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I COSed on Thursday. However I don’t leave until Sunday.

Tonight, Friday, is my last night at site.  I am really going to miss my host family. They have been awesome and I feel like they treated me like part of the family. It is really frustrating and sad that I can’t easily return the favour and have them as my guests. It is incredibly hard for Modovans to get tourist visas from what I have heard and researched myself. Plus… Airfare and visa fees are expensive. I hope I can get a job in the not so distant future which would nable me to bring them over to visit. My goal is to save extra money (budget) and fly out next summer. Visit London, and then take a detour to good old Moldova.  However I have no idea what my financial situation will be...

I did a practice pack and all of my clothes fit into my backpack…  I unfortunately have to take a small duffle bag for my sleeping bag, mosquito net, and I may as well pack my sunscreen, bug spray, pocket knife, razor, and an empty Nalgene in there so they don’t get tossed during security.

I wonder If I can check everything through to Siberia… Probably not.  I do have a 3.5 hour layover, so if worse comes to worse I can recheck my mini bag.

COS trip packing list:

• Camera (batteries and charger)
• Laptop (It’s a tiny dell inspiron 700m)
• Mp3 player
• Book (Bill Bryson: A Short History of Nearly Everything)
• Meds (Malorone, Advil, mini first aid kit – Band-Aids, chap stick, bug spray, etc)
• Toiletries (Hand sanitizer, deodorant, travel shampoo)
• Packable Duffle bag (that will stay packed until have souvenirs)
• Bathing suit
• Board Shorts
• Two bandanas
• Towel
• Jeans
• Gypsy Skirt
• Cargo Pants (that roll up)
• Long sleeved white t shirt
• Long sleeved back shirt
• Pajamas
• Underwear
• Two t shirts
• Hoodie (which I will probably ditch somewhere along the way once I get into south east Asia)
• Flashlight (the wind up kind)
• Chacos
• Tennis shoes (socks)

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows will meet me in Moscow!

COS MIX:

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Programs I like: 

I think I may replace Tulane with Pitt...
http://www.socialwork.pitt.edu/academics/msw/cosa.html

DU
USC
UCONN
PITT 

and now:

Syracuse?
Mich State?
Minnesota?

Programs:

DU:  http://www.du.edu/gssw/

UCONN: http://www.ssw.uconn.edu/

Tulane: http://www.tulane.edu/~tssw/New_TSSW/

USC: http://sowkweb.usc.edu/academic/concentrations.

And one more…???

Okay, I have four programs I am interested in applying to….

I need one more program…

• Macro-practice
• Community Development
• International Focus

 Kids working in groups :o)
 Activity :o)
 Kids and Campers :)


 Meggan and camper Vadim
 Group Pictures
Me and a fellow counselor (Eugen)