MOLDOVA
THE OKE DEN PHOTOGRAPHY
Ştefan Vodă Raion
From June 2016 to July 2018, I lived and worked in Moldova as a Peace Corps Volunteer. I lived in a small community in the Ştefan Vodă Raion (district), which is in the south-east part of the country. Read more about my time as a volunteer in Moldova here.
Entrance to my village
A horse drawn cart waits outside the gate in the snow
Grapes being picked
My first Festelita sunset, over the thatched roof of our neighbor's house
Our dog peeks through the gate
The village mayor places a bouquet of flowers at the bust of the famous poet Mihai Eminescu on the anniversary of his birth
Corn drying in the courtyard
A light blizzard over a garden
A horse pulling a cart waits in the road as I walk home from school
Cherries fresh off the tree
Our dog gets a sip of water at our rain water well
The bus stop on the outskirts of my village
Sunflowers on the edge of the village
Our front garden on a beautiful fall day
Onions after harvesting
A beautiful sunset
Evening walk in the village
Ducklings at our house
Our dog patiently waits by our muddy steps
A hen at my host family's house
A gorgeous December sunset
Grapes sitting in baskets
Overlooking my village
A fall sunset
A holiday meal for Memorial Easter
Eastern Orthodox Easter service
A summer walk through the fields
Pasca, traditional Easter breads
A horse-drawn cart goes past on the road by our house
Our dog rests in the sunshine
A rare late April snowstorm
Green grass after a long winter
A fiery sunset above the village
Flowers frame our entryway and front gate
Our road in the late spring, covered by a solid layer of ice
A pretty pink sunset with the church's silhouette
A blanket airs out on the line