope to others.<br />
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Everything we give to others, we receive it back 10 fold. The more we give and the more we do for others, the more our lives are enriched. When we give; we receive.<br />
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I recently returned home after my 5 years of service. I was unsure how I would make a living and where I would live. But with faith, I secured the most fulfilling job imaginable with a non profit that supports educating children! I can continue my dream of serving others as I support myself. I have been truly blessed.<br />
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The most important message I came home with is GRATEFULNESS. Everyday, I am grateful for everything I have: my faith, my children, my health, my job, my home. I am grateful for the simple things in life; running hot water, electricity, safe drinking water, clean air, etc<br />
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I look forward to the future. I know that I can survive anything because I have GOD at my side guiding me and sometimes carrying me.<br />
I hope you enjoy my story, my adventures, my travels!!</div>
Rhona Slingerlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16392401507282734737noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508557058941546219.post-41356085594192983832015-07-08T07:02:00.003-07:002015-07-08T08:01:11.741-07:00Cerrik, Albania was My PC Home for 2 years<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">My Peace Corps Service has officially ended and I will soon head back to Hawaii, USA to start a new chapter of my life. I wanted to share with you what the little village looks like that I have been living and working in the last two years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is my neighborhood. I have very kind neighbors. My apartment is the lite yellow one on the second floor in the middle of the photo.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These buildings were built during the time of communism. They are cement block buildings with no insulation. I have a good breeze in the summer and nice sun in the winter. I really love my apartment here.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the view from the other side. I have a front balcony and this back balcony which is off the bedroom.<span style="text-align: left;"> It is the light yellow one.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is my front door and the bathroom is to your left when you walk in.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love my bathtub and the blue tile in my bathroom. I am on a water schedule, which means that we only have water during certain times of the day. So I keep buckets of water in the bathroom and kitchen for those times the water is off.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When you walk in the door, you have two doorways in front of you. The left is the kitchen/dining area and the right doorway is to the bedroom.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the bedroom and the balcony is off to the side.<span style="text-align: left;"> This room stays cool in the summer. In winter, this is the only room I heat to about 55 degrees. The rest of the house can get as low as freezing temperature at times.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another view of the bedroom. T.V and internet are important to have!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The dining area has a set of bunk beds for guests...<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have an oven and two working burners on the stove.</span> <span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's a nice little kitchen. We use a water filter because the water is not safe to drink here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is just down the street from my house. These sheep cross the road every evening on their way home. DJ (my puppy) especially enjoys watching them on our evening walk.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She wants to be friends with the sheep...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the goats...<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And even with all the stray street dogs!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every evening we walk past this bunker on this country road.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And up this hill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the top of the hill. Elbasan is to the right and Cerrik is to the left.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This little "oil" store is on the road near my house.<span style="text-align: left;"> It's where I catch a furgon to Elbasan.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I get most of my produce from the bigger city near me, Elbasan. Elbasan is a 25 minute van ride from Cerrik.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The market has a great selection of fresh fruits and vegetables, olives, cheese, etc and the prices are so low</span>!<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are two kinds of cheese: Katcaval (hard yellow cheese) and white soft cheese. They are made with goat, cow or sheep milk; with or without salt.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elbasan has a McDonald's (ha ha). It sells a rotisserie chicken for 400L ($3.20)</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elbasan is a beautiful city with it's own castle wall<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The famous Silk Road, Egnatia Road, passes through Elbasan<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The last few pictures are of people in my community loving on DJ....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been truly blessed to share my life with the wonderful people of Cerrik, Albania for these last two years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mirepafshim!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>Qafa e Valbones (Valbona to Thethi trail) 20 km (6 miles UP and 6 miles DOWN)</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b> A climb/descent of 1,000m (3,281ft)</b></span></div>
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<b>#1 ADVICE: <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">DON'T RUSH! It is the PROCESS of the journey that is important and memorable.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Valbona to Thethi Hike is a challenging yet popular hike from Valbona to the village Thethi in Northern Albania. The scenery is amazing, the trail is well marked, and I am writing this blog with many photos to help those who would like more information about what to expect if they want to do this on their own. Some say this is a 6 hour hike. If you do this hike in 6 hours, you did it wrong. There are 15 hours of daylight. Take your time. Rest. Stop for panorama views. Appreciate the view. No one will ever care or even remember if you hiked for 6 hours or for 10 hours. It is the PROCESS of the journey that is most important and memorable. HAVE FUN!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since the ferries from Koman Lake leave in the morning, we started our trip from Shkodra. We stayed at @ Home Hostel Shkoder. http://www.athomehostelshkoder.com. <span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 18px;">Clean, nice people, home atmosphere. 10 Euros with a great breakfast. Gregor +355698670887.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gregor has remodeled his 100 year old family home into a resting place for travelers.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gregor arranged for our transportation to Koman Lake. We had two choices: We could get up early for a 6:30 furgon (local van) that was leaving for sure, or we could take our chances on the 9am furgon, but it won't leave if it's not full. We left Shkoder at 6:30am, and got to Koman Lake at 8am. It is a 1.5 hour ride. The cost was 500L ($4). </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Koman Lake Ferry Landing. You have several choices for this 2.5 hour ride ranging from 10 Euros to 300L ($2.50). We took the local Bus Boat. It is literally the body of a bus put on a boat. We paid 500L ($4) and we left at 9:20am. We arrived in Fierze about 12pm.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are restaurants to wait for your ferry and a little store to stock up on supplies and snacks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In some places there was a lot of trash in the water, which made me a bit sad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> My pictures don't do justice to the amazing beauty our eyes enjoyed. The ferry ends at Fierze. It was another 500L ($4) for a ride to Valbona. While we were on the ferry, plans were made by the boat staff for us to get to Valbona. There are many private cars waiting when the ferry arrives. Our car had 4 people and the driver. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think it was about 1.5 hour drive with a small stop in Bajram Curri.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">We stayed at a guesthouse in Valbona about 4km, or a one hour walk from the end of the pavement. There are many beautiful guesthouses and they all charge about the same 10 Euros, 1400L ($11) a night and includes breakfast. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> We stayed at Hostel Jezercem, named after the tallest mountain here. We ate a delicious dinner at this table, surrounded by a stream. You can even see the fish in the water! For 2400L ($18) we had a meal for 2 people and a puppy of lamb, fish, potatoes, salad, and red wine. We were famished, and it was delicious!