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As of this moment my site is unknown. Due to counterpart difficulties I am no longer going to Tergu Jiu. This is an extremely rare situation and does not happen often. This would only happen with cases like mine where the health, safety or security of the volunteer is at risk. It has not been a fun thing to be in limbo in the last week and a half of PST.

A Note to Group 27
By this time during PST you will be sick of the lunch choices, and the afternoon lessons will be hot. You may be sick of your Gazda and of other trainees and be longing to be at site and have some time to yourself. A note about Gazda’s don’t be afraid to talk to the homestay coordinator about problems with your host. However, problems do not mean they are trying to feed you like crazy that is just what they do. They are trying to be nice if you tell you are full or leave some food on your plate they will sometimes understand. By problems I mean your Gazda yells at you or is gone for months at a time, or does not listen when they are told that you can’t eat certain things because of health problems confirmed by the Peace Core medical office. Also, I can’t stress enough that you need to study your language it is for your own good. The language test is a conversation called the LPI or Language Proficiency Interview. You need to reach at least Intermediate Low. This is not difficult just don’t forget your verbs and make complete sentences and answer the questions you are asked and ask a few questions of your own at the end. Speak with your Gazda in Romanian as well as the teachers and fellow trainees. Your future students and others will be happy you learned some of their language. I am not a language expert, in fact I will probably rate no higher than Intermediate next week. I did not sign up for tutoring until these past few weeks and I regret it since my language is not where I want it to be. The teachers are not perfect sometime they just don’t match your style of learning. Go to tutoring with a teacher you like and work on things that way.