Friday night I met up with an Aussie woman whom I had met prior to my holidays to Sydney. She�s working with M.S.F. located in 2 sites. One site is at Berd and in that region the project involves raising awareness in reproductive healthcare and sexual health. The other site is at Bagratashen (cross border market with Georgia) with the project being in prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. She said on the busiest market day, they distributed condoms, talked to people and generally the response from the community so far has been positive towards the project. Also once the clinic is established for sexual and reproductive care, it will be free of charge. We have made a tentative date for a visit to the area in early April, it should be interesting.

Saturday night I attended a concert of the National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia with the Conductor being Aram Gharabekian. Again a great night for a mere 1000 Drams ($2) US. Sunday night, I went to a small jazz club with a few friends and the band playing called Cactus was very good. Even though the lead singer is Armenian, the whole repertoire was Latin American.