11. The number of mice that I have killed in my house so
far. Disgusting. We couldn’t find any holes in the house and
had no idea where they were coming from. I honestly was so freaked out by them that I
couldn’t sleep anymore, knowing that they could crawl on me in the night... So
for the past 3 weeks I have been living with Alissa, another volunteer, in her
host family’s house in Noyemberyan. I
sleep on my sleeping pad on the floor and her host mom feeds me way too much
food, but it’s free and I’m lucky to have a place to stay. At first, PC wasn’t too happy that I wanted
to move and wanted me to move back in with my host family. My family is really nice, but moving back in
with them for another year wasn’t an option I wanted to consider. I’ve been apartment hunting in Noyemberyan and
found a place on the floor above Alissa’s.
The current tenant is moving to Russia in two weeks so hopefully I will
be able to move in there. Keep your
fingers crossed!
In school news, I think this year will be an improvement
over last year. I’m teaching 15 hours a
week with two counterparts, one who likes to team teach with me and the other
who just lets me teach whatever I want.
I want to start my English clubs in a few weeks and restart the
conversation club at the art school. Since I live in Noyemberyan now I have to take
the marshutni every day to school and back.
The ride is only 10 minutes long and comes every hour or so.
In health news, I’ve joined a gym! Barbara, another
volunteer in Noyemberyan, works at a NGO for women and invited me and Alissa to
a yoga class. We had a great time and decided
to pay for a yearlong membership at a ridiculously low price. There are 2 elliptical machines, 2 stationary
bicycles and a big open floor space with yoga mats. It will be perfect for the winter because it’s
right next door to my future apartment.
We’ve already been to the gym 3 times this week. Our goal is to lose a few pounds now, then maintain
that weight through the long winter. It’s
a great goal considering most volunteers here gain weight during winter because
the food choices just suck.
On Wednesday I’m going to special event in Yerevan that I’ll
tell you about in my next blog J
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