Greetings from Armenia!

So I've officially been in Armenia for 19 days and this is my first time with the ability to use the internet other than on my phone. As of know I can check my email and facebook from my cell phone, but because it is a pain to type on the phone the blog posts will not be coming as often. I'm hoping to set up a system where I write my entries prior to coming to town so they are not so freeform but that didn't happen last night because I went to bed at 7:30pm intending to take a nap and staying asleep all night! I'm recovering from a virus that is being passed around among all the peace corps trainees. More detailed stories about adventures involving crazy chickens, the strange moments involved with living with a host family that you can't talk to beyond the capacity of a 3 year old. I live in a small village of about 300 people called Teghenik with seven other Peace Corps trainees. The nearest city on a map is Charentsevan. My host family is great and we are slowly breaking down the language barrier and the strangeness of living in another family's house. I have a host dad named Arto and mom named Marené and a 20 year old host sister name Rosan. We have two cows, chickens, and my mom makes yougert and cheese. Don't forget to write letters because they announce at our Central Days who got mail and it is like being in camp and everyone gets super excited! I promise to post tales from Armenia next time I come to town and get a chance to use the internet...they are keeping us pretty busy with training. I love it here but I do miss everyone back home and I hope that all is well back in the U.S.

P.S. Check out photos on Facebook of Philly, Vienna, and Armenia!