I celebrated Independence Day three times over, this year. First off was the western themed shin-dig (complete with country music) hosted by the American Ambassador to Moldova and his wife. The photo above is a group of PCVs with Ambassador (center) and a prominent member of the Moldovan government (grey suit). Recall, that the Ambassador and his wife are Washington State Cougs, so my colleauge asked that I not embarrass him by bleeding crimson and grey at this party. "Don't be weird, Melissa" he demanded. But I got my sweet sweet revenge when the Ambassador actually asked if his WSU colleague (yours truly) was attending the party! Haha! Go Cougs!
We ended up dancing the night away with the Ambassador's wife, a dance instructor in the U.S. Marine Corps, and the Embassy's social secretary (a Moldovan women decked out in boots, a red skirt with white polka dots, a flashy red bandana, and ladies Stetson knock-off). The woman in the center of this photo is our brand new Programing and Training Officer, who we absolutely LOVE! Welcome to the team, Margaret!
The next night, the American Chamber of Commerce in Moldova hosted their annual event. This year I recognized more of the American ex-pat community at the party, because I've been working or playing softball with them over the last year. But the majority of the non-Americans are alumni of the various programs Moldovan students participate in when they go on exchanges in the good ol' US of A. This was also our chance to sit in the grass, getting acquainted with some of the new volunteers. There are some pretty great people in the group! We had a blast dancing the night away (wait? again? yup!) to tunes like "Route 66," "Shout," and "Don't Stop Believing." 
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