On Wednesday the Embassy (Public Affairs) organized an Orientation for the Fulbright Scholars and Students. Lots of helpful information - from health care/medical facilities, to security issues, to the system of higher education in Moldova. Though I was completely exhausted (see the blog post about Tues. night/Wed. morning), I tried to soak in as much of the information as possible.

The morning session was held at the Embassy, the afternoon session at the American Resource Center. For lunch, we went to a restaraunt that was a replica of a traditional Moldovan house with a buffet to sample traditional Moldovan cuisine. Everything was delicious.

The Public Affairs Officer (a "recovering academic") was especially helpful in pointing me to Embassy contacts to assist with my Courtoom Observation project (for Law and Politics class)/questions about judicial reforms in Moldova (there is a DOJ detail) as well as the political officer to talk to about the upcoming referendum and elections.