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We even caught our own fish for dinner! DJ wants to eat it before it is even cooked! :)<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is my humble opinion that heaven will look just like Valbona.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After dinner, we walked to the end of this paved road where the trail head begins in the dry river bed. We had an extra hour walk on the pavement.Try to get a ride to the end of the pavement if possible!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the end of the pavement, veer left into the river bed. You will see a well walked on path to follow. We left the hostel at 8am and arrived at the end of the pavement at 9am. We took a small break to fill our water bottles in the spring of the guesthouse/restaurant at the end of the pavement. Walk to the very left (if you are facing it), and you will see a beautiful water station.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Continue for about 3.5 km in the river bed. The trail will split left (down) or right (up). Take the right trail and you will see this sign:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The trail ascends into forested paths. It gets steeper though...<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About 1.5 hours later (11:30 am) we came to this rest stop. He says its about another hour to the top.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We filled up our water jugs, bought some coffee and home made donuts (petulla) to refuel. We rested about a 1/2 hour. We aren't in any hurry. We don't need to go fast. We have 12 hours of daylight to work with, so we are enjoying the trip, and our little puppy.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We still have a long ways to go. This is the peak we have to go over!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About 1.5 hours later (1:30 pm) we have arrived! This is the PEAK! You can see the trail on the right, and two little people on top! We did it!!<span style="text-align: left;"> We rested for 1/2 hour and ate lunch.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About an 1.5 hours into the descent (3:30pm), we came to this wooden rest stop. We chatted with a fellow American Embassey hiker and rested 1/2 hour. Again, fill up on water, enjoy the scenery and put your feet up until about 4pm. The owner said we had about 2 to 3 more hours to the valley. He was right! There came a time when I had to block out the pain of my tired, aching feet and focus only on breathing and putting one foot in front of the other. Every step down was one step closer to success. My phone battery died, so I have no other photos of the descent into the valley. I stopped caring about documenting my experience. I was 100% concentrated on my survival and completion of the hike! I think we arrived in Thethi Valley about 6:30 pm.</span></div>
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This sign is on the Thethi trail, but not at the bottom. There's still another 2km to the bridge, then another 1km to our hostel....it seemed forever! :)</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our hostel was far away from the end of the Thethi trail and near this beautiful church. Prices are the same; 10Euros (1,400L) with breakfast. I was too tired to eat dinner. I took a shower and was in bed by 8pm and didn't budge until 7 am the next morning! I took this photo the next morning. We had two choices to get back to Shkoder; a 7:30am van or a 2pm van. We chose the early one. It costs 1000L ($8) to get back to Shkoder. I wanted to get home and rest in my own bed!</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I suggest that you make reservations in a reputable guesthouse in Thethi. Call them a couple of days before you leave to confirm. Call them again the day you will be arriving to confirm that you are on your way and get directions from the big bridge, where the Thethi trail will come out. Thethi has a lot of site seeing and I recommend spending a full day there if you haven't been there before. They have a beautiful waterfall hike (small hike, huge waterfall), a "safe" house tour, an old church, and another farther hike to the Northern Blue Eye fresh water spring. All of these places are common tourist places and easy to find on your own.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am glad I did this hike. It was harder than I thought it would be. My internet research led me to read phrases like, "easy Sunday hike" and "good for the whole family". Not! I think the average person can do this if they take their time, use walking sticks, drink enough water, and stop and enjoy the experience of it. Especially stop and look up and enjoy the scenery. Look down at how far you've come and appreciate it. Look up to see the other mountain peaks. Don't rush, because it is the process of the journey that is important and memorable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The prices I have listed were my experience only. I was traveling with a local Albanian, so we were treated as locals, not tourists. Tourists prices are always higher than prices for locals. Prices can also vary by who you book with, the level of services or food included (dinner, bed, breakfast), season or month, etc. Use my prices only as a rough guide.</b></span></div>
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Picking Jeremy up at the airport in Tirane</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My son, Jeremy, was able to come spend 3 weeks in Albania over Christmas Holidays and New Years. He was able to experience a new culture, new foods, a difficult language, extraordinary hiking, and many other wonderful adventures. The experience changed his heart and mind at this young stage of his life. He was changed by the true poverty he saw and it touched his heart. He was impressed by the strength and kindness of the people he met. He was treated with such respect and he felt really at home. He enjoyed engaging other Albanians that could speak English in conversations about their experience in communism times, politics, their future, and many other deep topics. He created his own adventures as he explored the North and South parts of Albania on his own. He went North to Shkoder and all the way south to Ksamil. He saw 3 UNESCO sites; Berat, Gjirkaster, Butrint. Along the way, he met and stayed with some awesome Peace Corps Volunteers and made new friends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is really the only one that can tell this story, but I can put some photos of us and share some of my memories and thoughts along the way. I am a true believer that traveling, meeting new people and experiencing new cultures is so important in our growth.</span><br />
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Gezuar and Merry Christmas Son!<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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We enjoyed riding bikes to the beaches near Kaveje.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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After a day of riding bikes through the mud, we enjoyed a great seafood meal.</div>
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We hiked up Mali I Thate (Dry Mountain) near Pogradec with AST Elbasani.</div>
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He was amazed by the beauty of the country everywhere we went.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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It is so very cold. Not everyone made it to the top. It was just too difficult. We are truly miserable in this photo!<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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The higher we climbed, the colder it became.</div>
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And despite the fact that sometimes we even RAN down the mountain, we were still left behind! <span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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On Christmas Day, Jeremy returned from Shkoder and we met in Tirane for a nice Christmas Dinner and tour of the Capital of Albania.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Here Jeremy is squatting in the old bunker that used to be near Enver Hoxha's quarters.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Jeremy and I in my house. I love this patriotic photo of us.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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We were invited to celebrate with AST for Christmas and the Sejdini family to celebrate the health of their son.</div>
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It was a wonderful night with new friends, great food, dancing, and a lot of fun!<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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We went fishing in Belsh.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Skiing in Gjinar<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Celebrated New Year's with Tani's family.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Went to the Amphitheater in Durres<span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Family photo with Tani, DJ, Mom and Jeremy<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Eating great food in Durres on his last night<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Touring the seaside city Durres<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Exploring the Castle of Kruje</div>
