IT WORKED. Why Am I So Shocked?
I said in my last post that when something bad happens in the news, something that’s far away, a great place to start is to reach out to people you think might be affect by that news and tell them that you love them, without condition, without doubt. Tell them you love them. That alone is way more powerful than most people think. And then, of course, I should have known this would happen… People told me they love me.
i've landed home
Shnor havor Amenor yev Surb Tsnude! Happy New Year! It's been a couple of weeks, I know. But I have a good excuse. I have had arguably the best collection of days yet in Armenia. They were not the typical, wonderful Peace Corps lot though they did include visits with Americans and Armenians and cross-cultural exchanges galore. But the idea of going over them is very very daunting. It's definitely book worthy if I ever end up writing one of those. But my Christmas was so unexpectedly wonderful I'll just have to sum it up in a list (partly because I'm intimidated by the task of writing it, and partly because I need to get to my New Year's party with my Armenian friends!)So, take this list and imagine it as elements of the lit bit I'll eventually write…