Leigh in Azerbaijan

The kids’ song was a great success.  I was so proud of them. There were lots of good comments from teachers afterwards too.

After school I chose to walk to Azal Airlines on a street 28th May to buy a ticket from Dubai to Baku for August.  The women at the counters all looked busy so I waited close by waiting to be called over.  After a few minutes of seeing other people walk up and ask questions and get redirected I finally asked my question and was pointed to the next woman, presumably because of English.  When I asked if I could buy a ticket from Dubai to Baku she explained that she only does Baku to Dubai, and that I should go to the woman two counters along who does Dubai to Baku.  I guess they have their logic.

Last night was a party at Marta’s who is starting in Tanzania at an international school in August.  I asked if I could bring my guitar as I had been practising Crowded House’s Don’t Dream It’s Over.  Having played one they didn’t want me to stop so we sang for a few more hours.

It’s amazing how you can squeeze 20 people into a small apartment.  We had a large burnt moon rise on the Caspian behind a building topped with a dome.  Greg (Maths teacher) knows the artist who uses the dome as his studio and has spent many hours drinking the nights away there.

Tanya has arrived in Copenhagen and I fly out Monday to meet up with her.