On the last night of 2009 I was sitting with my best Peace Corps friend, Zoë, talking late into the evening about New Year’s resolutions. We almost missed the New Year, and with moments to spare we ran outside with pots and pans to ring in the new year with a metallic clamor. This year [...]
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another new year in armenia
Posted in armenia, food, friends, holiday, milestones, my town, peace corps volunteers, toasts, tradition, winter, tagged friends, holiday, life, living abroad, new year, new years, personal, small towns, snow, tradition, travel, weather, winter, winter wonderland on January 1, 2011 | 4 Comments »
birthday in armenia
Posted in armenia, dancing, food, friends, peace corps volunteers, toasts, yerevan on April 21, 2010 | 3 Comments »
A couple of days ago I started a new year of life. My friend emailed me, said she was excited to be celebrating my 30th birthday with me. Had I known she was joking, I’m not sure it would have made a difference in my flipping out on her. Turns out that I’ve been around [...]
These are the most interesting photos I’ve taken so far. In a nearby village where our World Vision office does some work, they celebrated Military Day. Two schools formed teams of high form students and battled in games that included pull-ups, demonstrations of First-Aid knowledge, and gun reassembly. The day was fantastic actually, culminating in [...]
the STRANGEST food I’ve ever eaten and other Nor Tari wonders
Posted in armenia, food, friends, holiday, peace corps volunteers, sanity, toasts, tradition on January 4, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Yes, we’re already good and settled four days into 2010. Yes, my American family and friends are already back to work. BUT NOT HERE! No no, Nor Tari celebrations are still to be had. There are hours still to fill with visiting friends, with eating Nor Tari salads, meat pastries, and copious amounts of chocolates [...]
ho ho horovats
Posted in armenia, holiday, peace corps volunteers, sanity, toasts, tradition on December 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
You thought Christmas was like, SO last week. You are wrong, of course. Last night the World Vision crew hopped into our Ladas and drove up the hill to the old Soviet resort, Pasionat (transliteration) for our staff Christmas Party, a preemptive event for the real Christian Christmas (re: previous post). The event started with [...]
Scary Things
Posted in armenia, cold, halloween, toasts on November 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s cold here. My toes are freezing, but strangely it’s a feeling that I’m getting used to. It’s funny how much I don’t know about winter. For instance, I thought I had packed winter clothes. But no, I packed Texas winter clothes, clothes that are sufficient for getting me from one air conditioned home to [...]
