Wow. Take it easy on yourself over there man... like you said, I know it's not the Congo... but still. From the news we hear, seems somewhat amazing this was an acceptable weekend for sightseeing.
Practically everyone I know who's spent some time in the former Eastern bloc comes home with stories that remind you democractic society doesn't just happen because a wall fell. It's a slow transition. You mentioned the government.... does day-to-day life seem horribly corrupt as well? One of my roomates lived in Budapest for a while (and Hungary is pretty well thought of in terms of Eastern Europe).... he needed serious emergency medical care (he was very near dying), and when the ambulance came it was 'how much money do you have?' They weren't taking him anywhere unless he could grease them, death or not. I hear so many stories of this kind... has Armenia yet held similar experiences?
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