armenia cultural exchange
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Cultural ExchangeNorth Caldwell, NJ, USA
Vayots Dzor, Armenia
Jeanne Jeffrey Technology Instructor Gould School
Rose Jeffrey Peace Corp Volunteer
2013-2014
Facts about Armenia
It is 8 hours ahead 9:00 am here = 5:00 pm Armenia
The flight time from NY is 12 hours
Small, mountainous, landlocked country
Yerevan is the capital
Landlocked, Armenia is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, Iran to the south, Azerbaijan to the east
YerevanCapital and largest city One of the oldest cities, dates back to
8th century BC
Peace Corp Volunteers
Peace Corp Volunteers
One of the world’s oldest civilizations and the first county
to officially embrace Christianity as its religion
Monasteries in Tatev, Noravank, Haghartsin, Haghpat and Geghard are popular tourist attractions.
Friendly and Hospitable
Speleological Tourism – Exploring Caves
Earliest known shoe was found in the Areni-1 cave
Weather
The same seasons, but COLDER and HOTTER
Videoconference
Photos from Videoconference
Questions?
Traveling around Armenia
Weather
Fashion
Living conditions
Food
Rosie’s Q&A
Classroom Visit
Armenian Chocolate – yum!
To Be Continued…..