Thursday, April 21, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Gestures of Kindness
I told this story to my mom last night on the phone and she thought it was incredibly sweet so I want to share it with all of you.
Yesterday was my second gardening club of the season and one of my students brought me a tree start that she had dug up from her own garden to give to me to plant in mine. She brought it over in a bucket dripping with water. We planted it together in one of the newly tilled corners of my garden. It was a very thoughtful gesture of kindness, she is only 10 years old.
After that all of the students and I planted sunflowers along the perimeter of my garden.
Also, side note, if you read my last post, yesterday was April 13th and it snowed here! Zeynab can predict anything!
Yesterday was my second gardening club of the season and one of my students brought me a tree start that she had dug up from her own garden to give to me to plant in mine. She brought it over in a bucket dripping with water. We planted it together in one of the newly tilled corners of my garden. It was a very thoughtful gesture of kindness, she is only 10 years old.
After that all of the students and I planted sunflowers along the perimeter of my garden.
Also, side note, if you read my last post, yesterday was April 13th and it snowed here! Zeynab can predict anything!
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Gardening in Spring
As Zeynab and I were walking to the home of the boy we tutor today we were talking a lot about gardening. She asked me about my first gardening club yesterday and if I figured out how to use the shovel I had borrowed from here :) and I was getting her advice on when to plant certain things. She told me this story they have about starting to grow your crop in the Spring and I want to share to with you.
There was an old woman. She had many goats. All winter long she feed them grass that she had dried from the Autumn before and they stayed healthy and strong all winter. After March was over and April beginning the old woman poked March and Winter in the eyes and said I have won! All of my flock has survived the winter, I beat you. March and Winter did not like her saying this to them at all so the saved three days of Winter and sent them into April. They killed all of the old woman's flock while she was gloating. These three days are April 13-16 and that is why they say here never to plant your crops before the 16th of April. If you do, winter will come again and freeze everything you plant.
There was an old woman. She had many goats. All winter long she feed them grass that she had dried from the Autumn before and they stayed healthy and strong all winter. After March was over and April beginning the old woman poked March and Winter in the eyes and said I have won! All of my flock has survived the winter, I beat you. March and Winter did not like her saying this to them at all so the saved three days of Winter and sent them into April. They killed all of the old woman's flock while she was gloating. These three days are April 13-16 and that is why they say here never to plant your crops before the 16th of April. If you do, winter will come again and freeze everything you plant.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Blustery Day
The sun is out but the wind is blowing; today was a little nippy.
These are the clothes lines of the families below me. I just loved how they looked in the wind; I have a weird obsession with taking pictures of full clothes lines, including mine. I love that we dry our clothes this way! Although, I'm not going to lie, oh I cannot wait to have a washing machine!!! My poor hands :)
A little later when I looked out the window though, some of this family's clothes had disappeared! They are lucky that tree was there to catch it (although, I'm not sure if they will be able to get at it). If I lost something off my line, especially in wind like today, it would be long gone! There's nothing there to catch it!
Anyway I just liked the first picture and then thought the second one was sort of fun. Just a typical day in the AZB.
These are the clothes lines of the families below me. I just loved how they looked in the wind; I have a weird obsession with taking pictures of full clothes lines, including mine. I love that we dry our clothes this way! Although, I'm not going to lie, oh I cannot wait to have a washing machine!!! My poor hands :)
A little later when I looked out the window though, some of this family's clothes had disappeared! They are lucky that tree was there to catch it (although, I'm not sure if they will be able to get at it). If I lost something off my line, especially in wind like today, it would be long gone! There's nothing there to catch it!Anyway I just liked the first picture and then thought the second one was sort of fun. Just a typical day in the AZB.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
GLOW Help
Hey there!
Yes, it is that time of year again, time to start thinking about GLOW (Girls Leading Our World) Camp Azerbaijan.
