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Aug 12, 20091 min read
Celine's Dispatches - FAR's Intern in Armenia - Negotiations 101
On Sundays, Vernissage is the place to be in Yerevan. This open-air flea market offers anything and everything you might be looking for -...
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Aug 3, 20091 min read
Celine's Dispatches - FAR's Intern in Armenia - Water Pouring From the Sky
With temperatures now reaching 105°F in Yerevan, I welcomed Vardavar Day with open arms. On Sunday July 18th, buckets of waters were...
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Jul 29, 20091 min read
Celine's Dispatches - FAR's Intern in Armenia - Armenian Hospitality.
On a recent Saturday evening, I fled the sizzling heat of Yerevan for the countryside near Aparan. I had decided to go camping near the...
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Jun 30, 20091 min read
Celine's Dispatches - FAR's Intern in Armenia - Gyumri, Synonym for Hope.
Crossing the Shirak region en route to Gyumri during the summer makes it hard to believe that winter is harsh here. Stretching to the...
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Jun 22, 20091 min read
Celine's Dispatches - FAR's Intern in Armenia - From Yerevan to the doors of the Orient
Last Thursday, as I was sitting in Yerevan, everything around me started shaking. It took me a few seconds to realize that I was...
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Jun 17, 20091 min read
Celine's Dispatches - FAR's Intern in Armenia - Back to City Life
After spending a few days in northern Armenia, the Young Professionals have now returned to Yerevan. Our group is not known for being on...
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Jun 16, 20091 min read
Celine's Dispatches - FAR's Intern in Armenia -Northern Armenia, The Weight of Past
Gyumri was our first stop on the Young Professionals tour of Northern Armenia. Each of us had images from the earthquake in our minds,...
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Jun 15, 20091 min read
Celine's Dispatches - FAR's Intern in Armenia - First Glimpse of Yerevan.
I was three and a half years old when the earthquake ravaged the north-west part of Armenia. Because of my young age, I couldn't...
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