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My FLEX experience in California

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I stepped on American land on a very hot day of July. Everything seemed like a dream: the airport, the hotel, blue FLEX t-shirts everywhere. There was a very semnificative song to accompany us during the long way: The famous FLEX t-shirts "We are going to the United States, To have a lot of fun, To make a lot of friends..." There were so many dreams, hopes and fears in the air, we all still couldn't believe it was real. But it was! We all were heading to the greatest adventure of our life, at that time. Imagine a bunch of 15-16 years old teenagers who were out in the world for the first time. Moreover, it was not just a regular trip, it was a one year adventure which was promissing so many interesting things. I was in the 1st out of 3 groups of students who were to leave Moldova that summer. being first, was both frightening and exciting at the same time. We did not know what to expect. We have seen America in the movies for so many times, but we wer

Back to Moldova - our 1st trip in 3

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Hello everyone, I am sorry I’ve forgotten about blogging for a while. I am trying to spend all my time with baby Oliver. Sometimes I don't have another choice 😉. Babies do need a lot of care and attention. So today i want to share with you my impressions about our first big trip together. I was telling you in one of my previous posts that we were about to take the plane very soon, so we did. We went in Moldova for a couple of weeks, and it was a vacation we really looked forward to for so many reasons. The most important reason was introducing our new family member to the others. I must admit that the trips before were so much easier. I had to take care only about myself and my stuff. I could rest well the night before the flight, and reach my destination without too much trouble. ( Oh good old days :) ) This time it was so different! First of all, I had to pack more things : baby clothes, toys, blankets, medicine for emergencies and so on. Then i was worrying all t