Spring Is In the Air!

This post is partly about spring. In Armenia, they say that spring starts on March 1. Where I come from, it is usually sometime in May if we're really, really lucky. But here, the season is definitely changing. We now have sunlight in our north-facing windows in the morning, the sun is up before 8 am and it's now light until around 7 pm, and best of all, some of the "summer" birds have started arriving, complete with their wonderful songs. Snow is melting, there is more mud, but everyone's moods seem to be a bit brighter.

So, enough about spring and to the real purpose of this post . . . I am going to be part of the first-ever Pan-Armenian Marathon for Children's Health! It's called the Border2Border walk and will cover the entire length of Armenia. I and 11 other Peace Corps volunteers each will be walking 270 km in June to spread the word about children's health, the benefits of exercise, and not drinking and smoking. Along the way we will teach seminars as well. We are currently fundraising and need your support!

For more information, check out our blog at http://walkacrossarmenia.wordpress.com/

I and the rest of the team are training now for what is sure to be an adventure. Each team will cross as least two mountain ranges before we are done with our 270 km route, and we will be walking anywhere from 15 to 42 km (~9 to 26 miles) on each of our walking days. If you can help in any way, we would love your support.

Thanks you for reading and for donating!

Susan

P.S. Here is the VERY cool logo designed by one of my teammates. The apricot is one of the national symbols of Armenia.