First day of work (at my externship)

Today was a long first day! We worked from 9:00-19:00 and we accomplished heaps. I spent a lot of time setting myself up, meeting colleagues, and mapping out some quick wins. If I'm honest, it was absolutely exhausting but I'll attribute a bit of that to the jet lag. Speaking of which, I need to sleep so will keep this entry short.

Two lessons learned today:

1. Some things that take ages in London can be done in less than a day here (your first day, even) - today I worked on something I've been doing since summertime at Teach First and I will likely be finished by close-of-play tomorrow
2. Start-up culture feels dramatically different (obvious when I type it out) - in some ways, I feel like the start-up vibe is even more of a culture-shock than being in West Asia

Tonight, my colleague Kristyn took me to Araks Restaurant which was delicious. We shared Toshka which Kristyn aptly described as a cheeseburger quesadilla; I had Shish Tawook as a main which was a flavourful seasoned chicken with fries and garlic aioli. Check out that Toshka link to the Syrian foodie blog - you'll be drooling on your keyboard!

Later, Narek and I went exploring to do some errands and I took some photos along the way!

An alley near the grocery store

Also in that alley near the grocery store

Republic Square (only part of it!)

Northern Avenue holiday lights still up

Hovhannes Tumanyan in front of Yerevan Opera Theatre