Travel
First Impressions: Part II
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 […]
Travel
Literary Corner
Karanian’s ‘The Armenian Highland’: A Printed-and-Bound Beauty
The Armenian Highland: Western Armenia and the First Armenian Republic of 1918 By Matthew Karanian Stone Garden Press; First edition (April 15, 2019) Hardcover, $49.95 I first met Matthew Karanian at the Hairenik offices in […]
Announcements
SERVICE Armenia 2020 Applications Available Now
Since 2013, The Paros Foundation’s SERVICE Armenia program has taken young people ages 17 to 22 to Armenia for a month-long service and tour program. This year’s program will run from June 23 until July […]
Community News
Providence ARS “Ani” Chapter hosts presentation about today’s Armenia and Artsakh
By Jean Goshgarian Michael PROVIDENCE, RI – On November 21, the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) Ani chapter hosted a very special evening with husband and wife duo John and June Mangassarian, who captivated the audience […]
Notes from the Pink City
Is Armenia ready for the tourism boom?
Well, the secret is out—2020 looks like it’s going to be a very busy year for the Armenian tourism industry. This week’s news that the Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair will start flights to Yerevan follows […]
Travel
My Journey to Ararat
Throughout my childhood, I’ve learned, read and seen many images of our holy mountain, Mt. Ararat. The image of her two beautiful silhouettes plastered on every Armenian paraphernalia is a symbol of Armenia’s instinctual will […]
Travel
First Impressions—Part I
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 […]
In Sight
Connecting with Our Armenia
For many of us from the diaspora, we have all shared this experience—after months and perhaps years of anticipation, our first trip to the Republic of Armenia. The homeland. The motherland. The Hairenik. Whatever your […]
Travel
International Co-Living Builds Bridges on the Shore of Lake Sevan
With a cello in hand and an appetite for adventure, Anna Boding Kildetoft traveled to Armenia this past spring to learn Armenian music. Coming to Armenia would never have occurred to the Denmark native if […]
Reflections