This is the way Aiy waash My contacts, in, Ro-ma-nia!

So.....that was a song above by the way, using the beat to "the wheels on the bus"
I had been to many farmacies, and magazines, to find contact solutions to make my 1 year of supply reach a little longer. I figured it was easier than ordering more, and my daily contacts would work 2 days just fine. However, it was ridiculous to find, just like a helmet.

So: here is what I used in America.

Here is what I got recommended by a doctor in Romania, he said that this works just as well and it would be a lot easier and cheaper to use and find. It's saline solution, it doesn't remove the enzymes, but it would work for a short period.

AND HERE! is what I got when I went into a farmacie and the lady told me that little pack of 5 vials of 10mL each was 28 RONs!! (about 12 dollars), and I asked for something cheaper.

It was 2 RON per a sack, and it has 250mL, but I need a needle to draw the liquid out of these saline packs.

Hahahhaha!!!! It seems to be working for my contacts, they stay moist and they are cleaner after I give them a good rub.

I actually know how to draw fluids with a needle from a packet, I learned it from POLY (Cal Poly) from my horse classes, cause we had to vaccinate the horses.

Anyway....I had to share!

Plain old day and Important Romanian Info!

Calvie and I are having a chill time. I pick him up from school, we do chores (like moving pieces of garden shed out of the minivan), and then he plays his maple story while I do stuff on my computer (peace corps and email stuff), then we both make dinner and eat it over a movie, then he and I clean up and get settled down for bed. If he has lots of hw then I take over a bit more chores but he's really honest about helping out (cause he loves his big sister!). I also talked to Amelia on and off throughout the day.


Important Peace Corps Info:

Date of Departure from San Jose: Feb. 17th at 6:20am
Country of Service: Romania
Position as a volunteer: Economic and Community Development
End of Service: May 6th, 2010
My email address: cynthiasyeh@gmail.com
My address during training Feb. 20-May 20th (for letters only! and write "Airmail" or "Par Avion" on the envelope):

Cynthia Yeh
Peace Corps/Romania
Str. Negustori, Nr. 16
Sector 2, Bucharest
Romania
(I will have another address for my two year service:TBA)

Tickets:
I just checked the price for round trip tickets from San Jose (SJC) to Romania (BUH or OTP) and...depending on what season you go, I found tickets for about ~$600 to $2000. Peak prices were in the summer time and lowest prices were in winter and spring. Traveling from country to country in Europe is cheap! So make sure to visit other places too!

Vacations:
I have 2 days of vacation a month, so 24 days a year to go travel. I can travel home to the US or travel to another place, like in Europe.
I can easily take 1 week of vacation off at a time, but I need to ask permission to take extended vacations.

I cannot go on vacation before August 18th, 2008 (6 months after I start PC) and after February 6th, 2010 (3 months before I leave PC). The reasons are related to training and settling in.