ELISABETH OGDEN

From June 2016 to July 2018, I lived and worked in Moldova as a Peace Corps Volunteer. You can read more about my time there here​. Moldova is well-known for its many monasteries, many of which were built by Ştefan cel Mare (Stephen the Great) hundreds of years ago.  Many of these were damaged or destroyed during the Soviet Era and others were used as hospitals and dance halls.  Most have been repaired and rebuilt since the early 1990s.  Read more about my trip to Sfantul Gheorghe Monastery, Sfantul Nicolae Monastery, and Capriana Monastery here.  Read about my visits to Tipova Monastery and Saharna Monastery here and here.  And read about my visit to Curchi Monastery here.