An earthquake that the USGS estimates at 7.2 on the Richter scale struck near Van in eastern Turkey, yesterday. Over 200 people are confirmed dead and many more are feared lost. There were no deaths or damage in Armenia. One … Continue reading →
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I went for a hike, yesterday, with some coworkers and some other people who volunteer/hang out at Peace Dialogue. I’m really glad I went! It was a lot more successful than last week’s solo attempt. Although we had planned to … Continue reading →
Hi! I apologize for the delay in posting. First, I was busy. Then, I was lazy. I’m done with my in-country training and I have moved to my permanent site. It’s a city of about 100,000 people—the third-largest in the … Continue reading →
Once I move to my permanent site, I will be working for two years with an organization called Peace Dialogue. Their mission is “through the formation of multilayer dialogue, to create a consciousness among members of society that they … Continue reading →
Now that I have more reliable internet access, I may be able to post more often. But don’t expect too much. Our training schedule is very very busy. A few days ago, my host family called me outside to watch … Continue reading →
I am told this detergent comes from Iran and the name means “snow” in Farsi.
Hello! I apologize to everyone for my delay in posting. As you can probably imagine, the past couple of weeks have been pretty hectic. I’ve arrived in Armenia and I am settled in with my host family in a village … Continue reading →
Well, it has started. I left Lexington yesterday afternoon and arrived in Philadelphia last night. It was a tearful goodbye and I will miss everybody in Lexington very much. Despite my usual lack of physical emotion, I knew I was … Continue reading →
For those of you who may be interested, this will be my address in Armenia during pre-service training (June – August): 13 Torozyan Street, High School, Nor Hajn 2412, Armenia
The Turkish Cultural Ministry and the World Monuments Fund have announced a renovation project for the cathedral and the Church of the Holy Savior in the ancient Armenian city of Ani, near the sealed Turkey/Armenia border. This renovation project is … Continue reading →
I finally got my staging email this morning! It was just a few short paragraphs briefing me on my schedule and how I should arrange to get to Armenia. As soon as I had read it all over, I called … Continue reading →
Every day, I am getting closer and closer to being ready to go. I still have quite a few things left to do. But many of them–like selling my car–cannot be done until closer to the end. Today, I have … Continue reading →
U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch announced today that Armenia is no longer eligible to receive aid under the U.S.’s Millennium Challenge Account program. The MCA program is designed to reward countries for enacting liberal political reforms. Armenia is the recipient of … Continue reading →
In my last post, I mentioned that Armenia has a Soviet-era nuclear power plant that supplies much of the country’s electricity needs and even allows it to export electricity to its neighbors. As it turns out, this nuclear plant, Metsamor, … Continue reading →
By far the number one question I get when I tell people I’m going to Armenia is “where?” This is followed closely by “what’s an Armenia?” So I thought I’d put together some useful information about the country where I’ll … Continue reading →
The invitation came today, after all! It came via UPS and didn’t arrive until after 5:00. When the US postman didn’t bring it, I was sure I’d have to wait another day. As I suspected, I’ll be going to Armenia … Continue reading →
My invitation didn’t arrive, yesterday. I’m not surprised. The Placement Officer told me on Friday that the invitation was in the mail. It’s for Eastern Europe and it’s on June 1st. According to PeaceCorpsWiki, there’s an Armenia staging date on … Continue reading →
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