Peace Corps

Brett and Laura hiking in the mountains in Alaverdi, Armenia

September 9, 2010 / Last updated : May 31, 2011 Brett Holt International

Story Behind The Picture #2: Sarahart, Armenia

September 2004 (Sarahart, Armenia): This is one of our favorite photos from our time in the Peace Corps. The location is high up in the mountains above Sarahart (Alaverdi), located in northern Armenia. The view of the photo is looking northeast along the Debed River valley toward Azerbaijan. During this time in our Peace Corps service, […]

August 15, 2010 / Last updated : August 13, 2011 Brett Holt International

Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Celebrate Vardavar

Last weekend, we hosted a Vardavar celebration at our home with fellow Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who served in Armenia. Our gathering included Laura and myself along with our future Peace Corps volunteers Ethan and Autumn, and RPCVs David and Eloise Barshes, and Dominic and Sarah Monley. While we didn’t all serve at the same […]

May 22, 2006 / Last updated : June 16, 2011 Brett Holt Armenia

Made the SJ Mercury Newspaper…..again

We had a photo from our time in Armenia printed up in the San Jose Mercury Newspaper yesterday. It is in the back of the Travel section. Check it out if you still have it. We used the one below from Kobayr Monestary.