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An awesome last day of touring and eating and buying souvinirs and saying goodbye.</div>
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Thank you for leaving your busy life and work behind to experience my life in this beautiful country Albania. I love you Jeremy. </div>
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Just a few of us made it to the top. It was so very cold. Jeremy is to my left with the blue box around his face. I have the pink box.</div>
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This was Jeremy's 1st hike with me. A very tough one because of the cold.</div>
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The hike actually started off warm, but the temperature dropped fast as we gained altitude.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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My favorite photo of mother and son!<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Coming down is always so fast, but we were left behind! I remember thinking, "Where the heck has everyone gone to so fast? And, what if we make a wrong turn?"</div>
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Members of AST Elbasani and Friends and Family of the Sejdini Family<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Club Certificates were awarded to all :)<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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We were celebrating the health of this young man. What a wonderful night!<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Jeremy and I dancing the traditional Albanian Circle Dance.</div>
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Jeremy and I are in the red and orange coats. We had some rain in the beginning.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Jeremy skiing up the hill? :)<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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This family cooked all of us a great meal. The weather was COLD!!<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Enjoying the day with my son, Jeremy.</div>
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Vokopoje, near Korce, in Albania<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Vokopoje used to have 25+ churches before they were almost all destroyed during communism. Only 7 remain today and I was able to see 5 of them.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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One of the few remaining churches in Voskopoje, Albania<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Albanik is a resort in the hills of Elbasan. It has cabins to sleep, a lake, and a great restaurant.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Like always, when we are done hiking, we enjoy a meal together and traditional dancing.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Great views from the road.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Hiking is a very social activity for me and a lot of cultural exchange happens.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>FEBRUARY 2015</b></span></div>
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Alpine Ski and Tourism Elbasani. I am in there somewhere :)<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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As always, as we ascend, the snow gets deeper.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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This is the top of Dajti Mountain. Radio Antennas...that is all!<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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After the hike...eat, drink, dance, laugh and have a great time together.</div>
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Rhona Slingerlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16392401507282734737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508557058941546219.post-62144869267850201062014-11-11T07:46:00.001-08:002015-04-05T07:19:26.837-07:002014 Albania Fall (Vjeshte)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #45413e; line-height: 18px;">As a Peace Co</span><span style="color: #45413e; line-height: 18px;">rps voluntee</span><span style="color: #45413e; line-height: 18px;">r I t</span><span style="color: #45413e; line-height: 18px;">ry</span><span style="color: #45413e; line-height: 18px;"> t</span><span style="color: #45413e; line-height: 18px;">o promote world peace and friendship by fulfilling three goals:</span></span></h2>
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<li style="background: url(http://assets.peacecorps.gov/images/bkgd/bullet-3x3.png) 0px 7px no-repeat; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">So I occupy myself doing a lot of Goal #2: Building relationships with Albanians and becoming a member of their society in every way possible. So here is a list of some of the places and activities I have been doing with my new friends..</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ou<span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">r bountiful feast togethe</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">r </span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">afte</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">r the hike</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's a g<span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">reat time of yea</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">r to pick be</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">r</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">ries and othe</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">r f</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">ruits along the way.</span></span></i> </div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had some <span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">rain, but not enough to dampen the fun!</span></span></i> </div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">HIMA<span style="text-align: start;">R, Southe</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"><b>rn Albania</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>O</b><b><span style="text-align: start;">RIKUM AND DUKAT with AST Elbasani Hiking Group</span></b></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ancient <span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">ruins in O</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">rikum, Southe</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">rn Albania</span></span></i> </div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the mountain above Dukat Village</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It was quite the climb. Much longe<span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">r/steepe</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">r</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"> than anticipated!</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>But once we a<span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">re done, the pain goes away, and I have these g</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">reat memo</span></i></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"><i>ries.</i></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-align: start;"> Bylis is an ancient Illy</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-align: start;">rian </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-align: start;">city dating as far back as 400 BC!</span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am in the seat of hono<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-align: start;">r at the stadium.</span></span></i> </div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is just the stadium. Bylis is a ve<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-align: start;">ry old, la</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-align: start;">rge, ancient city.</span></span></i> </div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is an ancient Illy<span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">rian b</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">ridge at Benje The</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">rmal pools</span></span></i> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Kelsy<span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">re Wate</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">rfalls nea</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">rTepelene</span></i></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>A monument built in memo<span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">ry of the village Bo</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">rove (nea</span></i></span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">r E</span></i><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">rseke)</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">. Eve</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">ry single</span></i></span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"> </span></i><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">citizen in </span></i><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">Bo</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">rove </span></i><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">was killed</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"> by the Ge</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">rmans in WWII. Each ci</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">rcle </span></i><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">rep</span></i><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">resents</span></i><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"> a family.