i am happy to announce one more repatriate just came to town a few days ago. harout from canada, welcome aboard. fasten your seatbelt... this is a bumpy ride. you may experience turbulence especially with internet connections... but mostly it is smooooooth sailing.

for the past few weeks i have been breathing and living apples apples and more apples. our summer house has a lot of apple trees and so every time we go to garni we bring 50 pounds home. they are everywhere i go... because i take them everywhere. apples at work, apples being eaten by my neighbors as i walk by (apples i gave them) apples on my living room table, in my refrigerator... the apple core in my trash. do you get the point? i am thinking of investing in a juicer so i can make apple juice and save it for the winter. i swear that i am eating an apple as i type this. (apples on my keyboard).

mama manoogian. you brought me to tears. your log was so beautiful... thanks for complimenting us and our spirit... we are the way we are because we have parents like you. you made us... compliment yourself for the energy you dedicated in order to create the energy we bring to Armenia today.

today i will go to Zatik orphanage to say hi to a few of my friends there and order some of those amazing greeting cards the kids make and sell. they are one dollar each so i am going to send my parents some christmas and all occassion cards... they are really beautiful.

our music video is almost ready and i will keep you guys informed as i get the juice (apple juice?).

as for now. back to work (i work on saturdays, this is still a really sore subject), that kisses 50% of my vernisage weekend experiences goodbye. :o(

will tell you more about the new repatriate after we meet him for the first time this weekend.