This past Friday, my sitemate Alex and I decided to go hiking on the neighboring mountains. I’d forgotten how peaceful hiking can really be, and it was great to get away from work for a while. My own little Walden’s Pond, I suppose. Anyway, during our hike, we stopped at a clearing overlooking the next […]
Yesterday (September 21st) was Armenia’s “Anghaghootsyoon Ore”, or Independence Day. For most, it was like any normal day in Armenia, and most stores and businesses actually stayed open. Peace Corps gives volunteers that day off, however, so Alex and I began our day around noon with a hike into the woods around Noyemberian. 5 mountains, […]
I would like to take you through my day yesterday. Not because it was anything unusual, but because it was completely typical, and might provide some insight into what Armenia is really like. And if you’re actually interested in “how I’m saving the world”, I’ve updated the Peace Corps projects section on the righthand menu, […]
For any of you that have seen the movie Eurotrip, or Hostel, or any other movie which attempts to stereotype Eastern Europe, they are dead on. I live in Soviet-era block housing, where every single apartment, floor and building are the exact same, everywhere in the country. Makes it very convient when walking up unlit […]