</span> </i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am in the backg<span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">round sitting on the walls of Skande</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">rbeg Castle while DJ explo</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">res.</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>This was a long hike, about 7 hou<span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">rs. I was ti</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">red. It was DJs fi</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">rst time with the g</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">roup. She did g</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">reat. She walked so fa</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">r, and when she got ti</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">red, she had plenty of f</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">riends to ca</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">r</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">ry he</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">r!!</span></i></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Sometimes she just needs to be ca<span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">r</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">ried!</span></i></span> </div>
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<i>DJ b<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">rings joy to eve</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">ryone!</span></span> </i></div>
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<i>A<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">re we done yet, Mom? Can we please go home now? I'm ti</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">red!</span></span></i></div>
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I went home to the USA to visit with my family and friends. My first 5 days was spent in Galveston, Texas to visit two of my sons, Jeremy and Dustin. Most of my time was spent shopping for things I wanted to take back with me to Albania, buying new clothes because my luggage got lost, and riding bikes and visiting non-stop with Jeremy and good friends. There might have been a little bit of cleaning and cooking in there too! The time was short and I didn't sleep much!</div>
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Jeremy and I riding bikes with some friends on the Seawall.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Jeremy and I at my favorite place to eat....SUBWAY!!</div>
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My Dustin :)</div>
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The next week was spent on The Golden Princess on a cruise from Seattle, Washington to Alaska, USA. With a group of 10 people, including by best friend from Hawaii, Sonya and her two sisters, their spouses and grown children, etc. It was a great group of people to spend a week on a ship! Although I have 100's of pictures, I tried to narrow it down to a few of the best.</div>
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After a night in Seattle, Sonya and I ride the Bremerton Ferry to the cruise ship.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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So what do you do on a cruise ship? Line dance lessons...<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Fancy dinners with roommates and friends!<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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We played games and walked around the deck to watch for whales, seals, etc.</div>
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We admired and explored our new home for a week!</div>
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In Juneau, our first port, I met the family of a PCV in Albania who lives there. Such a great family!<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Also in Juneau, I took a hike, went shopping, did internet and had dinner with Suzanne's family.</div>
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In Skagway, I did more shopping, site seeing, computer, had local rhubarb wine, etc.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Skagway, Alaska. I helped discover it :)<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Glacier Bay is just what the name says. Lots of Glaciers. The day is on the ship looking at awesome glaciers, whales, seals, etc.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Our group photo of all 10 of us.</div>
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Dinners are always an adventure on the ship!</div>
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Ketchikan, Alaska was the last stop in Alaska. We shopped, toured, etc.</div>
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This is our final group shot with the addition of one of the sisters, we are now 11 people!<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Our final day is in Victoria, Canada. We went to the Empress Hotel for High Tea!</div>
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High Tea at the Empress Hotel, Victoria, Canada<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Enjoyed live music and the beautiful ship...<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Dressed up every night to enjoy amazing, delicious meals...</div>
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Celebrated birthdays...<span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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And spent quality time with my best friend in the world, Sonya :)</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Hope had another amazing summer camp at Spille Beach for a week in July 2014. Twenty children from the orphanage and the local Roma community attended as well as the staff and their families. This is a great group shot as we were watching the sun go down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The camp was paid for by the hard work and committment of 5 young ladies from Holland: Eveline, Heleen, Floor, Mandy, and Imke. It fills my heart with hope when I see such great youth of thei</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">r age </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">involved in voluntee</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">r wo</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">rk; youth that want to make a diffe</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">rence in this wo</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">rld; youth that have sac</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">rificed thei</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">r time, money, and wo</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">rldly conveniences to make othe</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">r's happy; youth that ca</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">re deeply about the wo</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">rld a</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">round them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On one of the days, Alban and I walked with the girls to General Beach, about 1 1/2 hours each way. It is a beautiful beach. We had time to get to know the girls really well and how they all came together to make this camp possible. The weathe</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">r was pe</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">rfect, and we had a </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">really nice lunch togethe</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">r befo</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">re walking back and joining the kids again fo</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">r beach activities.</span></div>
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<li style="background: url(http://assets.peacecorps.gov/images/bkgd/bullet-3x3.png) 0px 7px no-repeat; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">To help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served</li>
<li style="background: url(http://assets.peacecorps.gov/images/bkgd/bullet-3x3.png) 0px 7px no-repeat; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">To help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.</li>
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<span style="color: #45413e; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">As a Peace Co</span><span style="color: #45413e; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">rps voluntee</span><span style="color: #45413e; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">r I t</span><span style="color: #45413e; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">ry</span><span style="color: #45413e; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> t</span><span style="color: #45413e; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">o promote world peace and friendship by fulfilling three goals:</span></h2>
