It was the third day of the Artsakh War, a sunny Tuesday morning about 6:30 AM. A scream sliced the…
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I first met Alin Demirdjian in a shared taxi bound for Gyumri. There was something about her that looked familiar…
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I was never one to believe in destiny. But, as the Armenian proverb says, you can’t escape it. Earlier this month,…
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When I think about it now, it’s fitting that I first met Raya near a railroad. I didn’t know it…
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I noticed Gor when I first entered the classroom of energetic three and four-year-olds at Gyumri’s new KIDO preschool. Unlike…
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When Arev Melkonyan went to her first prenatal checkup, she felt invisible. “The doctor ignored me completely,” she remembers. Melkonyan…
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The minute you catch Hovo’s attention, his cheeks wrinkle, his eyes crinkle and his teeth flash into a huge grin.…
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When I was 19 and living in Ireland, a young man named Declan asked me out on a date. “Feel…
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Several weeks ago, I sat waiting for a cappuccino inside Gyumri’s new Aregak Bakery. A particularly earnest young barista was…
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