Firstly a warm welcome to our new loggers, H. & Alex from repatriate and R from the Diaspora. It�s Patrick�s birthday on the 17th and he would have turned 38.
The reason why I have not logged in a while is because I�ve had difficulties dealing with Patrick�s death. I just didn�t know how to express my feelings and so I spent all my energy into work and have been working my a�off.
A brief update on events. My Scotland trip was great, a good therapy really and I met a lot of wonderful people. Perfect green lawns everywhere, great transportation, castles and golf courses everywhere. Edinburgh reminded me of Sydney but on a small scale and without the beaches.
Back in Yerevan, the streets look great and the snow is absolutely beautiful. I can�t believe I am actually saying this, but I think I�m getting used to the cold. Even though I have a nasty cold and a cough, compared to last year, somehow it doesn�t feel that bad, but I�m not saying that I like it either (last year was my first real winter).
Slowly I�ve been saying farewell to all my friends in Yerevan, who have become my family here. Raffi, Jeff, Carlos and last night Madlene. Next week, Kelly, Zabel, Edit, Aram and everyone else will also depart to heir respective homes for Christmas. As for me I have decided to spend Christmas and the New Year in Italy this year where I will stay with cousins in Rome, meet up with my best friend from Sydney also in Rome and travel north to Trieste to meet my Italian Aussie friends. My flight is through Moscow since it was the cheapest ticket, where I�m sure I�m going to die from the cold (-30?). If it�s anything like the airport here, then it�ll be bloody cold.
Work is going really well and I�m enjoying working with a bunch of talented young people. Tonight I went out to dinner with a few of my work colleagues and had a great time. It�ll be another big night tomorrow night with the whole staff going for khorovats on Proshian St, hopefully they�ll have BBQ potatoes for me or fish.
Oh and they�re already selling Ararat video in English for less than 2000 drams near Paregamutiun metro.
The reason why I have not logged in a while is because I�ve had difficulties dealing with Patrick�s death. I just didn�t know how to express my feelings and so I spent all my energy into work and have been working my a�off.
A brief update on events. My Scotland trip was great, a good therapy really and I met a lot of wonderful people. Perfect green lawns everywhere, great transportation, castles and golf courses everywhere. Edinburgh reminded me of Sydney but on a small scale and without the beaches.
Back in Yerevan, the streets look great and the snow is absolutely beautiful. I can�t believe I am actually saying this, but I think I�m getting used to the cold. Even though I have a nasty cold and a cough, compared to last year, somehow it doesn�t feel that bad, but I�m not saying that I like it either (last year was my first real winter).
Slowly I�ve been saying farewell to all my friends in Yerevan, who have become my family here. Raffi, Jeff, Carlos and last night Madlene. Next week, Kelly, Zabel, Edit, Aram and everyone else will also depart to heir respective homes for Christmas. As for me I have decided to spend Christmas and the New Year in Italy this year where I will stay with cousins in Rome, meet up with my best friend from Sydney also in Rome and travel north to Trieste to meet my Italian Aussie friends. My flight is through Moscow since it was the cheapest ticket, where I�m sure I�m going to die from the cold (-30?). If it�s anything like the airport here, then it�ll be bloody cold.
Work is going really well and I�m enjoying working with a bunch of talented young people. Tonight I went out to dinner with a few of my work colleagues and had a great time. It�ll be another big night tomorrow night with the whole staff going for khorovats on Proshian St, hopefully they�ll have BBQ potatoes for me or fish.
Oh and they�re already selling Ararat video in English for less than 2000 drams near Paregamutiun metro.
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