First Take
Greetings from Yerevan! On June 22nd I arrived in Yerevan for a one year volunteer opportunity with Armenian Volunteer Corps. Since then I've lived with a family, moved to my own apartment, started my volunteer job, found a Gold's gym with an Olympic pool and a good yoga instructor and I'm taking Armenian lessons 3 days a week. Progress is slow with the Armenian language but now that I'm settling in to a routine I wish I could say that I'm making the time to study but I'd rather go to the gym - I haven't changed. On to my first take - The People The people are what I expected, most are helpful, giving and kind while others are short and impatient. Generally speaking my experience has been great but occasionally I encounter a man where his comments are condescending as if I'm second rate - I have to hold my temper, bite my tongue and remind myself it's a cultural difference. Since the war began in Ukraine, or better known as...