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Dispatches From Armenia - A Visit to FAR’s Office.
First full day in Armenia. After breakfast and strong coffee, we set off for FAR’s office, just a short ride away from our hotel. Over...
Jul 13, 20102 min read


The 2010 ACYOA Armenia Service Program Day 6 - FAR's Soup Kitchen.
ASP-ers divided their time in Gyumri between assisting with renovations at the Ounjian school and FAR's soup kitchen. Everyday four...
Jul 12, 20102 min read


Golden Apricot Has Opened.
World-renowned actress Claudia Cardinale, a guest of honor at the international Golden Apricot film festival that opened in Yerevan at...
Jul 12, 20101 min read


FAR's Intern(s) in Armenia - Samantha - Visiting FAR’s Projects.
I left Gyumri this morning and feel a bit different about my Armenian heritage for it. After visiting FAR’s GTech center, soup kitchen,...
Jul 12, 20101 min read


Dispatches From Armenia - Arrival.
I have set my bleary eyes upon Armenia at last. After two plane rides, hours upon hours of travel, and forging acquaintance with my new...
Jul 12, 20101 min read


And Now For Something Completely Different – Soccer X and a half.
[ soccer ] |ˈsäkər| noun, a game in which you actually have to be able to run for at least 90 minutes straight (unlike 'American...
Jul 12, 20102 min read


FAR's Intern(s) in Armenia - Samantha - The Armenian Alphabet and Gyumri.
I had an exciting day of firsts. I finally learned to spell my name using the Armenian alphabet at Ashtarak, the burial grounds of the...
Jul 11, 20101 min read


FAR’s Programs Reunite Three Sisters.
FAR’s child protection staff recently reunited a family after two young teenagers (both 14 and 15 years old respectively) were referred...
Jul 11, 20101 min read


Vardavar - Celebrating an Armenian Water Festival.
If you’re Armenian, you might have remembered a great excuse to drench your siblings, relatives and friends with water on an unbearably...
Jul 11, 20101 min read


The 2010 ACYOA Armenia Service Program Day 5 - FAR's Ounjian School and Soup Kitchen.
Like every day in Gyumri, today was incredibly busy. Apart from our work at both the Ounjian School and the soup kitchen, we partook in...
Jul 11, 20102 min read


The Smiles of Vardavar.
Today was Vardavar, the pagan-turned-Christian holiday, which is celebrated by people drenching one another with buckets of water all day...
Jul 11, 20101 min read


The 2010 ACYOA Armenia Service Program Day 5 - Gyumri Youth Center.
Do as the locals do. That has been my credo as I have toured and worked in Armenia over the past week and a half. When the group visited...
Jul 11, 20101 min read


Sight and Synchronicity.
Sight and Synchronicity: Blindness averted for Armenian “premies”, due to good timing and good medicine Four Armenian babies who might...
Jul 11, 20101 min read


And Now For Something Completely Different – Soccer IX.
Well, that was that. Unfortunately, it was an uninspiring final World Cup match between Spain and Netherlands with neither side scoring...
Jul 11, 20101 min read


FAR's Intern(s) in Armenia - Samantha - Garni & Geghard.
It's day two in Yerevan and I'm loving this city more and more...I've even managed to avoid sun burn (knock on wood). We went to a jazz...
Jul 9, 20101 min read


FAR's Intern(s) in Armenia - Samantha - Arrival.
I’m in Armenia! It still seems surreal. Everyone on FAR’s Young Professional trip seems great so far. We have a diverse group with only...
Jul 8, 20101 min read


Erin Henk.
Erin has been part of the FAR Family for a little over a year. She has written various reports, press releases, and brochures, and now...
Jul 8, 20101 min read


The 2010 ACYOA Armenia Service Program Day 4 - Gyumri & FAR's Octet Music School.
Gyumri is known throughout Armenia as a city of artists. Its old city, for example, boasts a unique style of architecture that you'll see...
Jul 8, 20103 min read


FAR Welcomes Armenian-American Youth in Yerevan.
Members of the ACYOA recently paid a visit to FAR’s Yerevan office. The group was part of the ACYOA’s Armenia Service Program, which...
Jul 8, 20101 min read
FAR's Intern(s) in Armenia - Samantha -The 2010 Young Profesional Trip Has Arrived.
The 2010 Young Professional Trip of FAR's Hayastani Kidak Society has arrived in Armenia. Samantha McQueen, our Summer Intern in New...
Jul 8, 20101 min read


Science and Civic Action.
A statue honoring renowned astrophysicist Victor Hambardzumyan is finally being unveiled in Yerevan. The statue had been erected in...
Jul 8, 20101 min read


The 2010 ACYOA Armenia Service Program Day 3 – Gyumri.
Today we began the service portion of our trip. We've divided ourselves into four groups that will be rotating between FAR's soup kitchen...
Jul 7, 20101 min read


Mathevosian Medical Residents To Be Selected Later This Month.
Students graduating from Yerevan State Medical University convened in the university’s main conference hall last week to learn about how...
Jul 7, 20101 min read


From “Our Home” To Husband’s Home: Mer Doon Celebrates Another Wedding.
Twenty-year-old Lusine Hunanyan carefully puts on her wedding dress, trying to not spoil the festive hairdressing that has been...
Jul 7, 20101 min read
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