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<li style="background: url(http://assets.peacecorps.gov/images/bkgd/bullet-3x3.png) 0px 7px no-repeat; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">To help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women</li>
<li style="background: url(http://assets.peacecorps.gov/images/bkgd/bullet-3x3.png) 0px 7px no-repeat; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">To help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served</li>
<li style="background: url(http://assets.peacecorps.gov/images/bkgd/bullet-3x3.png) 0px 7px no-repeat; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">To help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.</li>
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<span style="color: #45413e; font-family: helvetica neue, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Goal #1 is a slow and arduous process, and actual activity in this work area can be spread out quite thin and infrequent. So I occupy myself doing a lot of Goal #2: Building relationships with Albanians and becoming a member of their society in every way possible. So here is a list of some of the places and activities I have been doing with my new friends.</span></span></div>
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<b>JAN 2014 - Onufri Church in Gjinar, Albania with Elite T</b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>ravel</b></span></div>
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Rhona Slingerlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16392401507282734737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508557058941546219.post-87613926471320681382014-04-02T12:15:00.001-07:002014-04-02T12:15:38.524-07:00It Is Finished!! Emmaus Bakery<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a long jou<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">rney to Emmaus Bake</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">ry, Elbasan, Albania</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">. Ve</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">ry long. What should have taken 3 months, took almost a yea</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">r. I won't </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">repeat my sto</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">ry, because it is time to finish it now. It is done, and it is good. The Home of Hope Bake</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">ry is finished :). It will take awhile to become sustainable, but it will happen because it is </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">run by good people with good hea</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">rts.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"> Emmaus Bake</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">ry has the potential to help Home of Hope O</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">rphanage become less dependent on dono</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">rs. It has the potential to t</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">rain youth with business skills that will imp</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">rove thei</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">r lives. I am so glad I could be a pa</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">rt of this good wo</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">rk....enjoy the pictu</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">res.</span></span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Inside the bake<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">ry</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">HOH hi</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">red a p</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">rofessional bake</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">r f</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">rom G</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">reece. His specialty b</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">read is so delicious!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The many diffe<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">rent va</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">rieties of b</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">read that you will find at Emmaus Bake</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">ry</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The staff of HOH will be the staff of Emmaus Bake<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">ry :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">F<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">riday, Ma</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">rch 28th, 2014 was the G</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">rand Opening of Emmaus Bake</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">ry, Elbasan, Albania.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Economic Students f<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">rom the Unive</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">rsity ma</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">rketed the opening of the bake</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">ry</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, Even fi<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">rewo</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">rks a</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">re in o</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">rde</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">r :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And hugs and kisses....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you to eve<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">ryone who helped make this possible; who neve</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">r gave up hope when all seemed impossible; especially to the staff of HOH, </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rota</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">rians f</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">rom London, Be A Smile Foundation f</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">rom Holland, and Peace Co</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">rps. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"> I lea</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">rned so much this past yea</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">r; about myself, about othe</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">rs, about faith, about life and people in gene</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">ral. What a </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">ride is was! And now, it is FINISHED! We p</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">resent to you,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"> Emmaus Bake</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">ry!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A lot has happened since I wrote about the Home of Hope bakery in July. The whole process has been difficult and full of challenges. I won't go into details, but I can definitely say that I have never worked so hard to make something so good happen. I had to fight for the bakery's survival. I never gave up. I never quit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With God's help, the Board and Staff of Home of Hope, Tower of Hamlets London </span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rota</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ry Club, and Be A Smile Foundation in Holland, we did it. I mention God first because there is no doubt in my mind that without His help and guidance, it would not, could not, have been completed. When I was pressured to quit, when I was frustrated and confused, He answered my prayers.</span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">So here is the good news. The oven has been bought! Yeah! It was 9,000 Euros ($12,000). The oven was bought in Elbasan, so all the money stayed local. Another 3,000 Euros ($4,000) was used to connect electricity, buy a pizza oven, and other necessary things. Now we are getting the business license. We also need a little money for the initial start up costs. Avash avash.(Slowly, slowly).</span></span><br />
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Bringing the oven through the door!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It is said that every Peace Corps Volunteer's experience is different, and indeed it is. Goal #2 of Peace Corps is "Intentional <span style="color: windowtext;">R</span>elationship Building". It means to make friends and build relationships. Show Albanians that Americans are good people. I am good at this goal. <span style="color: windowtext;">R</span>eal good. I joined an Alpinist group last summer (Alpine, Ski and Tourism-Elbasani) and we climb mountains, camp out, roast goats, dance and sing together. Every hike is physically challenging and tough. The group is great. I am treated with such kindness and respect. I am having the time of my life. Every trip is a cultural experience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is said that every Peace Corps Volunteer's experience is different, and indeed it is. Goal #2 of Peace Corps is "Intentional <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">R</span>elationship Building". It means to make friends and build relationships. Show Albanians that Americans are good people. I am good at this goal. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">R</span>eal good. I joined an Alpinist group last summer (Alpine, Ski and Tourism-Elbasani) and we climb mountains, camp out, roast goats, dance and sing together. Every hike is physically challenging and tough. The group is great. I am treated with such kindness and respect. I am having the time of my life. Every trip is a cultural experience.</span></div>
