Missing In Action...
Yes I know. I haven't written for a LONG time, even though there is A LOT going on. This week is the beginning of April, and I'm still in awe that 3 months of 2005 has already passed. What have I been doing? A lot, and yet nothing.
April 24th work has already started. Every organization is beginning planning for that one weekend. Why can't we do things throughout the year? This year the AYF is having a March For Humanity during which people will be marching from Fresno to Sacramento... a 19 day, 215 mile march. If you'd like to sign up, or even follow along and go support the marchers, please go to the website for more information or call the AYF office at 818-507-1933. This is going to be an interesting project!
So much has been going on, I don't know where to start. First of all, teaching is soooooo cool right now. I think I finally got used to not only the schedule, but the students too. I'm really enjoying it, and I think my students like me (well maybe not yet, but they'll like me in the future... hahaha). The only bad part is the drive... but even that's not so bad. I kind of like seeing the sunrise on my way to school and seeing the sunset on my way home. Makes it seem like I ACTUALLY experienced the day.
In the last month (and during next week), I had some health tests... they thought they found some cancer in my upper chest (between my lungs) so they did a biopsy and it came back NEGATIVE.... excellent! :) So next week... the search continues...
Yesterday I got back from a week-long trip to Argentina. Yes, that's right... I was in South America. I had gone to participate in a seminar of AYF members from North and South Americas. It was actually a great week! We had so many great discussions about youth, being Armenian, being Diasporan Armenian, our role as diasporan youth in the betterment of Armenia, preserving culture, language, assimiliation vs. integration.... and so much more! I didn't really get to see Buenos Aires, but in my opinion I saw all the important things.. the Armenian center, the church, the schools, and I got to meet the community. It was overall a great trip. Although, I didn't expect it to be soooooo far! Damn, a couple more hours and I could've flown to Hayasdan in the same time! (that just shows how much I suck at geography)
Other than all this, I'm still working with the Badanees... and we will have our second camp weekend this week. Basically, I've been keeping myself VERY busy. The good thing is, the days are passing REALLY quickly, and before I know it the school year will be over and I'll be on my way to Hayasdan (again).
Here are a couple pics from Argentina....
TSUH! :)~
Discussion group (notice the headsets ... that's how the South Americans could hear the Armenian translated to Spanish).
With executives from different regions.
Lunch at HMEM agoomp
With Unger Damien from Buenos Aires
April 24th work has already started. Every organization is beginning planning for that one weekend. Why can't we do things throughout the year? This year the AYF is having a March For Humanity during which people will be marching from Fresno to Sacramento... a 19 day, 215 mile march. If you'd like to sign up, or even follow along and go support the marchers, please go to the website for more information or call the AYF office at 818-507-1933. This is going to be an interesting project!
So much has been going on, I don't know where to start. First of all, teaching is soooooo cool right now. I think I finally got used to not only the schedule, but the students too. I'm really enjoying it, and I think my students like me (well maybe not yet, but they'll like me in the future... hahaha). The only bad part is the drive... but even that's not so bad. I kind of like seeing the sunrise on my way to school and seeing the sunset on my way home. Makes it seem like I ACTUALLY experienced the day.
In the last month (and during next week), I had some health tests... they thought they found some cancer in my upper chest (between my lungs) so they did a biopsy and it came back NEGATIVE.... excellent! :) So next week... the search continues...
Yesterday I got back from a week-long trip to Argentina. Yes, that's right... I was in South America. I had gone to participate in a seminar of AYF members from North and South Americas. It was actually a great week! We had so many great discussions about youth, being Armenian, being Diasporan Armenian, our role as diasporan youth in the betterment of Armenia, preserving culture, language, assimiliation vs. integration.... and so much more! I didn't really get to see Buenos Aires, but in my opinion I saw all the important things.. the Armenian center, the church, the schools, and I got to meet the community. It was overall a great trip. Although, I didn't expect it to be soooooo far! Damn, a couple more hours and I could've flown to Hayasdan in the same time! (that just shows how much I suck at geography)
Other than all this, I'm still working with the Badanees... and we will have our second camp weekend this week. Basically, I've been keeping myself VERY busy. The good thing is, the days are passing REALLY quickly, and before I know it the school year will be over and I'll be on my way to Hayasdan (again).
Here are a couple pics from Argentina....
TSUH! :)~
Discussion group (notice the headsets ... that's how the South Americans could hear the Armenian translated to Spanish). With executives from different regions. Lunch at HMEM agoomp With Unger Damien from Buenos Aires
posted by shooosh at 6:50 PM
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Here here! The Shoosh is great... and I miss you man, oor es? And is that Garbis from Brazil in the second shot? He used to be my camper. My boy is all grownz up. I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO jealous, I don't know how to cope.
Hey Arsineh..
Ya that's Garbis.. awesome guys! Too bad Nerses wasn't there so I could squeeze his cheeks like how I used to! lol cutie!
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