Rebeka and her friend

Day Two

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July 15th 2008
Today was our first day working on the house site. We started the day by meeting the family we are helping. It is a fairly large family with six children ranging from ages 16 to 4. For most of the day we shoveled gravel in to buckets and passed them along the bucket chain to be poured on the floor as a base that supports the concrete we will be pouring tomorrow. We had a lunch break where we ate ... read more

Asia » Armenia » West » Yerevan

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Armenia prides itself on being the first nation to formally adopt Christianity (early 4th century). Despite periods of autonomy, over the centuries Armenia came under the sway of various empires including the Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Persian, and Otto... ... read more