#IamGanja!

Good for a Queen!  Moment with Arzu in Ganja!  The Caucasus One year ago, I was preparing to leave for the Caucasus. From my young America, I was excited to head in a direction with so much history. What do thousands of years of history leave behind?   I was intrigued by what had Queen Tamar left behind after bringing her country’s history to its peak. What a surprise to learn that she was so [...]

By |2020-10-23T09:45:16-04:00October 16th, 2020|Azerbaijan, Blog, Caucase, Reflecting|Comments Off on #IamGanja!

Borders

There were no borders within me This morning I wake up and the word that comes to me is "border." For those who dream of a world without borders, I would invite you to be patient. I was born 24 kilometers from Ontario. On Rural Road 7, which is now Route 388 in Duparquet, the last village before the border. Men came and went from lumber or mining jobs. We never talked about borders. The word was not [...]

By |2020-01-23T07:01:19-05:00November 3rd, 2019|Blog, Caucase, Families of the world, Reflecting|Comments Off on Borders
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