Chocolate, cheese and tomatoes do I need to say more…

I have no picture for today because mostly I have been at work and out to meals and I need to get in the tourist photographing mode again (Leah Caputo you know how hard this is for me). But I do have lots of information to share. My mentor for my project is away until Monday so my workload has been light to say the least so far, just reading up on old journal articles in the areas of public health that I will be working. Now just some random things that I have found noteworthy so far:

Something I found interesting here is that the dorm you get depends on your grades. Maybe if Iowa implemented this policy GPAs would sky-rocket. The dorm I am in is considered one of the hardest to get because you get your own bathroom and kitchen and the water is turned on 7 days a week. When we arrived however our shower was broken. It is now completely fixed thanks to the wonderful intern, Dumy, who has been helping us this week and this morning was my first shower here. That is five days without a shower. On Wednesday night my roommate Lindsay and I use pots and pans to wash each other’s’ hair. But the photo for my ID here was done on Wednesday so you can imagine how good that picture was.

Another interesting thing that I wasn’t so aware of before arriving is that they aren’t that many restaurants with ‘Romanian food’. Still unsure what is considered Romanian. What is present however are Italian and Indian restaurants. So far I have had 3 Italian meals and 2 Indian meals. Great for me being a vegetarian and all. I have had so many tomatoes and so much cheese I couldn’t be happier. Gabby you really need to come back to the homeland and eat tomatoes and cheese and drink wine with me all day.

Two more things and then I will save the rest for another day. I may boycott all American candy when I return unless they start selling Uria’s Dots or an American version of it. Listen to this: sweet cheese wrapped in chocolate, it is like cheesecake in a candy bar. Also in Romanian Kaitlin or Kait is Katalina. I am only respond to this version of my name when I return.  

Ciao,

Katalina