Our library’s new Bebeteca room, created with Peace Corps support, is bringing together kids and moms to enjoy fun and educational programs. Video also available on YouTube.
Videos
Costume Party (Video)
On Friday, the U.S. ambassador and other guests celebrated the new costumes Champa and her Ialoveni school partners created over the past several months — a colorful and emotional day we will never forget. This video is also on YouTube.
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Ialoveni’s Diamonds (Video)
Three Ialoveni girls took second prize nationally in the 2018 Diamond Challenge Moldova competition for young entrepreneurs. I mentored the team, which produced a Facebook site to help teenagers learn about careers. The video is also on YouTube.
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Sumo Robots Video
Student teams from across Moldova battle with “SumoBots” they built and programmed. Our Ialoveni library team participated in this educational competition at Tekwill in Chișinău. The video is also viewable on YouTube.
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Tbilisi in 30 Seconds (x2)
During our recent trip to Armenia and Georgia, I captured two of Tbilisi’s highlights with 30-second videos: one featuring whimsy, the other faith.
At the Rezo Gabriadze Marionette Theater, whimsical characters circled a clock tower at the stroke of noon. This video is also available on YouTube.
At the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, near Tbilisi, we saw a wedding and people praying in a stunning setting. This video is also on YouTube.
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Cultural Festival Video
60-second video captures the highlights of an annual cultural festival in Ialoveni where school groups sing, dance and act. Tick, tick, tick … Also available on YouTube.
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Robots Video
Students at Ialoveni’s library are learning to make, program and operate robots. See post with the full story.
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Fotbal Gooaaalll!
Champa and I watched our first Moldovan soccer match on Saturday, in the Ialoveni stadium. Our local team won! This one-minute video, also on YouTube, has the highlights.
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Action! at the Library
I produced this dramatic “movie trailer” on iMovie to highlight new services available at Ialoveni’s library. Also available on YouTube.
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Animation Club
Disney Pixar? These young animators are producing original videos at Ialoveni’s library for children. Watch what they’re doing! (1:40. Also on YouTube.)
"Not Exactly Retired" 