It is the season of travel. Families and students have more flexibility during the summer months, and good weather is always a motivation. Travel to Armenia is particularly robust from late spring into fall. After taking several trips in that window, my preference is early fall. The weather is very cooperative with the summer heat dissipating, and students start returning to school. Public schools in Armenia start on September 1, and whether in an urban location or rural village, seeing students




I have made two trips to Armenia. The first was as a delegate to vote for Karican I. The second was with St James church. I took my grandson. The best part of the trip was Der Dajad took us to a village way off the beatin path! We split up into three groups and visited separate houses. Then we gathered together at the home of the “mayor”. It was a very enlightening experience to see how villagers lived!