This week I will be in the Stefan Voda region of Moldova. It is located on the Ukrainean border in the south-east of Moldova. There will be three-day seminar on leadership and community activism. I will be doing a short lesson on public speaking and community problem solving. It should be fun; there will a few volunteers present who I have not seen in months and it will be nice to catch up. AJ just returned from visiting his girlfriend in Niger and others have also been on vacation.

A great poing about this leadership camp is that it is requisite for all participants after the camp to organize a "social marketing campaign" in their respective villages. A large problem in Moldova is citizen apathy. It's nice to see some active kids willing to do something for their communities