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First Impressions: Part III

March 11, 2020 at 7:16 pm Ruth Hartunian-Alumbaugh 0

My radar was up and running as I spent my days actively listening and looking for people who had the same last name as I do. Even before marriage was in my mind, I always […]

First Impressions: Part II

February 19, 2020 at 7:38 pm Ruth Hartunian-Alumbaugh 0

If you read my first installment of my first-time impressions of Armenia in 2019, you will recall that I was in tears. A part of me felt like I had gone home. From Vanadzor, I […]

First Impressions—Part I

September 4, 2019 at 3:57 pm Ruth Hartunian-Alumbaugh 5

I really didn’t want to go. The thought of traveling for two days to get to my destination was not too appealing, nor was the fact that I would be flying internationally. My travels to […]