First, and foremost, to alleviate the concerns of worrying grandparents, I am in fact not getting evicted from my house. The Russians decided not to make the trip to kick little old me out of their house, so I’m here for the long haul. This officially makes thie situation nothing more than a Red Scare. […]
Happy Friday the 13th! It’s been a busy past few weeks, with a hodgepodge of random things turning up nearly every day. The first, and probably most notable, is that I have a new roomate! This isn’t just any old roomate – it’s a 61 year old Canadian, who’s name is Alta Alta (yes, the […]
This past Friday, my sitemate Alex and I decided to go hiking on the neighboring mountains. I’d forgotten how peaceful hiking can really be, and it was great to get away from work for a while. My own little Walden’s Pond, I suppose. Anyway, during our hike, we stopped at a clearing overlooking the next […]
Yesterday (September 21st) was Armenia’s “Anghaghootsyoon Ore”, or Independence Day. For most, it was like any normal day in Armenia, and most stores and businesses actually stayed open. Peace Corps gives volunteers that day off, however, so Alex and I began our day around noon with a hike into the woods around Noyemberian. 5 mountains, […]