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- Village Aftobus
- Transportation; Host community
- Passengers take a ride from Verin Getashen village in Armenia to the Sunday market in the larger town of Martuni.
- Volunteer Photos
- Armenian Style
- Markets; Site
- Rows of black pointy shoes are polished for display at the Sunday market in Martuni, Armenia. This is the typical Armenian man's shoe, and is worn in every situation, from working cows in the mountains to an Armenian governmental office.
- Volunteer Photos
- Sunday Market
- Markets; site
- A woman enjoys a moment of sunshine at the Sunday market in Martuni, Armenia.
- Volunteer Photos
- Everythins is For Sale
- Markets; host community
- At the Sunday market in Martuni, Armenia one could find almost anything for sale. From furniture to pigs legs.
- Volunteer Photos
- Jump Rope
- Games; Children;
- Armenian children in the village Verin Getashen in Armenia play jump rope.
- Volunteer Photos
- Vartan
- Host community friends; site
- Vartan pauses during his description of a protest he coordinated. Vartan has always been an advocate for Armenia's environment, so when he heard plans of a new water diversion system, Vartan organized a protest of nearly 1,000 people. They blocked...
- Volunteer Photos
- Geghard Church
- Volunteers; site;
- My father came to visit during my first year of service in Armenia, we were visiting Gehgard Church.
- Volunteer Photos
- To Be Eleven Again
- Terrain; Children
- This is my landlord's daughter, Geretsik exploring the ruins at Tanahat church in Armenia.
- Volunteer Photos
- Norik
- Host community friends; Traditional dress
- Norik is a German teacher in the village Hermon in Armenia. He also owns a store.
- Volunteer Photos
- Khachkar
- Artisans; Host community;
- Armenia is famous for its intricately carved cross stones, or khachkars.
- Volunteer Photos
- Bringing the Cows Home
- Animals; Culture shock and adaptation; Site orientation
- This scene happens every day just as the sun is tucking itself to sleep behind the mountain in Yeghegnadzor. The cows that have spent the day up in the mountains or down in the river valley grazing for the day then head back home to be milked. I...
- Volunteer Photos
- Special Tasting
- Host community friends; Traditional dress
- While tasting wines at the roadside shops in Areni, Armenia this particular vendor took us to her garage for a special tasting.
- Volunteer Photos
- Armenian Hospitality
- Host community friends; Traditional dress; Food and meals
- Armenians are known for being incredibly hospitable. You can always expect to be invited in for a coffee and candy.
- Volunteer Photos
- Alternate Transportation
- Host community friends; Traditional dress
- A man uses a donkey to haul hay in Areni, Armenia.
- Volunteer Photos
- Wine Sellers
- Host community friends; Volunteers; Traditional dress
- Tsorik helps her daughter-in-law sell wine at their roadside stand in Areni, Armenia.
- Volunteer Photos
- Wise Old Man
- Host community friends; Traditional dress
- This man paused to tell stories of the river we were photographing for a story about trash in Armenia's rivers. He was reminiscing about how as a young boy he used to swim in the spot we were photographing.
- Volunteer Photos
- Kiting Away Our Worries
- This photo was taken in September of 2009. A fellow Volunteer and I head out to a nice open field and have some fun with my kite as folks on the nearby highway (not pictured) stopped to stare. This was outside the village of Aparan, Armenia.
- Volunteer Photos