I'M BACK!!!
Ahhh so much to tell. Well it all starts like this. My friend, Shant, and I are sitting in the Paris Airport waiting for our Armenia flight when all of a sudden he notices a certain very famous Armenian Movie Director from Canada (guess who!!!). We were so excited to have an opportunity to meet with him. We approached Atom who was the warmest and friendliest guy and ended up meeting him and Michael who were on their way here to score for his upcoming movie, Ararat! We talked for a while and decided to keep in touch. So right when I think that things were going really great...
We arrived to Zvartnots airport and BOTH MY LUGGAGES DID NOT MAKE IT TO YEREVAN! so with just my purse in hand... we got into my friends car and start heading back to the city. I was not too bummed because after all I was moving back into my newly remonded apartment! That had to make up for everything and erase an sour pout, right? WRONG!!! When I got back home I found out the new apartment is not ready and I have to move back into the rental till it's done. So I needed to go to storage because in this freezing cold I only happen to have the clothes on my back and my purse. Of course I did not store efficiently and summer clothes were mixed with the winters so I ended up tearing apart storage and bringing it all out again... ahhh. I will have to restore and then repack and move it to the new apartment when and if it is ready (new move in date Tuesday December 11).
No worries, there is a flight twice a week now from Paris. They will be here soon enough. THINK AGAIN.
I wen't back to the airport tonight as I was told on Monday that they would definitely be here on Thursday. Well, GUESS WHAT? THEY AREN'T!!! Now they tell me Monday. Problem chka, I say to myself... I will get them eventually, I hope!!!
As for Atom, we have seen him a few times since and it was a real treat to go to dinner with him to Mer Gyugheh, an authentic Armenian Village Cuisine restaurant. We talked for hours about living in Armenia, his new film and just being Armenian in general. We asked our waitress to take a quick picture of the four of us and got to talking to her. She told us that she had visited America for 5 months with a group of students. The other students had stayed on but she had come back... because she just couldn't leave Armenia.. I thought to myself, neither can I.
It is amazing to be back... I would trade a thousand pieces of luggage and a thousand annoying and useless trips back and forth to the airport to be here.
Tomorrow is the anniversary of the earthquake. The situation in Spitak and Gyumri and the entire region is still pretty bad. Let's all keep the victims in our hearts and wish strength upon their loved ones.
The snow has slowly melted but it is still cold. There are many wonderful Diasporans around and it is great because winter brings those that do a lot of work and philanthropy here so it has been great meeting all these dedicated Armenians from around the globe.
Ahhh so much to tell. Well it all starts like this. My friend, Shant, and I are sitting in the Paris Airport waiting for our Armenia flight when all of a sudden he notices a certain very famous Armenian Movie Director from Canada (guess who!!!). We were so excited to have an opportunity to meet with him. We approached Atom who was the warmest and friendliest guy and ended up meeting him and Michael who were on their way here to score for his upcoming movie, Ararat! We talked for a while and decided to keep in touch. So right when I think that things were going really great...
We arrived to Zvartnots airport and BOTH MY LUGGAGES DID NOT MAKE IT TO YEREVAN! so with just my purse in hand... we got into my friends car and start heading back to the city. I was not too bummed because after all I was moving back into my newly remonded apartment! That had to make up for everything and erase an sour pout, right? WRONG!!! When I got back home I found out the new apartment is not ready and I have to move back into the rental till it's done. So I needed to go to storage because in this freezing cold I only happen to have the clothes on my back and my purse. Of course I did not store efficiently and summer clothes were mixed with the winters so I ended up tearing apart storage and bringing it all out again... ahhh. I will have to restore and then repack and move it to the new apartment when and if it is ready (new move in date Tuesday December 11).
No worries, there is a flight twice a week now from Paris. They will be here soon enough. THINK AGAIN.
I wen't back to the airport tonight as I was told on Monday that they would definitely be here on Thursday. Well, GUESS WHAT? THEY AREN'T!!! Now they tell me Monday. Problem chka, I say to myself... I will get them eventually, I hope!!!
As for Atom, we have seen him a few times since and it was a real treat to go to dinner with him to Mer Gyugheh, an authentic Armenian Village Cuisine restaurant. We talked for hours about living in Armenia, his new film and just being Armenian in general. We asked our waitress to take a quick picture of the four of us and got to talking to her. She told us that she had visited America for 5 months with a group of students. The other students had stayed on but she had come back... because she just couldn't leave Armenia.. I thought to myself, neither can I.
It is amazing to be back... I would trade a thousand pieces of luggage and a thousand annoying and useless trips back and forth to the airport to be here.
Tomorrow is the anniversary of the earthquake. The situation in Spitak and Gyumri and the entire region is still pretty bad. Let's all keep the victims in our hearts and wish strength upon their loved ones.
The snow has slowly melted but it is still cold. There are many wonderful Diasporans around and it is great because winter brings those that do a lot of work and philanthropy here so it has been great meeting all these dedicated Armenians from around the globe.
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