I leave for Armenia in 9 days! I think Mother Nature loves me, because she sent a cold front to Florida to prepare me. On the day I leave, Yerevan will have a high of 60F and a low of 37F. I can handle that!
I know my apartment is heated because I see pictures of heaters in every room. Assuming the gas is actually hooked up, it should be nice and toasty in there!
Also, during my interview, when I asked them to tell me about the office, they told me multiple times that the office is heated. It was almost like they were using the heat as a selling technique. Most places in the US will tell you there's a microwave in the breakroom! In fact, when I asked if the office was smoking or non-smoking, they told me again that it was heated! So as I sat there wondering if I am going to be stuck in a smoky inferno for 3 months, the gentleman on the other end of the line told me there is a balcony because the office is non-smoking. It turns out, people smoke on the balcoy. Then he paused and clarified that it was non-smoking usually, and when people do smoke in the office, it is "only mostly cigars."
Fabulous. I am sure all the smokers in the office (which will likley be every one other than me) will step out onto the small balcony in -20C weather to get their fix and will limit indoor smoking to cigars. AD, one of the girls I work with, suggested I bring the patch with me. to ward off temptation. But I think the smoky inferno will be so disgusting that it will not tempt me... or at least, I hope! I am a non-smoker. I will return from Aremnia as a non-smoker. Though perhaps, I should bring some kind of gas mask for the 2nd hand smoke. Or maybe I'll just grab my coat and go work on the balcony since I am sure it will be a private spot!
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