I think God read my last log and for that reason has offered one of my good friends from Canada (a non-Armenian) a short-term job. Woo-hoo! He'll be arriving this Friday. So I've been in the midst of not only looking for a home to buy for myself, but also to find a rental apartment for him.
In Yerevan, cafes are reopening, most of the tacky Coca-Cola umbrellas have been replaced with more attractive blue and green ones, sidewalks are being fixed, and construction season is back in effect. Hugo Boss will be opening a store on Mashtots very soon. (Finally, a men's clothing store.) Teahouse after teahouse, shawrma place after shawrma place. Sometimes I don't understand why, for a unique and artistic race of people, they copy each other so much.
In the meantime, I keep hearing so many negative comments about my move to Armenia. This is one thing that really bothers me, but I try my best to ignore it. I still think a mass repatriation would have such a positive effect on this country, but it's taking longer than I think it should. For example, Montreal, which has over 35,000 or more Armenians, has only about 4 repats in Armenia (which I know of). My friend Raffi Niziblian and his family will be moving here in less than a month, doubling the amount of repats from their hometown in Canada. (This was nothing against Montreal Armenians, but just an example. So I hope I haven't offended anyone.)
I went to the Armenian Chamber Choir performance the other day. What an amazing performance. Haladjian's pieces were brilliant. They also performed pieces from other notable Armenian composers. Even the overplayed "Yerevan-Erebuni"? song brought tears to my eyes.
I will be visiting the Genocide Memorial later on today and will try to post a decent picture here for everyone to see. A few of my friends are already up there, while I write this, to stay overnight.
It's now just after 1am and I just got back from a walk up to the top of Cascade to get a better view of Yerevan. Man, I love this place. :>) (...that's an Armenian nose.)
In Yerevan, cafes are reopening, most of the tacky Coca-Cola umbrellas have been replaced with more attractive blue and green ones, sidewalks are being fixed, and construction season is back in effect. Hugo Boss will be opening a store on Mashtots very soon. (Finally, a men's clothing store.) Teahouse after teahouse, shawrma place after shawrma place. Sometimes I don't understand why, for a unique and artistic race of people, they copy each other so much.
In the meantime, I keep hearing so many negative comments about my move to Armenia. This is one thing that really bothers me, but I try my best to ignore it. I still think a mass repatriation would have such a positive effect on this country, but it's taking longer than I think it should. For example, Montreal, which has over 35,000 or more Armenians, has only about 4 repats in Armenia (which I know of). My friend Raffi Niziblian and his family will be moving here in less than a month, doubling the amount of repats from their hometown in Canada. (This was nothing against Montreal Armenians, but just an example. So I hope I haven't offended anyone.)
I went to the Armenian Chamber Choir performance the other day. What an amazing performance. Haladjian's pieces were brilliant. They also performed pieces from other notable Armenian composers. Even the overplayed "Yerevan-Erebuni"? song brought tears to my eyes.
I will be visiting the Genocide Memorial later on today and will try to post a decent picture here for everyone to see. A few of my friends are already up there, while I write this, to stay overnight.
It's now just after 1am and I just got back from a walk up to the top of Cascade to get a better view of Yerevan. Man, I love this place. :>) (...that's an Armenian nose.)
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