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Teach English in Moldova
The project is located in the town of Causeni, 80 km from the capital of Moldova, Chisinau.
Moldova
Republic of Moldova is a part of the area known historically as Basarabia. It’s located at the crossroads between Central, Southeast and Eastern Europe, and is one of the newly independent European states (the smallest, in terms of territory, after Armenia).
Situated between the Danube, Prut and Nistru (formerly spelled Dnestr) rivers, the Republic of Moldova occupies a territory of 33,700 sq. km/13,000 sq. miles - 350 km from North to South and 150 km from east to west.
It borders Romania in the west and Ukraine in the east and south. Throughout its history Moldova was subject to frequent invasions and changes. In the course of the 16th century, it fell under Turkish suzerainty but its eastern part was annexed by Russia in 1812, after a Russian-Turkish war.
Most of this area remained under Russian control until 1918. Soviet control was established in August 1944. The present borders were implemented in 1947 when a new Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic was formed with Romania's cession of the area to the Soviet Union. With the restoration of the Soviet rule the republic was subjected to rigorous Russification.
Through systematic ethnic cleansing by Stalin's regime, Moldova lost an important part of its native population, receiving, during the last four decades, hundreds of thousands of Soviet settlers (mostly Russians).
The entire political, economic and social infrastructure was destroyed and replaced with Soviet institutions and systems. Moldova was isolated from Romania, the Cyrillic script was imposed on the Romanian language and large-scale immigration of Russians and Ukrainians was promoted, especially to the industrial centres.
With the fall of the Soviet block, the Moldovan parliament voted in June 1990 to issue a declaration of sovereignty, establishing the supremacy of the Moldovan constitution and legislation throughout the country. The constitutional prerogatives granted to the Communist Party, which had ensured its leading position on the political scene, were abrogated. Measures were introduced to promote a market economy.
As in most Soviet republics, full independence was finally achieved in the aftermath of the failed coup in Moscow; in Moldova's case independence was declared on August 27, 1991. Since 1995, Moldova has been a member of the Council of Europe and sees its future in increased partnership with Europe. It also participates in NATO's Partnership for Peace program. Within the Commonwealth of Independent States, Moldova maintains economic and trade cooperation with other former Soviet republics.
Currently, Moldova has a population of approximately 4,762,000. About 65% of the people are Moldovans. Large minority groups include Ukrainians (14%), Russians (13%) and Turks, Jews and Bulgarians (9%). Chisinau is the capital of the Republic of Moldova and is a city of 800,000 people.
Moldova's average elevation is 147 m (about 482.3 ft) above sea level, with a maximum height of 429.5 m (about 1410 ft). The climate is continental, with some modification of conditions by the Black Sea. Winters are mild, with average daily temperatures in January between -4 to -7 C (about 23 to 27 F). Summers are quite warm, with average daily temperatures in July generally exceeding 25° C (68 F) and daily highs reaching 40° C (104 F) on occasion.
Moldova is in the Eastern European Time Zone (GMT+2 hours).
Free Time
You will have weekends and evenings as free time to explore the cities of Causeni or Chisinau or simply take time to relax.
Getting There
You will need to arrange flights into Chisinau, Moldova. Alternatively you can arrange flights into Bucharest, Romania and catch a train into Chisinau (cheaper option).
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