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Need Not Apply

June 27, 2019 at 10:27 am Milena Baghdasaryan 0

“Only candidates younger than 50 years old are eligible for this position.” “Well, Milen jan, I just got 56 years old. I think I am too old for them.” Shocked and disheartened by the unwritten […]

Calling All Armenian Men

June 14, 2019 at 9:33 am Milena Baghdasaryan 13

“Hi, are you from Armenia?” “Yes, how do you know?” “I just read the last three letters of your surname on your badge. Nice to meet you, I am Pablo from Spain. I was a […]

Speaking Armenian—Choice? Luxury? Bother?

January 23, 2019 at 12:12 pm Milena Baghdasaryan 14

I put down the pen and stared at the paper for ten minutes. I checked the dictionary, revisited my mind’s wordbook. Countless minutes passed. I was still unable to find what I was looking for. […]

I Was a Star Student in Armenia—Then I Left

January 4, 2019 at 5:20 pm Milena Baghdasaryan 18

There was pain in the upper eyelid and redness inside the eye. At four in the morning, I was alone in a washroom, looking deep into my eyes through a large and limpid mirror. There […]