Meeting Our Project Mentors!
Dear teachers,
Please get in touch with your online mentors and establish the preferred methods of communication. You can use email, Facebook, Skype, Google Hangout or any other online tool.
Your first assignment is:
- please find three things you have in common with your mentor, and
- post them below, as a comment to this blog post.
Enjoy communicating with your new online friends!
Good Luck to everybody who starts this amazing work and collaboration with the Mentor !!!
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DeleteHello, Stela! So nice to have in common things that deal with both professional issue and hobbies as well. I wish you to have a perfect time on your Mentor's visit to Soroca, and at the same time it would be great to hear how you collaboratem,learn and what is new. I am sure your children will have wonderful memories from the activities you are to organize with yor Mentor. Good luck than with next Assignments.
DeleteThank you Emma Matreniuc.
ReplyDeleteMy mentor is Lisa Gill, a wonderful woman.The things we have in common are: strong character,that is interested in all that is new; she is very positive,like I am; Lisa lives in Balti, there I studied for 5 years,and we have common friends:) I enjoy our communication very much, I am happy.
Balti, a common thread aside, Veronica and I share also an inquisitiveness, perseverence an a keen interest in improvement. Her cheerful acceptance of constructive criticism and desire to make an impact on her students' future are exemplary, noble (and achievable goals)! It has been a pleasure and a privilege to collaborate with Veronica and I wish her well in all endeavors.
DeleteVeronica, nice to meet you. That's wonoderful to find out the commonness with someone who loves to discover new things as well as you personally do. What is more interesting is that you might have common memories on the city you lived. Good luck and wish you nice mood in furthur collaboration in the domain of Mentoring.
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ReplyDeletemy mentor is Matt Salerno. We had already an exchange of question through email. I found more things in common: the first is that we have the same experience of teaching in our classrooms, we both like very much music. His wife is now at teaching at UPS Ion Creanga and my all our experience (mine and that of my husband)as students is linked to this university. Also we both have children, and we like very much to experience new things in our life.
Like this..it's also a new experience for me this mentor-sheep and i hope it will be one of the best.
Hello,Diana! That is an intersting synergie to have so nice common things--professional, hobby and connected with family issues. It seems to be a very fruitful collaboration between you and your Mentor. Good Luck and we hope you will share with us your bright experience. So, have a fantastic finding out new things.
DeleteMy mentor is April Saerno. I was glad to find out that we met before as she was a Peace Corps volunteer while I am working for Peace Corps teaching Romanian for volunteers. Also, April is again in Moldova through the Fulbright program working with future English teachers at Ion Creanga State Pedagogical University. And we both like challenges in life. I am happy April is my mentor.
ReplyDeleteEugenia, so,your common things are the past that you shared and new things to stive for. How nice it is to hear that a person from your experience is again in your life and you both have an amazing opportunity to collaborate. Hope that your memories and new challenges will bring you new experience in what we understand in Mentoring. Enjoy and hope to see the best results. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteHello everyone!My mentor is Dominique Doss and I was glad to find out that she is my age and she also likes watching movies. She is an energetic and positive person as well as I am (at least I'm trying to be one)and being a volunteer tells about her as about an openhearted person, trying to help people and change life for the best. I like such people very much and myself try to be such a person. And one more passion which we both share is tattoos. The only problem is that I am not as courageous as she is and my dreams remained unrealized. I hope we'll become good partners and will both get pleasure from our work))
ReplyDeleteMaria, so many common things--this is amazing! Being energetic, the same age and tatoos seem to be much enough.I wish you two have a great time together in terms of sharing experience and finding out new things for yourself and teaching your students as well. Good luck in your next tasks in Mentoring!
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ReplyDeleteMy mentor is Dean and I was excited to know he is my mentor, because we have a lot in common and would like to mention some of them.
First we both live in Soroca and we both were engaged in Peace Corps mission and we work together on Romanian language, as a student and teacher. Also we plan to work together on a project for the community.
Thank you!
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DeleteDear Nadia, how nice it is to hear that news from you and your Mentor! That is so beneficial to have this geografical issue disappear! When you are so close and have so much in common, it means you would also have a lot of opportunities to learn and to share. Finally,mentorship presupposes covering many different activities and goals. So, enjoy the time and good luck in fuflfilling your next tasks in this domain!
