While we were travelling through Romania we passed through many small villages. From our guide we learned that many of them were centralized around a church, which also provided the education for the people of the village. Many of the villages we drove through seemed as if they had a strong sense of community because of the people wandering around the streets giving a friendly wave. While people were also outside engaging in friendly conversation, they would also tend their gardens and guide their animals through the streets.
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Agricultural Life
For the majority of our drive we were out of the villages which allowed us to appreciate the beauty that Romanian countryside has to offer. Among the distinct rows of crops which created a beautiful array across the hills we saw many flocks of sheep, scattered cows, and a few random goats, but we never saw any pigs which was ironic because pork is everywhere when you go somewhere to eat. We learned that the distinct crop lines were due to property lines. The farmlands were usually passed down through inheritance, but many people had small families due to past economic condition which arose from communism. This accounted for the small land portions that belonged to each family.
For the majority of our drive we were out of the villages which allowed us to appreciate the beauty that Romanian countryside has to offer. Among the distinct rows of crops which created a beautiful array across the hills we saw many flocks of sheep, scattered cows, and a few random goats, but we never saw any pigs which was ironic because pork is everywhere when you go somewhere to eat. We learned that the distinct crop lines were due to property lines. The farmlands were usually passed down through inheritance, but many people had small families due to past economic condition which arose from communism. This accounted for the small land portions that belonged to each family.
(Catherine, Jordan, Kristin, Leah)
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