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Rhona Slingerlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16392401507282734737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508557058941546219.post-8529141368182771722013-09-02T13:38:00.001-07:002013-09-02T13:38:16.538-07:00Albania Summer Fun<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Albania is a beautiful country. When the whole country goes on pushim (vacation) for three months, there is only one thing to do...travel! So I joined a local hiking and camping group of amazing Albanians that love to be in nature. Every trip with them is a new cultural experience for me. I am visiting remote places I never imagined possible. I am making new friends. I am learning the language with them. We laugh together as we sit by the fire and share a drink. We climb ever higher and higher to the next peak and to the next adventure. Enjoy the pictures!<br />
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JUNE - Pellumbasit Cave and Canyon Erzenit </div>
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July - Valbona (Northern Albania)</div>
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AUGUST - Albanik Resort, Qerret (Near Elbasan)</div>
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If I had known I was going to climb that peak in the background, I don't know that I would have had the courage or strength to do it. I did it. Sometimes I am surprised with what I can do in my life!</div>
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Rhona Slingerlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16392401507282734737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508557058941546219.post-6422236417881879432013-07-21T11:57:00.000-07:002013-07-22T09:40:26.768-07:00I Let It Die...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I did not stay<br />
I walked away<br />
I don't know why<br />
I let it die<br />
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The other day I was walking by a garbage dumpster. I heard a tiny little cry in there, so I tried to follow the sound. I had to move some garbage around. I found a tiny little baby puppy maybe just a few hours old. I don't know if the mother had birthed it in the dumpster or if someone had thrown it away. I lean towards the latter. It was a very hot day and it was sweltering in the bin. Babies and heat don't mix.<br />
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I touched it's little head and it stopped crying for a second. In a flash, a hundred concerns passed through my head. I live in a foreign country and don't feel I have the skills yet to even meet all of my own needs. How can I care for this tiny little thing? Where do I buy it special milk, a syringe or nipple to feed it with? I know very little about my surroundings still. Where is a vet? When I travel, who will watch it for me? If I love it, and it dies, will I survive the heart break? <br />
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In Albania, as in most developing countries, I see dead dogs in the street or dying in the gutter. Dogs with no hair or crippled or starving. Animals are not taken care of and are disposed of as garbage. They don't spay or neuter. It's a harsh reality, and I've learned to build protection around my heart when I see a suffering animal. Protection of my heart is a survival tool I learned in Africa. It was there I saw so much death, disease, abuse, and torture. Protect my heart or die of sadness.<br />
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I cried for a minute, petting its head. Then I made a decision to let it go. I decided not to prolong its suffering. I walked away. I did not stay. I let it die....<br />
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Rhona Slingerlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16392401507282734737noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508557058941546219.post-74522456093803020422013-07-21T09:42:00.001-07:002013-07-21T09:43:16.329-07:00Home of Hope Bakery Begins!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"Be A Smile" young ladies from Holland donated 3,000 Euros to the HOH Bakery!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Monday, July 8<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup>, 2013. A great friend and
representative from Rotary Club of Tower Hamlets, London, arrived in Elbasan to
meet the staff of Home of Hope (HOH), assess the unfinished bakery, and to meet
the Elbasan Rotarians.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since April, HOH
funding has been severely cut by their major donor CRY, and it is vitally
important that <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">(1) HOH becomes
sustainable without dependence on donors</b> in order to survive. It was while
I was living at HOH in April that I learned of their financial troubles, and
with the help of my colleague, we decided that completing the bakery was the
best option to help the orphanage become sustainable. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">(2)</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Bakery also brings
job experience, business skills and income opportunities to the older children
of HOH</b>, who by law, have to leave the orphanage by the young age of 15.
This project meets two of USPC COD goals.</span></div>
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Racks and a mixer are already in place. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We spent Monday morning talking with Alban Nedelko, director
of HOH.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We toured the Orphanage, took
pictures of the bakery, and discussed all issues and challenges facing the
orphanage and the bakery.</span> </span><br />
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This diesel oven needs to be sold and replaced with an electric oven.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That evening we all attended Rotary Club of Elbasan’s meeting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because the funds for the bakery will be
channeled through Rotary, the Rotary Club of Tower Hamlets will be working
closely with Elbasan Rotary Club. In attendance were Hajdar Sejdini, the Current
President, Albana Drenogllava, Past President, Edmond Kristo, Treasurer and
several other key members. As this is the first international project that
Elbasan Rotarians have done with another club, it has taken them awhile to set
up an independent Club bank account. It was a successful night with new
friendships and plans set into action.</span></div>
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Meeting with the Elbasan Rotarians and their crucial role in the HOH Bakery. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tuesday, July 9<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup>, 2013. We headed to Spille
Beach to enjoy the day with the HOH kids and get to know the staff better. Spille
Beach was made possible by a group of 8 young ladies from Holland who raised
the necessary funds to take HOH on summer vacation for 8 nights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their group name is “Be a Smile”. We met
these amazing young ladies, and learned how they each became involved with Be a
Smile, and what brought them to Albania to do this great act of service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had met their leader Anouk Vaarkamp in
April while visiting HOH on my first day of practicum during PST. She told us
today that they had raised extra money and were donating it HOH for the
bakery!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a special ceremony and
they presented Alban a check for 3,000 Euros.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">We now had the start up money we
needed to begin!</b></span> </div>
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( Above) The HOH group with the girls from Holland. (Below) Me with the girls.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We sat down with Alban and made a plan of action, discussed
necessary start up costs, and set up a time frame for action:</span></div>
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two:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Find and price a new electric oven</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When the oven is ready to be bought, the money will be sent through
Elbasan Rotary. I will be the main accountant for all the funds. Working
closely with the accountant of HOH and the Treasurer of the Elbasan Rotary
Club,<strong> I will record the transfers, the deposits and all of the expenditures for
the bakery into Quickbooks accounting program. I will maintain accountability
in every way and send regular reports to Rotarians, HOH, Be A Smile, and USPC</strong>.
