In less than 5 hours I will wake to join other Americans in watching live election returns at the Embassy. It's like watching a tennis match from the sidelines - much more nerve wrecking than were I to be part of the process.
Other than that things are good. Work is busy as always. Today a number of participants will depart for the United States to participate in a one month long internship as part of the Community Connections Program. They are off to Fitchburg, MA and some will be interning in downtown Boston - so all you Bostonians keep your eyes out! We are also nearing recruitment deadlines for two of our programs - UGRAD and Muskie. So if any of you know local Armenians who are interested in studying in the US, send them over to IREX.
The weekend was also fun. I made my way to two separate halloween parties and it is always nice to see American tradition alive in the expat community. Madlene, people were only staring because you looked SO cute! Sunday morning I played tennis at the Hrazdan stadium and they have finally begun construction - too bad they can't wait until after tennis hours. Unfortunately during our match I couldn't concentrate at all since I was more concerned about the bulldozer that could have EASILY dropped a few stones onto our court... onto ME!!!!
As for Armen's business things are going well. He has his commercials being aired on a few of the TV (H-1 and Kentron) and radio stations in addition to newspapers. It's pretty great and I'd be curious to hear what any of you think of it if you have seen it...
And I will end with a happy piece... I recently boarded a marshrutka where there were no seats available. (The driver should not have even let me on; but that is a different story altogether). These two girls decided to occupy only one seat to give me space... how nice! Armenians seriously can be so hospitable!
Other than that things are good. Work is busy as always. Today a number of participants will depart for the United States to participate in a one month long internship as part of the Community Connections Program. They are off to Fitchburg, MA and some will be interning in downtown Boston - so all you Bostonians keep your eyes out! We are also nearing recruitment deadlines for two of our programs - UGRAD and Muskie. So if any of you know local Armenians who are interested in studying in the US, send them over to IREX.
The weekend was also fun. I made my way to two separate halloween parties and it is always nice to see American tradition alive in the expat community. Madlene, people were only staring because you looked SO cute! Sunday morning I played tennis at the Hrazdan stadium and they have finally begun construction - too bad they can't wait until after tennis hours. Unfortunately during our match I couldn't concentrate at all since I was more concerned about the bulldozer that could have EASILY dropped a few stones onto our court... onto ME!!!!
As for Armen's business things are going well. He has his commercials being aired on a few of the TV (H-1 and Kentron) and radio stations in addition to newspapers. It's pretty great and I'd be curious to hear what any of you think of it if you have seen it...
And I will end with a happy piece... I recently boarded a marshrutka where there were no seats available. (The driver should not have even let me on; but that is a different story altogether). These two girls decided to occupy only one seat to give me space... how nice! Armenians seriously can be so hospitable!
posted by Arina at 1:46 AM
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Haven't seen the commercial yet Arina. I'll let you know if I do.
Meanwhile, I've been watching the election results for hours - what a cliffhanger! Not a single state (that CNN is calling) has gone for a different party than last time... but Pennsylvania, the closest to a "swing state" to be called yet went solidly Kerry. Ohio looks Kerry, Florida looks Bush... wow... someone looks to be squeaking in by the skin of their teeth!
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