Arsineh's not the only one who's been idle... (pointing finger at self...) me tooooooo. I WAS in Armenia this summer and was planning on staying there until November. Somehow it seems nothing ever goes the way I plan... EVER! I ended up taking a one week trip to Lebanon from Armenia August 8-16, only to find out while I was there that my grandfather passed away in Los Angeles. So I sped back to Yerevan, bought me a new ticket through Vienna and sped back to L.A. to make it on time for the funeral. My grampa, Hairabed Avakian, was 95 years old and was a man who had his regular routine and he always stuck to it. I'm not going to write about all the thing he did in his life, but he will definitely be missed.

After the funeral and family reunion that came with it, I started the job hunt (since my mom replaced me in my absence). I decided to look for something in the education field and found a 5th grade teacher position at Mesrobian Armenian School in Montebello. I started today... mainly setting up my classroom and meeting the rest of the faculty. I have to say this is a much better environment than the real estate industry... yukh.

What happened to me moving to Armenia? Well, unfortunately it's on a temporary hold. There are a few things I need to take care of here, before I can independently move to Armenia for good.

That's pretty much my update... I loved finally seeing Lebanon (after hearing about it for so many years)... Next trip? New Year's in Armenia!!!

TSUH! :)~