I am back in Montreal. My babies and Lara were waiting at the airport. They were so cute. I had truly missed them.
Arminco decided I would not log before I leave Armenia. So, here is what I was intending to post a few days ago, before I left :
So this is the last log for this trip. I am flying out in a few hours. I Just finished packing and looking forward to see my babies and Lara.
I have enjoyed my trip very much. I have met so many interesting people with a mission to make Armenia a better place. Tim, Laura, Haik, Editt, Aram, Rhoda, Lena, Ludmila and Gohar, Anna, Narineh, Armen, Alex, Roupen, Jiro and of course Sebouh (who’s supposed to be logging from Lebanon!) I also met up with old friends like Raffi and Zabel, Madlene, Antoine, Alina, Sevanna and Sevag, Astrig and Hratch… I may have left out some names, but you get the point.
Although these names might not mean much to most of you, I decided to point out easy it is to bond with people here. Life is very easy going and people have time to see each other and most importantly get to know one another… not superficially.
This is my Armenia! Alongside of the churches and historic sites, what makes sense to me is the people I have bonded with along the years in Armenia. I don’t know how to explain it best but life makes sense in Armenia. This is where I belong and I hope others consider this place as a real country with real problems but also real solutions. Armenia is only 11 years old… it’s a small figure if you consider its 3000+ years of history. It’s a baby that is still learning to crawl. It needs many hands to help it stand on its feet to eventually start walking. Patrick, Editt and others have (had) committed to doing just that since almost the beginning. I think it’s high time they got some support from the rest of us.
I was here in 99 and 2001. Since then I have seen so much improvement (and of course with every god, there is a bad side.) Economically, Armenia is improving at a very fast pace, which has it’s down sides… have you tried crossing the streets in Yerevan… might as well take up bungee jumping! Big time RISK!!! And the pollution…
Stores are opening up everywhere. Which is sometimes making Armenia’s beautifully orchestrated and ornamented architecture suffer. What’s with that ugly glass tower on Abovian?
It’s 2:30 a.m. My taxi should be here in an hour.
Au revoir Armenia
I will be back soon.
Arminco decided I would not log before I leave Armenia. So, here is what I was intending to post a few days ago, before I left :
So this is the last log for this trip. I am flying out in a few hours. I Just finished packing and looking forward to see my babies and Lara.
I have enjoyed my trip very much. I have met so many interesting people with a mission to make Armenia a better place. Tim, Laura, Haik, Editt, Aram, Rhoda, Lena, Ludmila and Gohar, Anna, Narineh, Armen, Alex, Roupen, Jiro and of course Sebouh (who’s supposed to be logging from Lebanon!) I also met up with old friends like Raffi and Zabel, Madlene, Antoine, Alina, Sevanna and Sevag, Astrig and Hratch… I may have left out some names, but you get the point.
Although these names might not mean much to most of you, I decided to point out easy it is to bond with people here. Life is very easy going and people have time to see each other and most importantly get to know one another… not superficially.
This is my Armenia! Alongside of the churches and historic sites, what makes sense to me is the people I have bonded with along the years in Armenia. I don’t know how to explain it best but life makes sense in Armenia. This is where I belong and I hope others consider this place as a real country with real problems but also real solutions. Armenia is only 11 years old… it’s a small figure if you consider its 3000+ years of history. It’s a baby that is still learning to crawl. It needs many hands to help it stand on its feet to eventually start walking. Patrick, Editt and others have (had) committed to doing just that since almost the beginning. I think it’s high time they got some support from the rest of us.
I was here in 99 and 2001. Since then I have seen so much improvement (and of course with every god, there is a bad side.) Economically, Armenia is improving at a very fast pace, which has it’s down sides… have you tried crossing the streets in Yerevan… might as well take up bungee jumping! Big time RISK!!! And the pollution…
Stores are opening up everywhere. Which is sometimes making Armenia’s beautifully orchestrated and ornamented architecture suffer. What’s with that ugly glass tower on Abovian?
It’s 2:30 a.m. My taxi should be here in an hour.
Au revoir Armenia
I will be back soon.
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