Alright - the two standard log topics we like to write about:
My mood - fantastic
Weather - tolerable (defined by my ears not freezing if I don't cover them)
So yes, the dance troupe was absolutely fantastic, and the house was packed with tickets sold out days ahead of time, and everyone had a blast. You could see every pair of hands in the audience clapping to the music/dance at many points in the evening. I wish I had some pictures to share.
So I am ready to start "remond"ing a place, which requires that I pull water/sewage lines from a neighbor, and she is absolutely blockading my efforts. The head of the building management (called jhek) for the area even visited her and said there was no problem, and she still refuses. It is absolutely amazing, since it is no skin off her back. Everyone I have talked to about this thinks she just wants money, but I just think she has a few screws loose. Or maybe she both has a few screws loose AND wants money, but I tell you it just really did not come off as a money thing to me. So anyway, now I am exploring options on how to overcome this. Thank goodness for my personal assistant who can deal with these problems for me, or else maybe I wouldn't be in such great spirits. So meanwhile, I am having some bars put over windows of this first floor apartment I will move into. It has a garden, is quite central and is so close to work, that it is just going to be perfect for now. As safe as things are around here, I just can't imagine living in a big city on the first floor without bars covering the windows.
Last night was another of those Yerevan nights, where I end up at the best Western Armenian restaurant (possibly in the world?) on my own and called Alex to join me. As I'm waiting for him, Sarah (who just got back to Yerevan after 6 months in the US and who I wanted to welcome back), Matthew Karanian (of Stone Garden Productions) and Dr. Haroutune Armenian (Pres. of AUA) came in. We all joined up and had an amazing dinner of Midia, Plaki, Su Bureg, Manti, Yahlini Kufte, and a bunch of other things including this tahin, siser and fried onion thing that was just incredible. (I skipped the Manti and Kufte since I am doing my lent thing).
This weekend I am going to Jermuk, I can't wait! I just love that town. Hopefully I will be able to take a nice hot mineral bath...
PS. Having read Arsineh's mention of the Mel Gibson movie, it makes me think of the stupid things at the top of the news I check online in the USA that people really shouldn't get their pantys all up in a bunch over...
What skin off your back is it if a movie is made of Jesus' last hours?
What skin off your back is it if Janet showed her breasts AND nipples to children?
What skin off your back is it if all the gays and lesbians were married?
Don't people have lives??? Is there nothing newsworthy going on?
My mood - fantastic
Weather - tolerable (defined by my ears not freezing if I don't cover them)
So yes, the dance troupe was absolutely fantastic, and the house was packed with tickets sold out days ahead of time, and everyone had a blast. You could see every pair of hands in the audience clapping to the music/dance at many points in the evening. I wish I had some pictures to share.
So I am ready to start "remond"ing a place, which requires that I pull water/sewage lines from a neighbor, and she is absolutely blockading my efforts. The head of the building management (called jhek) for the area even visited her and said there was no problem, and she still refuses. It is absolutely amazing, since it is no skin off her back. Everyone I have talked to about this thinks she just wants money, but I just think she has a few screws loose. Or maybe she both has a few screws loose AND wants money, but I tell you it just really did not come off as a money thing to me. So anyway, now I am exploring options on how to overcome this. Thank goodness for my personal assistant who can deal with these problems for me, or else maybe I wouldn't be in such great spirits. So meanwhile, I am having some bars put over windows of this first floor apartment I will move into. It has a garden, is quite central and is so close to work, that it is just going to be perfect for now. As safe as things are around here, I just can't imagine living in a big city on the first floor without bars covering the windows.
Last night was another of those Yerevan nights, where I end up at the best Western Armenian restaurant (possibly in the world?) on my own and called Alex to join me. As I'm waiting for him, Sarah (who just got back to Yerevan after 6 months in the US and who I wanted to welcome back), Matthew Karanian (of Stone Garden Productions) and Dr. Haroutune Armenian (Pres. of AUA) came in. We all joined up and had an amazing dinner of Midia, Plaki, Su Bureg, Manti, Yahlini Kufte, and a bunch of other things including this tahin, siser and fried onion thing that was just incredible. (I skipped the Manti and Kufte since I am doing my lent thing).
This weekend I am going to Jermuk, I can't wait! I just love that town. Hopefully I will be able to take a nice hot mineral bath...
PS. Having read Arsineh's mention of the Mel Gibson movie, it makes me think of the stupid things at the top of the news I check online in the USA that people really shouldn't get their pantys all up in a bunch over...
What skin off your back is it if a movie is made of Jesus' last hours?
What skin off your back is it if Janet showed her breasts AND nipples to children?
What skin off your back is it if all the gays and lesbians were married?
Don't people have lives??? Is there nothing newsworthy going on?
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