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ReplyDeleteHello,Aliona, nice news!!! Fifteen kilometers--is such a short distance to cover when you have a noble goal of learing from your Mentor and gain new experience both for you and your children. Hope you will have a wonderful time together and will share with us your bright achievements of collaboration. Can't wait to see it !!! Good luck with your next assignments !!!
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ReplyDeleteMy mentor is April Salerno. Things that we have in common are: traveling, tea, chocolate ice-cream and small kids.
Best regards
Natalia
Hello, Naty, nice to hear such "sweet" common things. Hope you will have a great opportunity to collaborate using most of your potential and get new learning from your Mentor! Good luck with your following assignments!!!
DeleteHi dear ,Emma!My mentor is Dominique Doss I am glad to mention that she is a very active person.She worked with Peace Corps 2 years as me..She travels to villages from Moldova and write about them,that make me to feel proud of my contry.I liked the idea that she is beginnig to love cooking ,because as to me cooking is my hobby. As me She is engaged ,but she hasn't any children.She also likes animals,especially monkeys.She loves to work out and do yoga.
ReplyDeleteHello,Tatiana !!! That is a long list of common things between you and your Mentor indeed. That is very promissing, because it will help to formulate a good shape to relationship and learning from your Mentor. The experience you both had will make it easier to find out new things for you as a Teacher and to make it important for your students as well. Good luck in your further assignments. Enjoy collaboration !!!
ReplyDeleteHello everybody! My mentor is Dean Vallejo, a Peace Corps Volunteer. He works in Soroca that is in the North of Moldova not far from my native village. We have already communicated a little bit through e-mail, visited each other’s blogs and become friends on Facebook. The 3 things we have in common are: we both enjoy working with our students, like traveling a lot and have a personal blog. He had his own business when he was in the USA and I also had my own business, better said I still have it but it doesn’t go so well as some years ago, as I pay much more attention and give most of my time to teaching and my professional development.
ReplyDeleteHello,Mariana! So nice to have a Mentro who has already great experience in so many activities and with whom you can share so many things !!! I assume your common intersts and hobbies can prove to become a profitable way to learning and sharing experience ,that can be so greatly used for your teaching aspirations. Enjoy the work and collaboration!!!
DeleteHello Emma! My mentor's name is Amanda. The things we have in common are: We both love to work with small children, we had a problem with the books, the books that she had were very difficult for her children but as for me , the Gymnasium where I activate did not have at all English books. And I found out that we love to be outside.
ReplyDeleteHello,Olesea !!! Books and children-- what can be more interesting than that!!! We can investigate what is better for kids thorugh trying different books and sharing this experience with the others!!! Hope you organize and enjoy the future activities in the best and interesting way !!! Good luck !!!
DeleteRodica. I got in touch by e - mail with my mentor, a nice woman whose name is Beni Combs. I found out 3 things, that we have in common. These things are: we both like to teach children, to help people and we like travelling.
ReplyDeleteRodica, Beni seems to be an extraordinary personality and you must have a fantastic experience and time together and with your students as well. Get the time and learn all the beautiful things together !!! Enjoy the next assignments!!!
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ReplyDeleteHello everybody! It's a pleasure to find out that Modern World is under OUR (women's) heel, just joking! My mentor is a beautiful and smart lady.Her name is Lisa Gill and she is a Peace Corps Volunteer. The thing I do appreciate in people is their frankness, optimism and the wish to never stop. These are the three things which are in common. Moreover, Lisa is fond of reading and travelling.
I hope we will definitely become friends and will share as much of useful information as possible.
Dear Luminita, it might be a note for everybody who is sick of winter but still admires the beauty of nature. However, congratulations on connection with your Mentor. To have such wonderful things as optimism, reading and travelling in common-- might be a fruitful soil for the following collaboration. Hope you will have a great learning-sharing experience,that will contribute greately to your students. Enjoy your next assignments!!!
DeleteLuminita is an inspiration. She has taken on this project with all the energy, forthrightness, desire and determination to affect change with and optimism and refreshing honesty. She has a passion for her work and I can imagine she is a favored teacher among the students at her school. Her students will succeed, in good part, due to her caring, motivational nature. It has been a real pleasure and honor to be associated with Luminita and I wish her all best things in all endeavors.
DeleteDear Emma,
ReplyDeletemy mentor is Steve Mantani and I was happy to know that he works in Orhei where I work as well and we have friends in common. Mr. Mantani was elected the most active international volunteer 2015 - Festivalul Voluntarilor. WOW!
