Category: Armenia
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07 June – The Booze Blues
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening readers, Chhhh… Chhhhh… Breaker, breaker… Chhhhh… Do you copy? … Is anybody out there? It’s been two days know and the hangover is still real. When people over 25 would tell me about how horrific hangovers get, I mocked them “Pah, they can’t get much worse than they…
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31 May – An Invitation from the Ambassador of Aparan Embassy
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening readers, Today we visited the Aparan Embassy. There is a story leading to this memorable night. So, get yourself comfy and grab a cup of tea because this is a splendid tale of the uniting of two nations. So, lets start at the beginning, because that is the…
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27 May – Levon’s Divine Underground
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening readers, In my second week of being here I decided to google “strange things to do in Armenia”. As my favourite girl band used to sing, you’ve gotta spice up ya life. I came across Levon’s Divine Underground and was certain that I would visit there at least…
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26 May – My First Solo Adventure
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening readers, Today was my first solo adventure out of the city and I was kacking my pants about it. I had originally planned to go to Lake Sevan on Sunday, but when Smiley Club was cancelled I thought ahhh what the heck let’s go on Saturday. Look at…
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23 May – Only Then Will You Be Truly Awake
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening readers, Today we visited the dormitories and spent time with our Iraqi friend who speaks English. You may remember from a previous post… “If I could walk through a door a thousand times more, it would be that one”. Well, we of course had another blinder of a…
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20 May – Gorge, God and the Alphabet
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening readers, Today we visited the Saghmosavank Monastery and the Armenian Alphabet Monument in Artashavan. It was so nice to get out of the city and see some of the incredible countryside views that Armenia has to offer. Tatev’s family invited us out for the day and our other…
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19 May – Playtime with Izel
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening readers, I attended Smiley Club today. Our first Smiley Club since we arrived seven weeks ago, and I had such an enjoyable time. At first it was kind of awkward. We were drawing with chalk on the pavement in this lesson, so there wasn’t much structure required. You…
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17 May – The Eyes Are the Windows To the Soul
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening readers, We were sat in Painter’s Square (Saryan Park to the Armenians), minding our own whilst waiting for our friend Alla. This old man is shuffling past and his gate is rather hostile. He is staring at us, of course. Sometimes I think I must either be drop…
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16 May – When I’m Cleaning Windows
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening readers, So I have been a bit out of touch with my posts this last week. Lemme give ya’ll a little briefing on what has been going on… So, Pashinyan was elected as the interim Prime Minster of Armenia on the 8th May. I had a dream that…
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15 May – The Diaspora Pot
We each hold the remnants freshly pulled from the kiln, Fractured, the diaspora pot. Glazed with ghostly blues and fiery hues, In the fever it has shattered, and small fragments lay within and beside on the concrete, Beneath our souls and our feet each piece, Cracked clay displaced. Together we collect the pieces and hand…
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