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…..