My apologies for the lack of postings. Evidently the Hotel Shirak was having internet connectivity issues. It seems that the floor lobbies near the elevators will get internet but not in the lobby. The good news is that pictures seem to be working now! So we will go from here!
Blog, day 1, Thursday 26jul12 by Gary Gostanian
By Wednesday evening all the team had arrived in Yerevan, tired but ready for our experience. As our plane flew into Yerevan snow capped Mt Ararat arose majestically welcoming us to Armenia. The latest arrivals were treated to a late dinner of lamajoon before being dropped off at the Shirak Hotel.
The team members met in the morning for orientation – Susan, our group leader, Gohar, our Fuller coordinator and team members, Bill, Lauren, Tamar, Kristyna, Jirka, Gary, Judy Molly and Jill, prior to our 1 ½ hour bumpy bus ride to our home, driven by the trusty Malik, who drives, as well as is a job site supervisor.
As we arrived we were greeted by our host family given directions for our job of the day. We were instructed on sanding and plastering the walls of the home.
At about 1PM the main table was cleared and delicious Armenian meal was served. Then back to work.
The originally shy 10 year old daughter of the family, Hasmik, gradually joined in with the work of plastering – it was quickly apparent that this was not the first time she had helped with the work. She proved to be as hard working as any of the grown-ups.
We pastered throughout the afternoon and taking a late break for coffee and cookies. The work was new for most of us to those of us who had never plastered before but we quickly caught on to the job.
The end of the afternoon was cleaning up – a job which took longer than we expected, washing up in a 50 gallon and a stream running across the property. Malik added comic relief to the job by tossing little sticky purple thistles at the working team – before long the ‘kids’ joined in.
A tired crew headed home for showers and a delicious dinner.
The day was fun, hard work, gratifying as the walls slowly showed the effects of our efforts. The gradual getting acquainted with the team members, sharing smiles, bits of stories, plaster and sharing of a purpose.
Blog, day 1, Thursday 26jul12 by Gary Gostanian
By Wednesday evening all the team had arrived in Yerevan, tired but ready for our experience. As our plane flew into Yerevan snow capped Mt Ararat arose majestically welcoming us to Armenia. The latest arrivals were treated to a late dinner of lamajoon before being dropped off at the Shirak Hotel.
The team members met in the morning for orientation – Susan, our group leader, Gohar, our Fuller coordinator and team members, Bill, Lauren, Tamar, Kristyna, Jirka, Gary, Judy Molly and Jill, prior to our 1 ½ hour bumpy bus ride to our home, driven by the trusty Malik, who drives, as well as is a job site supervisor.
As we arrived we were greeted by our host family given directions for our job of the day. We were instructed on sanding and plastering the walls of the home.
At about 1PM the main table was cleared and delicious Armenian meal was served. Then back to work. The originally shy 10 year old daughter of the family, Hasmik, gradually joined in with the work of plastering – it was quickly apparent that this was not the first time she had helped with the work. She proved to be as hard working as any of the grown-ups.
We pastered throughout the afternoon and taking a late break for coffee and cookies. The work was new for most of us to those of us who had never plastered before but we quickly caught on to the job.
The end of the afternoon was cleaning up – a job which took longer than we expected, washing up in a 50 gallon and a stream running across the property. Malik added comic relief to the job by tossing little sticky purple thistles at the working team – before long the ‘kids’ joined in.
A tired crew headed home for showers and a delicious dinner. The day was fun, hard work, gratifying as the walls slowly showed the effects of our efforts. The gradual getting acquainted with the team members, sharing smiles, bits of stories, plaster and sharing of a purpose.
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