Iris Oradea
Soseaua 400 Borsului Road Oradea, Transylvania, Romania
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Train to Romania - Part one
... and hands)...oh Gate 4 left. Whew!!! I had 10 minutes, so I went to get a desperately needed cup of coffee...oh right...no coffee like I am used to...ah cappuccino...the lady behind the counter looked relieved until she started asking me questions and I stood there looking at her blankly. I now know she was asking if I wanted sugar and whipped cream. I just smiled like the village idiot and she gave up. I got the smallest ...
Restaurants and Gordon Bleu
... of this team and the work they have done. It has been a very great pleasure to work with the Romanian team: Emil, Roby, Mihai, and Valer (just to name a very few).
And my sincere thanks to the Global Village team who had the courage to pick up a hammer, a shovel and hop on the roof: Dave, Emily, Lizzie, Frank, Brian, John, Marc, Ethan, Corb (Bob), Carmen (the strong one), Ingrid, Ashley, and Millie - you're the best!!
As always, please view pictures ...
2nd, 3rd, and 4th build days
I don't have much time to write this blog as I'm on a lunch break and finally managed to get on the WiFi.
Noble house has guests from France, a North American church group and a couple of guys who are helping out at the farm - so the WiFi gets overworked.
I will write simply that the team has worked very hard and I've received many compliments for ...
Tiling Gets Hot
We started our first build day by splitting into three groups. The first group, a team of 2 guys and a girl, went to do roof work on one of the houses. The second group, of which I was a part, laid electrical tubing into trenches around the house. The third group, which was the largest, did interior work in another house - hanging drywall and insulation.
We were joined by Habitat staff as well as homeowners and staff ...
I am because you are
We picked up the last of our teammates this morning at the Budapest airport. After just one dinner and just one breakfast, the team quickly made friends and bonded with another.
We traveled the 4 hour trip to Oradea by bus and stopped half way for lunch and to say hello to a former HFHI colleague of mine, Katie, who was returning from their GV trip to Beius. Even though they were at the end of their trip, I was struck by the instant camaraderie between the ...



