20-degrees Celsius average daily temp
8—number of chickens who lived next to our outhouse
1—number of brothers Marianella had who lived in Spain and happened to be in Bacea with us
572,343,199—number of lady bugs that have infested the camp
22—age of our new goof friends, John and Oveidu
5—number of precious children who belonged to Marius and Veronica
Everyday—number of days we ate soup (Ciorba) at least once
Everyday—number of days our new ladies accapella group had to sing for various groups of people
1—number of muddy pups we had as a pet—Meet Puffy:
4—number of times us girls had to don head scarves and skirts for a church service
Everyday—number of days I had to remove my earrings and nose ring
102.2—degrees Farenheit my fever peaked up to during those really crappy 3 days
4—number of pieces of cake we were forced to eat in ONE HOUR during 4 house visits
1—number of baby chicks we got to see hatch…springtime at it’s finest!
4—number of 11 year-old Romanian girls I was put in charge of for an overnight weekend retreat
10—number we can count to in Romanian
5—number of very happy Romanians we taught how to make American s’mores
10—number of feet tall our bon fire reached
Everyday—number of times we watched a herd of sheep be led down the lane
4—number of mornings I got up and motivated myself to go running
3.52/1—ratio of Romanian Lei to American Dollar
15th–century the Hunedoara Castle was built
5—number of times I was able to get my hands on a muy delicioso cappuccino
Everyday—number of days I tried to speak Spanish to someone out of habit
19—number of herbs and such that were used in the amazing natural tea we were served at this sweet old couple’s farm
27—how old Jess and Julie turned on the 16th and 18th
21—how old Bri turned on the 1st
500—dollars USD we came in under budget (woop! woop!)
100—rough number of Gypsie children and adults who sang for us, welcomed us into their village and ultimately took our breath away
30ish—number of times Mihai let me use a monster power tool to drill into concrete
