Today is my first year anniversary. Yes I have been in Hayastan exactly one year. Like Raffi K. I also think back to my remond days, which I somehow survived. I also think back to the winter that I spent in Yerevan, which I also somehow survived, in fact I�m quite proud of myself, considering it was my very first winter cold wise.

I also only have 3 months remaining in the AVC Program, which will end in July. We�ll see what happens after that.

Last night I attended a lecture on Western Policies in the Caucasus at AUA. The lecturer was Mr. Tom de Waal who has worked on a book about the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict and the southern Caucasus, entitled "Black Garden: Armenia and Azerbaijan through Peace and War". The lecture itself was interesting however the Q & A session, in my opinion, was a waste of time.

Tonight I will be attending a meeting for the Diaspora Conference followed by a concert at Artbridge, which is a bookstore caf�. Gor will be playing with his friend Aaron. This is the first live music performance to be held at Artbridge and I�m looking forward to it.