Monday, February 18
Arrival and preparation
An introductory briefing was held shortly after the team checked into their Chisinau hotel. After dinner, some team members discussed upcoming CME sessions, while others retreated to a hotel room stuffed with bedding, clothing, school supplies and toys that had been collected for the Sarata Galbena Orphanage children's project. In the hallway, 140 paper bags lined the floor as team members sorted, counted and dropped treats and toys into each bag. It was like filling 140 stockings on Christmas Eve!
The first morning in Chisinau, the delegation runs into Moldovans holding a demonstration to protest some of the policies of the current government.
A Moldovan woman sells her wares at a street market in Chisinau.