(Memories from GLOW Camp Azerbaijan 2010)
This year I am not asking for materials to be sent, but instead a little bit of money to help the camp go round. It costs more than $15,000 to run a successful week of camp for 50 young girls, 10 Azerbaijani women counterparts and 10 PCVs and we are almost completely funded! We have one grant left that needs a little help being filled by our friends and family. There are two ways you can help, if you are interested, fill this grant:
1) Click this link to donate directly to our Peace Corps Partnership Program grant; or
2) Check out what Sara, a RPCV (Returned Peace Corps Volunteer) from Georgia (the country where I spent Christmas and New Years, not the state. Although, I don't know what state she is from), is doing to help us raise money. She recently sent us this email:
"I'm representing a line for a company called Stella & Dot. I started just a few months ago and decided to go for it because I fell in love with the jewelry last year. I wear it all the time, it's of great quality, and it's fun to share it with other women because they invariably fall in love with it too if they haven't already heard about it. I do in-home trunk shows and also have a website and a fan page on facebook.
"I’m doing a fundraiser and I'd love your support: For the next 10 days, I’m donating 75% of my commissions from online sales to a project that will make it possible for young girls in Azerbaijan to attend Camp GLOW (Girls Leading Our World). Every last cent of the money donated goes straight to the camp (to buy supplies, transportation for the girls, food, etc.).
"Here is how you can support the fundraiser:
1. Go to my e-boutique
2. In the right hand corner of the page, click on “Can’t make it to a trunk show? Find your hostess.”
3. Enter the words “Camp GLOW” and click “continue.”
4. Browse and shop
"Orders arrive in just a couple days and come in gift boxes. By the way, I'd be honored to help you out if you aren't sure what to choose - just email or call. Shipping is discounted at a flat rate of $5.95. Finally, there is a really cute girls line for the very young ladies in your life (daughters, nieces, etc.).
"THANK YOU for supporting this cause - the girls who attend GLOW this summer will thank you too!
"All the best,
Sara"
Thanks everyone for your support of GLOW Camp and for your support of me! I love all the postcards (Linnea!), letters (special shout out to Grandma T), emails, facebook messages, packages (mom! and dad and Nick and grandma :)), the phone calls (Meagan!) and thank the heavens I have this Blackberry now so I can BBM, gchat and just stay in touch! You are all great!
Yes, it is that time of year again, time to start thinking about GLOW (Girls Leading Our World) Camp Azerbaijan.
(Memories from GLOW Camp Azerbaijan 2010)This year I am not asking for materials to be sent, but instead a little bit of money to help the camp go round. It costs more than $15,000 to run a successful week of camp for 50 young girls, 10 Azerbaijani women counterparts and 10 PCVs and we are almost completely funded! We have one grant left that needs a little help being filled by our friends and family. There are two ways you can help, if you are interested, fill this grant:
1) Click this link to donate directly to our Peace Corps Partnership Program grant; or
2) Check out what Sara, a RPCV (Returned Peace Corps Volunteer) from Georgia (the country where I spent Christmas and New Years, not the state. Although, I don't know what state she is from), is doing to help us raise money. She recently sent us this email:
"I'm representing a line for a company called Stella & Dot. I started just a few months ago and decided to go for it because I fell in love with the jewelry last year. I wear it all the time, it's of great quality, and it's fun to share it with other women because they invariably fall in love with it too if they haven't already heard about it. I do in-home trunk shows and also have a website and a fan page on facebook.
"I’m doing a fundraiser and I'd love your support: For the next 10 days, I’m donating 75% of my commissions from online sales to a project that will make it possible for young girls in Azerbaijan to attend Camp GLOW (Girls Leading Our World). Every last cent of the money donated goes straight to the camp (to buy supplies, transportation for the girls, food, etc.).
"Here is how you can support the fundraiser:
1. Go to my e-boutique
2. In the right hand corner of the page, click on “Can’t make it to a trunk show? Find your hostess.”
3. Enter the words “Camp GLOW” and click “continue.”
4. Browse and shop
"Orders arrive in just a couple days and come in gift boxes. By the way, I'd be honored to help you out if you aren't sure what to choose - just email or call. Shipping is discounted at a flat rate of $5.95. Finally, there is a really cute girls line for the very young ladies in your life (daughters, nieces, etc.).
"THANK YOU for supporting this cause - the girls who attend GLOW this summer will thank you too!
"All the best,
Sara"
Thanks everyone for your support of GLOW Camp and for your support of me! I love all the postcards (Linnea!), letters (special shout out to Grandma T), emails, facebook messages, packages (mom! and dad and Nick and grandma :)), the phone calls (Meagan!) and thank the heavens I have this Blackberry now so I can BBM, gchat and just stay in touch! You are all great!
Saturday, March 26, 2011
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