The journey to sustainability for HOH has begun!</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
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Ten days at a beautiful beach in Albania surrounded by 15 children and wonderful staff is my idea of a perfect vacation! Yes, this is my Albanian Peace Corps experience this summer. And it just keeps getting better and better. This blog will be dedicated to the actual camp experience; the activities, the schedule and the people. The next blog will update everyone on my bakery project at Home of Hope.<br />
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WHO? Thirteen children of HOH and some of their friends and children of staff members made the total children head count up to 21. Staff members came with some of their family members and we invited a talented musician to come with us for entertainment every night. Eight beautiful young ladies came from Holland to spend the week with us. They are the ones that raised the funds to pay for this summer holiday, but I will get to their story in a bit. We were a group of about 50 people.<br />
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WHERE? We stayed at a fantastic seaside hotel in beautiful Spille Beach on the Albanian coast.</div>
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WHEN? July 9 to July 17th<br />
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WHY? For fun, activities, relaxing, building relationships, boosting our energy, sharing laughs, circle dancing, eating great food, and spending time with the kids.<br />
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WHAT? The list of activities planned by the Holland girls was incredible. They planned an activity every morning and every late afternoon. Here is a list of things we did:<br />
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Tuesday PM: Arrival day- Free play at beach.<br />
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Wednesday AM: Decorate picture frames for memento of beach. PM: Face painting/photos.<br />
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Thursday AM: Build sand pyramid. PM: Carnival games, beach volleyball.<br />
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Friday AM: Beach Games, relays, water balloons. PM: Capture the flag (in the forest).<br />
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Saturday: A Day in Durres. Rode fair rides, played games, 6D cinema, ate at restaurant.<br />
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Sunday AM: Relax at Beach. PM: Game stations.<br />
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Monday AM: Beach Play or long walk to General Beach). PM: Treasure hunt in forest for games.<br />
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Tuesday AM: Slippery slide at beach. PM: Bomb fire on beach with singing.<br />
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Wednesday- Leave for Elbasan.<br />
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Some of the rules of camp included:<br />
Respect time for activities.<br />
Drink lots of water and wear a hat.<br />
NEVER go to the beach without staff.<br />
Take care in the sea and don't go out far.<br />
Speak quietly in the corridors.<br />
Don't use offensive words with each other.<br />
Keep personal hygiene.<br />
Keep you room clean.<br />
Don't fight or yell in public.<br />
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These rules and our daily schedule was posted on the door where every child and adult could see them. The camp was so well done and we had so much fun. I will let the pictures speak for themselves. <br />
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Back to the young ladies from Holland. Eight young ladies from Holland came together for one purpose; to raise money to fund the summer vacation of an orphanage in Albania. They raised even more money than expected and gave in many other ways! No expense was shared as they paid for staff drinks at night, added a day out in the city for the kids, took the kids to a restaurant and let them order ANYTHING they wanted to eat, and even donated $4,000 to the completion of the bakery (more on that later). I have never been so impressed with a group of youth such as these girls. It was such a great blessing to my life to meet them, get to know and love them. <br />
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To sum it all up, the last two weeks have been full of such adventure and excitement. I am being placed in the path of amazing people who are improving my life and making it better and better. For this, I am grateful. <br />
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Rhona Slingerlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16392401507282734737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508557058941546219.post-26535858119551791302013-05-22T11:30:00.001-07:002013-05-22T11:30:41.523-07:00Never Give Up Hope<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I came to live at the Home of Hope Orphanage in April. April was also the first month that their sole donor sent no funds to the orphanage. There was no advanced warning. Just an email, which says; We are very sorry we can't send you money for April. We will try to send you some in May.<br />
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There are 13 children living here and a dedicated staff. What were they to do? It was decided and agreed upon that everyone would work for free in April. There was no other choice. How many of us in America or in Europe would or even could work for free for one month? The Home of Hope staff loves these children. They love their jobs, and there was nothing else they could no. Except hope. Hope that things would get better. And pray. Hope and Pray.<br />
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That's when they asked me if I could help them find funding. Me? I am still a student drowning in reports, projects, and language. I wanted to help but I didn't know how. I too prayed for and with them. And I thought and thought. I shared my concerns with a fellow Rotarian and friend and he came up with an idea. Let's finish the bakery that the orphanage started 6 months ago, he says. Eventually, the bakery has the potential to help the orphanage become self-sustainable. It is a great idea. So the funds to finish the Home of Hope bakery are coming through Rotary and it is an answer to prayers and a reason to never give up hope.<br />
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But....Money moves slowly through Rotary. Projects move slowly in Albania. A bakery takes time to build. It takes even more time for it to become sustainable. And even more time for the bakery to help the orphanage become sustainable. How much time do we have? Not much. But we can't give up. Ever. There are no other alternatives. <br />
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It is May now. The donor sent 1/2 the usual money and said this is all they could send from now on each month. Half. It seems hopeless. It's definitely difficult for everyone. Today I attended the staff meeting. I watched every staff member sign an agreement to accept the lowest wage acceptable by law, or what we in America call the minimum wage. There was no alternative. What else could they do? Imagine losing over 1/2 your salary or even more with no arguement. Imagine how difficult their already difficult lives are going to become! How many of us could do this? I witnessed it. They were so strong. It was ME who cried for THEM! It will get better I say, "Don't give up hope".<br />
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The staff did this because they love the children. If the orphanage goes "bankrupt", what would happen to the children? I refuse to let it even be an option. For I believe that those that are in the service of children and orphans are in the service of God. And these are God's children. They are his orphans, and He will provide a way for Home of Hope. We can never give up hope!<br />
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"Home of Hope" Elbasan, Albania</div>
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<strong>"Before communism we had no freedom, but we had hope. Now we have freedom, but no hope".</strong> This is a statement from one of our speakers here in Albania. It is also an opinion I have heard from two other people I have had conversations with. I've been thinking deeply about this.<br />
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What is more important in life; freedom or hope? Do you have to lose one to get the other? On the good side, with communism everything and everyone was the same. Unemployment didn't exist. Everyone had a house, job security, and basic food. Laws were obeyed and enforced so crime was very low. There are a few good things about communism that I had never taken the time to think about. Some people are nostalgic about it, and some don't even want to discuss it. It is very interesting to me.<br />
