Category: Armenia
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19 July – Junglez Adventurez
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening readers, Amy and I thought it would be a splendid idea to create a Jungle Treasure Hunt for the children at the Soup Kitchen in Masis. As per the norm, we worked together with KJ our Peace Corps pal, but this time also with three Red Cross volunteers,…
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15 July – My Second Solo Adventure
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening readers, Today I completed my second solo adventure. It’s been a while since the first and I needed some good old fashioned alone time. I felt like the achievements of my last trip were beginning to wear off and I needed a little Vodafone Top-Up. So, I headed…
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11 July – “It is better to light a candle, than to curse the darkness.”
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening readers, Hidden within the picturesque mountainous landscape of Spitak is the revolutionary Spitak Care House, housing fourteen people all experiencing mental health issues. We sit drinking coffee and eating a delicious homemade marble cake with the staff of the home. The manager sits with his eyes bursting with…
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08 July – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening readers, I mean, of course there is a mountain high enough. Perhaps Everest. But yesterday I climbed some of Mount Aragats and made it to the top yo! We climbed with Armenian Geographic and a ruddy good time was had by all. I fell asleep on the drive…
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05 July – Pride and Productivity
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening readers, I thought it was about time that I did another blog post on the work that I actually do out here. After our training in Georgia, Amy and I decided to have a meeting with our supervisor as we weren’t sure of our role in the Youth…
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29 June – Becoming Bracken
Becoming Bracken In the dulled Autumn dusk we crawl to our knees, And forage our way through the bracken, Roots fall from our fingers and the blades cut into our skin, auburn blood. From lost to light on the earth beneath, The gingered ground holds us for what feels like an eternity and in spouts…
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28 June – Sometimes, the Biggest Gift You Can Give, is the Gift of Yourself to Others
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening readers, It’s been eight long days since I last had a cup of tea. I mean it’s actually been 7,689,600 seconds 128,160 minutes 2136 hours 89 days 12 weeks and 5 days 24.38% of 2018 sinc I last had a PROPER cuppa tea, but who’s counting. As I…
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15 June – These Are My Confessions
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening readers, As you can tell from the title of this interesting little entry, today is all about confessions. Forgive me father for I have sinned, it has been twenty-five years since my last confession. The last time I confessed was when I came out of the womb and…
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11 June – Aparan Adventure
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening readers, Today was the big day! Finally, after weeks of friendship we FINALLY visited Aparan with the Ambassador!!! It turns out we didn’t need our visa’s. Dammit. They had cute donkeys on as well. Aparan is actually a very beautiful place. I think because of the emphasis on…
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09 June – Piglet is My Spirit Animal
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening readers, When you live with OCD and depression it can be difficult to remember that it is triggered by other anxieties and stresses. Despite having a tab about this very aspect on my lil’ old spreadsheet, it is still something that I forget to consider on almost EVERY…
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