We both are very flexible and open to change and consider ourselves friendly. He is very active and manages his time very well, but I have always problems with time management.
Dear Galina, you are so very lucky to have your Mentor so close!!! Thousands of opportunities are here in front of you, right? The geographical issue permits you benefit from face-to-face meeting, including the fact you are so flexible as you say, you have common friends and like to change things !!! It seems you are to have a fantastic possibility to involve your students in all thsese marvelous happening, sharing experienca and learning new things. As far as the experience proves, volunteering is also a perfect way to study and perform. Hope to see your best results form the upcoming meeting in-line. have a nice time !!!!
DeleteRodica. My mentor does not keep a website or blog, but Mrs. Beni Combs keeps a facebook page where Mrs. posts a lot of photos, or different images, as she is a professional photographer, and people share these photos or images. The target audience is all readers from across the globe.
ReplyDeleteRodica, this is a fantastic possibility to communicate with Beni on different cultural issues. Your students must be very happy to have this possiblity as well. Hope you inform us about the topics you will cover with Beni during your on-lin esession. Enjoy the communication and sharing experience.
DeleteHello, dear Emma,
ReplyDeleteI am very glad to tell you about my mentor. He is Aaron Ratz. We have a lot of common points. First of all we both have a background in Human Resources. We enjoy working with the people here teach people about other countries' culture. We have a common friend. She is Susan Crane, my Peace Corp volunteer. We both are very passionate about environmental conservation and love to be in nature. And we have blogs.
Hello Maria! It is so nice to hear that different at first sight people might have ao many things iin common. Isn't is beautiful? To work with people and for people and having common friends--sounds good. So now, good luck at your next assignment !!!
DeleteHi Emma ! I'm sorry you couldn't find my answer for the first task.Honestly I wrote it but I don''t know where I have posted it as I can't find it now and I am so mad on me. Ok. Let me remember what I have written.The three things we have in common are: We are married and both have daughters. His daughter's name is Polina and I have a niece and a cousin Polina named after my grandma. I was born in a village and I like to spend time there. Matt my mentor lives in a city but he doesn't mind to spend time in the country and to admire the sightseeing of it.He has a long experience to work with the students of secondary stage as I do.He likes Arts and in special music I like Arts in special theatre.
ReplyDeleteHello,Eudochia !!! Oh, you have so very many common things indeed. They are so touchy and diverse !!! I assume you can spend more than one hour discussing on what topic to cover with your students when you have your on-line session. So I wish you best of luck and anticipate for the great emotions!!!
DeleteHi Emma!I am glad I`ve received the answer from my online mentor , his name is Aaron Ratz. The things we have in common are- we both are concerned about environment and love to spend time in nature we both like animals , he showed me a photo with his dogs.
ReplyDeleteHello ,Lilia!!! Good to hear from you about your connection with the Mentor. NOw you have discovered several things in common -- among which you can find some serious issues to be discussed even during your on-line session. So, enjoy this communication and good luck on discovering the next parts from the assignments!!!
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ReplyDeleteHello, Emma. I am Svetlana Roibu. My online mentor is April Salerno. We had just connected through e-mail. We found interesting things in common. Being experienced teachers, we both enjoy very much working with students. We both value honesty in people and like roses. She is a Fulbright Scholar this year at Ion Creanga Pedagogical University in Chisinau. She was a Peace Corps volunteer in Moldova from 2003-2005 in Cuhurestii de Sus, r. Floresti. This time, she is here with her husband Matt, who is also a teacher, and their 2-year-old daughter.
ReplyDeleteSvetlana, your and your Mentor's things in common are very connected with both professional domain and hobbies, that definetely makes your collaborations nice. You will have a nice time for sharing your experience,taking into account that there is so much to find out and the experience that already had been in our coutry. Good luck!!!
ReplyDeleteDear Emma,
ReplyDeleteMy mentor is Matthew Salerno .He lives in Chisinau with his family and the three things we have in common are:
1.We “picked” the right profession.We like teaching .
2.We both like to walk in the forest.My mentor like me loves more the countryside life than the urban life.
3.We enjoy reading a lot.
I am really glad to communicate more with Matt , to get help , experience and we decided to do it mainly by e-mail.
Hello,Emma! I am glad to meet Amanda.We both enjoy teaching.We are friendly, sociable and creative.
ReplyDeleteWe are teachers.We both like to run and eat pies.
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