cultural exchange armenia
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Gould Elementary Students participated in a cultural exchange via videoconferencing with ArmeniaTRANSCRIPT
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Cultural ExchangeNorth Caldwell, NJ, USAVayots Dzor, ArmeniaJeanne Jeffrey Technology Instructor Gould SchoolRose Jeffrey Peace Corp Volunteer2013-2014
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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
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Landlocked, Armenia is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, Iran to the south, Azerbaijan to the east
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YerevanCapital and largest
cityOne of the oldest cities, dates back to 8th century BC
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Peace Corp Volunteers
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Peace Corp Volunteers
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One of the world’s oldest civilizations
and the first county to officially
embrace Christianity as its religion
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Monasteries in Tatev, Noravank, Haghartsin, Haghpat and Geghard are popular tourist attractions.
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Friendly and Hospitable
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Speleological Tourism – Exploring Caves
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Earliest known shoe was found in the Areni-1 cave
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Weather
The same seasons, but COLDER and HOTTER
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Videoconference
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Photos from Videoconference
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To Be Continued…..