Alrighty! Almost a week left for voting. The end of mshagooyti (cultural) month is coming too, and also Halloween. Can you PLEASE imagine all the fuss at school?(work) This week we'll have a pre-Halloween costume parade on Wednesday the 27th, and a huge Armenian Cultural Festival organized by the school on Friday the 29th (open to the public - Nersik will be singing).
This past weekend there were so many Armenian events I was very confused, cause I wanted to attend them all. There was a performance of Levon Shant's "Hin Asdvadzner" at the Alex in Glendale, and there was the Lark Musical Society's "Leblebiji Hor Hor Agha" operetta at the Pasadena Civic... and that's just to name a couple. I did attend the operetta, and I must say that it was up to par with last year's "Zvart". This year's operetta had a similar storyline, and and even more extravagent set and beautiful costumes. The singers were incredible, as were the musicians. Excellent Job!
As October is ending, I look back and think of how fast the past 2 months have gone by. It seems like the first week of school (work) was yesterday! My days pass really fast, and by the time I have a minute or two to sit down and think about something or to actually take a breather, it's already my lunch break at 2pm and I'll be heading home in less than 2 hours. The day just zooms by! It seems my only real issue is the "shadakhosootyoon" of my students, as it really hinders me to go through simple lessons quickly and effeciently. Instead, I have to stop every 2 minutes and get their attention again. I blame TV!!!!! (and video games) GEEEZ, if I was a kid who was used to flashing images, and there was a lady standing in the front of the class and talking to me for more than 10 minutes, I'd stop listening too. So I've started to change things up a little... let's see how it works. I feel like teaching is a constant experiment. In the end, I guess if I help a few kids.... it'll be worth it.
As for the voting stuff... I definitely know that a lot of people I personally know who don't usually care and don't even bother registering or voting - they are definitely caring this year. I also know that no matter who wins I don't really believe that a lot is going to change. A lot of people are saying, "Bush got us into this mess, let him get us out" and others are saying, "Bush had a chance, now it's Kerry's turn to try." The reality remains that we have some REAL problems affecting REAL people in our everyday lives.
On a lighter note, kids crack me up. During my half hour at kindergarten, a little boy told a little girl, "when I grow up I'm going to marry you". She looked at him with this blank (zzvadz) face, and just got on her tricycle, tossed her hair, and went off. Hmmmm. Where's MY tricycle?
I don't think I've mentioned our little "Knitting Circle" we've created. My cousin and I started a Knitting Circle with about 15-20 of our friends and cousins. We've gathered twice already and the main objective of the project is to knit (or crochet) scarves, beanies, mittens, little blankets for the orphans in Armenia. Different people have heard about our project and we've even received a few donations - some brownie troops from NJ are sending a bunch of stuff for us to take, and a few kids donated their some of their birthday gift money to our project. Aside from making this stuff to give to people who really have nothing, the knitting circle creates a relaxed environment for us to get together, chat, have some snacks and just spend quality time with one another.... something that we all felt was lacking in our lives. If you'd like to start a circle of your own, please let us know. We're hoping this catches on... and we can take a few boxes with us when we go to Hayasdan in the winter. You can email me... shooshigavakian@hotmail.com
TSUH! :)~
This past weekend there were so many Armenian events I was very confused, cause I wanted to attend them all. There was a performance of Levon Shant's "Hin Asdvadzner" at the Alex in Glendale, and there was the Lark Musical Society's "Leblebiji Hor Hor Agha" operetta at the Pasadena Civic... and that's just to name a couple. I did attend the operetta, and I must say that it was up to par with last year's "Zvart". This year's operetta had a similar storyline, and and even more extravagent set and beautiful costumes. The singers were incredible, as were the musicians. Excellent Job!
As October is ending, I look back and think of how fast the past 2 months have gone by. It seems like the first week of school (work) was yesterday! My days pass really fast, and by the time I have a minute or two to sit down and think about something or to actually take a breather, it's already my lunch break at 2pm and I'll be heading home in less than 2 hours. The day just zooms by! It seems my only real issue is the "shadakhosootyoon" of my students, as it really hinders me to go through simple lessons quickly and effeciently. Instead, I have to stop every 2 minutes and get their attention again. I blame TV!!!!! (and video games) GEEEZ, if I was a kid who was used to flashing images, and there was a lady standing in the front of the class and talking to me for more than 10 minutes, I'd stop listening too. So I've started to change things up a little... let's see how it works. I feel like teaching is a constant experiment. In the end, I guess if I help a few kids.... it'll be worth it.
As for the voting stuff... I definitely know that a lot of people I personally know who don't usually care and don't even bother registering or voting - they are definitely caring this year. I also know that no matter who wins I don't really believe that a lot is going to change. A lot of people are saying, "Bush got us into this mess, let him get us out" and others are saying, "Bush had a chance, now it's Kerry's turn to try." The reality remains that we have some REAL problems affecting REAL people in our everyday lives.
On a lighter note, kids crack me up. During my half hour at kindergarten, a little boy told a little girl, "when I grow up I'm going to marry you". She looked at him with this blank (zzvadz) face, and just got on her tricycle, tossed her hair, and went off. Hmmmm. Where's MY tricycle?
I don't think I've mentioned our little "Knitting Circle" we've created. My cousin and I started a Knitting Circle with about 15-20 of our friends and cousins. We've gathered twice already and the main objective of the project is to knit (or crochet) scarves, beanies, mittens, little blankets for the orphans in Armenia. Different people have heard about our project and we've even received a few donations - some brownie troops from NJ are sending a bunch of stuff for us to take, and a few kids donated their some of their birthday gift money to our project. Aside from making this stuff to give to people who really have nothing, the knitting circle creates a relaxed environment for us to get together, chat, have some snacks and just spend quality time with one another.... something that we all felt was lacking in our lives. If you'd like to start a circle of your own, please let us know. We're hoping this catches on... and we can take a few boxes with us when we go to Hayasdan in the winter. You can email me... shooshigavakian@hotmail.com
TSUH! :)~
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