Well hello again! I know, I'm posting so soon after my last entry! But, now that we're back in the city I have a lot more access to computers and phones. It costs about 400 dram an hour (1 dollar!) to use a lot of these internet cafes, so it's easy and super-cheap for me to run in and check email. The connection isn't as good, but at least I can ( Read more... )

Hey everyone! Long time no talk! Well, we are back in Yerevan again - finally! We have been in a village with Habitat doing the last phase of the house - painting the walls, doors, windows, etc. It was a lot of work, but we finished the house! We were very lucky to be a part of the house blessing on Tuesday. This was a very special event for ( Read more... )

Well, after a long, long, LONG journey we are finally here in Yerevan. The flight to Prague was very long and sleepless for a lot of us, which meant our day in Prague (a 10 hour layover!) was pretty exhausting. The city is pretty interesting - never been to a more Eastern European city like that before. We had all sorts of adventures, like ( Read more... )

Well, it's finally here! We leave tomorrow morning on our two-day trek to Yerevan. We leave first for Prague via Newark. After a full day there in the city (with a nap and a shower at the hotel!) we'll continue on Saturday night to Yerevan. It will absolutely be a very exhausting two days of travel, but it'll be worth it on the other end! We' ( Read more... )

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