Armenia...
Okay - Raffi's post has affected me. I will try and be a better blogger...
Yesterday we had a kef with some of the other bloggers and it was nice to meet those whose stories I've been reading for years now. And then Armen and I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean II at Kino Yerevan. Strangely I enjoyed the movie. Why strangely, you ask? Well because I don't speak Russian and it was completely dubbed. The movie theater is much nicer than I remember but movie goers are still super obnoxious with their cell phones (people actually carry out 5 minute conversations and don't even bother whispering). Does this happen in the US??
And has anyone noticed what is happening to the dram? I actually saw 395 dram when I was walking to work this morning. Each day the currency will strengthen by a few drams... that can't be normal. There's a lot of speculation and in a recent press conference an economic analyst said that the U.S. Dollar is depreciating due to artificial means. A newspaper cited him as saying “This is a common robbery” and that the depreciation of the Dollar is connected with the "appetite" of men who are preparing for the elections.
Finally - with the opening of Mango and Benetton this past year many wealthy Armenians are investing in franchising actual clothing stores. Terranova and Stefanel - both Italian - will open their doors in Armenia sometime this year and are building HUGE stores on Abovian and Nalbandian. I'm sure Raffi will blog pictures for you all.
All for now. Oh - last issue... has anyone else noticed how close Armenia's buildings are being constructed to each other? Next to my building there are two buildings built close enough so that there is only room for a car, if that... that can't be safe.
Yesterday we had a kef with some of the other bloggers and it was nice to meet those whose stories I've been reading for years now. And then Armen and I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean II at Kino Yerevan. Strangely I enjoyed the movie. Why strangely, you ask? Well because I don't speak Russian and it was completely dubbed. The movie theater is much nicer than I remember but movie goers are still super obnoxious with their cell phones (people actually carry out 5 minute conversations and don't even bother whispering). Does this happen in the US??
And has anyone noticed what is happening to the dram? I actually saw 395 dram when I was walking to work this morning. Each day the currency will strengthen by a few drams... that can't be normal. There's a lot of speculation and in a recent press conference an economic analyst said that the U.S. Dollar is depreciating due to artificial means. A newspaper cited him as saying “This is a common robbery” and that the depreciation of the Dollar is connected with the "appetite" of men who are preparing for the elections.
Finally - with the opening of Mango and Benetton this past year many wealthy Armenians are investing in franchising actual clothing stores. Terranova and Stefanel - both Italian - will open their doors in Armenia sometime this year and are building HUGE stores on Abovian and Nalbandian. I'm sure Raffi will blog pictures for you all.
All for now. Oh - last issue... has anyone else noticed how close Armenia's buildings are being constructed to each other? Next to my building there are two buildings built close enough so that there is only room for a car, if that... that can't be safe.
posted by Arina at 10:36 AM
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