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I left February 25, 2005 for a 2 week trip to Barlad, Romania. Barlad is located near the Moldovan border in the county of Vaslui in eastern Romania. Population is approximately 80,000.
During my 2 week stay, I joined a team of 4 other women to care for small children in a Failure-to-Thrive clinic. The children arrive when they are about 3 months old, and are either brought in by their families or a nearby hospital. They are usually underweight because of malnutrition, but can return to the families when they are healthy again. If the family can not afford to raise the children, they are either adopted or taken in by a foster family. At the moment, there are 35 children between birth and 3 years old at the clinic.
The trip was an amazing experience, and a wonderful way to learn more about a country, it's culture, language and people. You see pictures from my experience on the other pages on this website. I also kept up a blog while I was in Romania, which is accessible from the homepage of this website.
If you are curious about this trip and want to learn about other similar opportunities, my sister-in-law works for the non-profit which organizes these trips. You can read about their various domestic and international programs by visiting http://www.globalvolunteers.org or contacting Julie directly at jfredricks@globalvolunteers.org.
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