Last night during my last dinner with Greg and Sonia (they�ll be back), Greg mentioned how saddened he was by seeing all the trees cut. He said the whole way to Sevan, he would see 5 stumps in a row, a tree, then 6 stumps and a tree. It really is very sad, while it is common knowledge that the population, out of desperation are cutting trees for warmth now, what about future generations? Anyway, Greg said he got everything out of Armenia he wanted to, plus a couple of extra surprises, mainly due to the bits and pieces he had heard from family members, while Sonia had lived in Armenia previously and was glad to be back. Since the weather wasn�t great during their stay, they�ll have to return to experience another season. On my way back from the airport, I got talking to the taxi driver and found out some interesting facts. He has 2 daughters and a son and is a Conductor by trade and has sung in Church choirs for years, but these days he drives to earn some money. As he doesn�t own his own car, from the total sum earnt on a given day, he pays the owner of the car 50%, he then pays his employer 30% and ends up with 20% for himself. Also while he�s driving, he generally gets pulled over by the police for whatever reason, and pays a bribe to them so as not to have his license taken away, which comes out of that 20%.

On a lighter note, this afternoon, I went along to watch a performance of Manana Organization with a few people. I believe this experience deserves a separate log so I�ll do that shortly.