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On the other hand, the people lived with much more fear under communism. People disappeared for many reasons. It wasn't a good thing to be different or to stand out or to speak out. There were many work camps and political prisoners. Religious freedom was taken away. There was even something called "mandatory" volunteer work, which to me seems like an oxymoron.<br />
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I'm not an expert on communism at all. Not even close. I only know what I am hearing and reading. I wouldn't like being told I couldn't practice my religion. Albania was a very atheist country during communism and most churches and places of worship were destroyed. I wouldn't like knowing that if I produced more or better work it wouldn't matter because we will all be paid the same no matter what. Young adult life hasn't been easy for my kids in the US and I wonder if they would have liked having a guaranteed job and a place to live regardless of their work ethic? But for what price?<br />
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Another man I talked with had lived in London for 6 years. He tried for years to get a work visa there but was unable to, so he had to return to Albania. He says he feels he is living in a big prison cell. Is life really so bad, I ask? I have seen much worse in Africa, I tell him. You have fertile ground to grow food, the home of your parents to live in, the freedom to worship and travel. He still didn't think his life had hope. He listed his complaints; horrible corruption in every government office, the need to pay bribes to get anything done, such large potholes in the roads that destroy vehicles, high levels of poverty, high prices, low wages, huge unemployment rate, unenforcement of laws, terrible medical care, etc. Even if a new political party won the upcoming elections, he feels it will just be bad leadership taking over the current bad leadership. I just listened. What could I say?<br />
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We are here to do what we can to help. Albania is one of only a few countries that let US Peace Corps work in their government offices to help with the restructure of power and resources from the top (Prime Minister) to the bottom (local level). We want to help get those resources to the people who need them. We need to help get the resources down to the local level so they can fix their roads, provide social services to the poor, provide more job opportunities, and better medical conditions to the local people and so many other things. <br />
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It's an exciting time for Albania as they try to get into the European Union. Next month is a big trial for them as they have a major election for prime minister. Will it be Berisha, Democratic Party and in power for many years with a history of major corruption? Or will it be Rama, leader of the Socialist Party, who also has a history of corruption? If Rama wins, many current government leaders will be replaced with his own men. Many people have the potential to lose their jobs in this election. It is a very stressful time for Albanians. And it will continue to be so until the election on June 23rd. <br />
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For us as PCVs, we are not involved in any way. We are to sit back and watch the process unfold. It is an experience of a life time. I enjoy reading the newspapers and staying current on the finger pointing and fighting. It's not so much different than our latest US election between Obama and Romney; lots of mud slinging and name calling and defamation! <br />
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As to my original comment. Can there be freedom AND hope? Yes, I will always choose <strong>freedom</strong> first, because no one can EVER take your hope away. With freedom, I believe you can always <strong>hope</strong> things can become better....eventually. </div>
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My new home for now. HOME OF HOPE ELBASAN, ALBANIA</div>
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Things changed quickly for me. Two weeks after I arrived, the host mother where I was living went to Italy to be with her husband. They left me with their 3 teenage kids.Time to move! I have a new home now in Elbasan at the Home of Hope. Home of Hope is an orphanage run by an amazing and dedicated staff. There are 13 children from 4 to 15 years living here. I have 13 new teachers of language, 13 new friends, and 13 new people to love and to be loved by. The place is spotless and the food is nutritious and delicious. Life is good.<br />
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I have been here for two weeks now. My first Saturday here was my daughter's birthday, April 27th. I bought a cake, gathered up all the children, and we sang "Happy Birthday" to Kayla in both English and Albanian. I uploaded it on FB for her. It was SOOO beautiful and it made many cry. I miss my baby girl!<br />
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Monda with the children. They are SO READY to eat Kayla's cake!</div>
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I went on a hike with the children on May 1st on Labor Day. We hiked into the hills outside of Elbasan. We layed out some blankets and were resting in the shade of some beautiful olive trees, playing games, and eating a snack when a lady accosted us and yelled for us to leave her field. "We were smashing the grass that the goats needed to eat." I didn't understand all she said, but she was mad! We stayed. We were "kokeforte" (head strong or stubborn). Soon her husband came by and started to toss our blankets and shoes onto the path. We held our position yet again. BUT then he let the goats out into the field; very big and curious billy goats (big male goats). The goats terrified the kids (me too)! I thought they were going to eat our clothes, our fingers, and possibly us. It was time to go! RUN CHILDREN RUN!<br />
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For my project, I have identified many meaningful projects that can be done by Peace Corps volunteers as secondary projects on the orphanage side. Projects like setting up and monitoring a reading program for each of the children with goals and rewards. This will get them reading at an early age and open their minds to the adventure of reading. Also teaching the older kids successful job hunting skills, how to write a resume, how to dress for success, how to interview and other job skills. The orphanage needs someone to write grants and proposals to find funds to finish a bakery they have started to build in order to become more self sufficient and less dependent on donors. The bakery can employ and teach business skills for the older children who have to leave the home by the age of 16 years (3 of them face leaving this year). I just have so many ideas. I wish I could stay here and do it all....<br />
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Each and every day is a gift of joy at the Shtepia of Shprese, or Home of Hope. It is a Christian organization and I definitely feel the spirit here. It has been food for my soul. In fact, it is the first time I have come into such a spiritual environment since I left the US 3 years ago. I needed this in every way. Every evening we read a few Bible verses and discus it, we say prayers before bed and before every meal. Sometimes I hear my name in the prayers the children say. All of this is done in total Albanian. I marvel how I ended up here. What a blessing it has been to my life.<br />
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I read to the younger kids. I play UNO, watch videos, teach English, learn Albanian, and help when they let me with anything that needs to be done. I am only here in the evenings as I leave for school early in the morning and return in the late afternoon when my homework is done. Every evening I get 13 hugs and kisses before bed. I love these children so much. It will be hard to leave.<br />
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The weather went from cold to hot in the past two weeks. I love it. I will never complain about the heat. No more heavy socks or boots or coats or long underwear or 10 blankets. Everything is green and growing fast. Days are passing too. Next week I will visit Kocove, my new site. I will meet the people I will be working with and see my apartment. It's a lot to look forward to.....<br />
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Last Sunday was Orthodox Easter. I was invited to a friend's house, and it was quite a celebration. Here we are holding an entire roasted sheep!</div>
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The Sheep is cooking on a spit. </div>
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A large happy family, lots of great food, laughing, and good times! </div>
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Sheep Head. It's whats for dinner! </div>
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...and even some dancing....</div>
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