Monthly Archives: April 2018

Drink lots of water

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Liz Barron

Haykush has made me jump twice this morning. I hadn’t expected to see her in my hallway when I got up at 7am to go to the loo. She was rootling to find chicken feed I think. Later I came … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Know How They Did It: a Clean Sweep in Armenia

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Liz Barron

I don’t know how they did it. They dispatched their former President (see this report from the UK’s Channel 4 here) and partied in Yerevan until late on Monday night. Safe in my hotel room I heard the noise of … Continue reading →

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Why Debate skills matter

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Liz Barron

Originally posted on Sierra's Peace Corps Armenia Blog:
Gayane in a debate Today I (finally) closed out my Let Girls Learn grant, which was used to start a debate team at my school. I wanted to share some of…

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School’s out.

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Liz Barron

I turned up to my village English club this afternoon to find students sadly lacking. “Voch inch” I said to myself like a good Armenian ” it is a lovely day for a walk”. I picked my way down the … Continue reading →

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What Next? Spare tires on the Pirelli calendar?

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Liz Barron

It is fair to say that Haykush and I consider ourselves unlikely pin-up material, particularly perhaps in this picture. Nonetheless, we are the poster girls for this year’s Peace Corps Armenia Annual report, and thus we are big in Washington … Continue reading →

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I gotta be cool, relax

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Liz Barron

It has been a temples-pounding, head-aching, jaw-clenching kind of month and I didn’t really see it coming. Oh for sure I  knew that March and April would be busy, with 10 regional poetry recitation contests to deliver, and more than … Continue reading →

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