SNOW! YES SNOW! I can�t believe I�m so excited to see snow falling. Ok so it�s a couple of days late since I wanted a white Christmas but who cares, we are still celebrating here. I was late to work this morning by 15 minutes as I was taking pictures of the Opera covered in snow, what a sight!

A couple of days ago, the Diaspora friend who�s currently visiting from New York asked me how I remain calm and not get frustrated encountering certain obstacles in Armenia. My reply was that as anywhere in the world you have your good days and you have your bad days. On the bad days things can and do go wrong but at the end of the day when I see the faces of my students and my work colleagues, you forget all, especially when I see Ararat! The following day is a brand new day. I hope this makes sense.

Again I wanted to thank all those who write and send me encouraging messages, telling me how much they appreciate and envy what I�m doing here. This also is another reason that I do what I do, apart from the personal satisfaction. The AVC program is only one year out of one�s life and is extremely rewarding, so what are you all waiting for? Visit the site at www.armenianvolunteer.org the applications close March 31st.