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Karine Vann

Karine Vann

Karine Vann is a former editor of the Armenian Weekly. A musician who was deeply affected by the poverty and environmental degradation she observed living in Armenia from 2014 to 2017, she now covers topics at the intersection of consumerism and the environment for local and national publications as a journalist. In addition to writing for the Weekly, her work has appeared in Dig Boston, The Counter, Civil Eats and Waste Dive. To supplement her writing, she has worked in jobs traversing the Greater Boston area's food economy, from farming to fair trade spices. She lives in Cambridge with her husband and anxious beagle, Rasa.

3 Comments

  1. Dear Karine:

    Interesting piece. I recently–well 4 years ago!–translated a book called Vidures (Aghpasdan in Armenian and TRASH in English) about corruption in post-soviet Armenia which coincidentally takes place among a gang of rag pickers who live in /on.around the Nubarashen garbage dump–I hope that awful place still does not exist??

    Best wishes,

    Christopher

    • Dear Christopher,

      Nubarashen definitely still exists (as it clearly states in the article). JAMNews wrote a piece about some of these “rag pickers,” who are living in extreme poverty. I think you’ll find it interesting: https://jam-news.net/?p=5676

      Karine

  2. It is disheartening to see that the same problems with waste management in Armenia have persisted since 2018. It appears that the dream of finding a viable solution to the garbage disposal problem is still yet to be realized. It is sad.

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