…can turn pretty slow sometimes, especially in these parts. I’m not usually one to complain about my conditions, especially my transportation options. After all, they’re not that bad here in Armenia. After all, I could be riding next to livestock, or even worse, on livestock. We have three main options to get to and fro […]
The last twenty-four hours have been somewhat interesting in this part of the world. Not just because the price of cooking oil just doubled, and because watermelon is almost out of season, but just by looking at the headlines you can probably figure it out: “House Pens Resolution on Armenian Genocide” “Turkey Recalls Ambassador After […]
My vacation to Turkey was really nice – it was very relaxing and felt like a real vacation. Because of this, the last 3 weeks here have been extremely busy, and it looks like there won’t be much downtime until I leave for Greece in November. So for those of you I haven’t written back […]
As most (Christians) know, Mt. Ararat in south-eastern Turkey is the supposed location of Noah’s Ark. For the Armenian people, it is also their national symbol, and is a token for the vast empires of the past and a beacon of hope1 for their future. Plus, it just looks really great in the background of […]