Interested in moving to Armenia? Good News! There are 2 different lots 2 blocks from our house! The first lot is on a lovely trash lined street in true Armenian style.
Your neighbors to the right consist of the affluent tenth of society. Your neighbors to the left however are representative of how the rest of the Armenian society lives. Those houses are complete with outdoor plumbing!
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| Families live in these bunker style 12x20 foot "homes" |
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| The latrine stands about 5 feet to the left of the bunker homes |
You should be careful when walking small pets in this area, because they are likely to be lost in the cavernous pot holes that adorn the street.
The second lot is close to the first, also offering many of the perks of the first lot!
On a more serious note, I posted this blog because I wanted to capture the dichotomy of society here, and share with those who have never personally experienced this type of stark contrast. Pictures however do not do it justice. I have been humbled by my experiences here and I'm glad that my children have been exposed to this, to know how blessed we truly are.
3 comments:
wow, you weren't joking! I can almost smell the garbage.... That really is humbling and I'm glad Van and Ava can see that.
Haha, ok so that reminds me of when I was talking to Van about sending those toys to that little boy in Chile because he didn't have the things we had. So then later, we were taking little treats around to my Sunbeams and we were at one house and Van turns to me and says, "Is this the little boy who is poor and can't afford his own toys?" RIGHT in front of both the parents. Hahah. Yeah i had to explain that one...
LOL you never told me that story! Kids are awesome at creating awkward moments. :)
This looks so much like what Richard discribed Panama like as far as garbage. We just don't appreciate how blessed we are to live in America.
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