Dascalu claims earns them only enough for food.
It is just this poverty that has been creating a vast exodus of young people like Eugene Robu who spent five
years working in Israel. Only after a suicide bomber took the life of a friend did Mr Robu pack his bags
and come home.
It is these young men and women, returning with their western money and new ideas that are playing a major role in changing the face of Moldavia�s traditional Catholic villages. Twenty years ago Sabaoani was a
simple village of single level homes with wood carved porches and straw roofs, but that face is all but gone
and in its place is a juxtaposition of old and new Western style architecture
But that�s not all they carried back in their suitcases. They also brought baseball. The girls at
Sabaoani high school were so thrilled with the new game that between their studies, daily church
services, and caring for their younger siblings they started up a team. Though their equipment is second
hand, much like the days at the old sand lot, their spirit is strong. Last season, these hard working
young girls from the little Catholic village shocked the entire nation and took home the Romanian
championship. THE END