Armenia

Still wiping the sleep out of my eyes, I crammed into the minivan with a dozen of my fellow volunteers and settled in for the long ride south out of Yerevan. It was a Saturday morning about halfway into my stay in Armenia and we were headed to Tatev Monastery and the village of Tandzatap […]

  I want to love Armenia, I really do.   The country’s history is fascinating, dating back not centuries but millennia. It considers itself the cradle of Christianity, having adopted the religion 1700 years ago.  The mountain landscapes are breathtaking and on a clear day in Yerevan you can find yourself staring directly at Mt.