Proshaberd a fortress that crowns a rocky peak near Spitakavor, a monastery in Armenia. Arman drove my mother to the site, while my brother and good friend hiked the road. They all came to visit my in May, 2011.
Loud duduk heavy music lifts everyone from their elbow-to-elbow packed benches to dance arms raised and with light feet. The women are tired and want to go home. This is a scene all too familiar in Armenia.
Vardges and Takuhi live in the mountains above Yeghegnadzor, Armenia from May to October to bring their cows, sheep and bees to greener pastures. They live in the village Gladzor the remaining months.
Volunteer Danny Lovell and his host mother enjoy a snack together in their small village in Armenia. In the beginning, Lydia’s family lived in the home as well, but they eventually moved to Germany. Though Lydia spoke in a heavy and difficult to...
A volunteer in Verin Getashen, Armenia, plays for his friend Vartan as he tends the fire for "puran gartofile" an Armenian specialty in the fall during the potato harvest. Potatoes are slow-cooked in a fire made from compacted cow manure and...
A Volunteer in Verin Getashen, Armenia, plays for his friend Vartan as he tends the fire for "puran gartofile" an Armenian specialty in the fall during the potato harvest. Potatoes are slow-cooked in a fire made from compacted cow manure and...