Lena teaching English? Oh no, all the kids here are going to sound Australian!! Well I had so much to write the past few days but never found the time. One really bad piece of news is that ArmenTel, the Greek owned telephone monopoly in Armenia is charging by the minute now. People just can NOT afford this and it will also put a huge damper on the already stifled (by ArmenTel also) internet here. The Armenian govt *must* tear up the contract with the Greeks and allow others to compete with them. It is just not fair at all to Armenia to allow this. Write to ote@ote.gr in order to complain!

What else? Yesterday I helped an older couple who was backpacking through Armenia as part of a year long trip. They had just arrived and were already going to leave because they couldn't find cheap accomodations. I helped them find what they needed and they will stay for a while thank goodness. That was just great. So little of my time at work has dealt with actual tourists up until now. We now have an outdoor sign, computers, internet, and it really feels like an information office now. The database of info I am working on is also in decent shape already.