hey babe, take a walk on the wild side

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zat eez ze numbah! that is what you have to dial out of canada to reach me. apparently it does not always connect, or it rings and i don't answer, but i don't have any missed calls from you people. so maybe you're lying.


a couple of us made a decision yesterday, sitting at a lovely cafe (i had a run-lemon-anice golden espresso!). we do not feel AGBU has planned enough trips for us, nor that they are interesting enough or organized properly. we are therefore all going to try to take half-days or full days off work (perhaps doing more work on a specific day) and visiting the suburbs of yerevan. initiatiiiiive!!


last night we had YP (young professionals, another program) over for a giant barbecue (or khorovatz as they call it here). lots of dancing ensued, and we all went for a walk afterward. i think looking for silence is a lost cause at this point. i wanted to go for that walk with one other person and all of a sudden everyone was in. which is fun.... but i can't hear myself think, ever.


some things i should mention i guess. there is a dog when we walk to our house who barks like mad, he is enclosed in a very weak fence, and i call him cujo because i think he will kill us one day. he is the most violent beast i have ever encountered. also, pomegranates (or nour) as a symbol are everywhere here. i actually haven't tasted them yet, but there are pomegranate trees as decoration in many places. i would have thought it would be the apricot, but nope. tis the pomegranate! did you know that there are ALWAYS 365 seeds in each pomegranate? very interesting!


the WRC is kicking it. adrina and i are preparing two round-table discussions: one on dating, and one on body image and health. i am also preparing a pamphlet on menstruation for saturday, when they have the sex-ed class, but unfortunately we won't be here. this is definitely a highlight for us both.

i've got a phone!

alright, kids! i have a cell phone! i don't know what the area code is to dial out of whichever country you're i (probably 011 or 001) but here it is.
077-22-14-66
yay! so you can send me text messages telling me how much you miss me.

last night we met almost all of the birthright interns. last night the other nairi and i went out with them to eat, when all the other interns went to dance, and we had such a good time. however one person in our group is upset over this for no apparent reason and is acting like a child over it. i feel like we are outgrowing each other within less than a week because for some reason, we do everything together. and i tell them we shouldn't, that by the end of next week there will be tension but some are hard-headed, que veux-tu.... quand on est con!

anyway all this to say i kind of wish i was doing birthright. i have to leave now. bisouz. miss you all.