Kyle’s Journey in Armenia

In one of my larger failures of Peace Corps’ “Goal 3” – I’ve been really bad about teaching everyone back home about Armenia lately. Our Internet is very wishy-washy, but now that the good weather and a few trips to the top of mountain (more on that later), things are getting back on track. But here is the abrieviated version of my life of late:

• Biggest news, we got partial funding for the School #2 Accessibility Project!!! The Yerevan International Women’s Council will be making a cash contribution used to construct all of the ramps of the project! We are very excited and very thankful for their help. More on that later.
• I went to Tbilisi. For three days – it is a beautiful city, with a really cool old fort, lots of old churches, and Sulfer baths frequented by Dumas and Putin. Plus they have…
• McDONALDS! Ok, so I never really ate at McDonalds in America, but when you haven’t seen one for 9 months, a little slice of Americana is always welcome. Note: after about 2 minutes of the grease, efficiency and happy meal boxes, I got out of there, quick.
• I climbed a tower! I spent last Wed, the day after Tbilisi, driving in an old Soviet jeep through two feet of snow to a tower on top of a mountain to repair some Internet equipment and to horovats (bar-b-que)
• My brother’s basketball team, the University of New York at Albany (GO DANES!) made it to the NCAA tournament, and is seeded 13th and will play Virginia this Friday. Congratulations Brett!!!
• I HAVE PICTURES OF ALL THESE THINGS!!! To see pictures from my last month, check out the photos section or click ‘Photo Gallery’ on the right-hand menu. Here are some selected shots:

The Wedding:

Tbilisi:

On Top of Armenia:

View the rest of the photos here.

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