armenia remains a dream, a subject of stories, yet still, against all odds, a place. you, what do you own the world? how do you own disorder disorder now somewhere between the sacred silence sacred silence and sleep disorder, disorder i took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha la la la la sha la la la la la sha la la la la sha la la la la la la anthony: armenia is a small, landlocked christian nation surrounded by mostly non-christian neighbors. azerbaijan over there, iran down there, and turkey right there. turkey, and relations with turkey, and the armenian people s terrible history with that country being the central and defining issue of armenian identity. and a present-day political reality 103 years after what just about anyone would call genocide. turkey has always adamantly denied that, saying it was simply
anthony: good. and this is liver and heart, yes? it s delicious. amalya: with tomato and oil. anthony: this, what s this dish called, i mean i know what it is, it s a sheep s head, but- gayane it s called gyala. amalya: when i was kid, i remember my father not only went to restaurant with qyala, but he brought home for us. and i was afraid, i was afraid of their teeth. anthony: yeah. actually, that s- you got the good part there. amalya: yeah. anthony: so, let me ask this: technology, not just here but armenia in general, seems to be the major hope for the future. what do you think the city will be like in 20 years? anush: you know, the history is not a stable thing that we can count on. but what i see 10 years ago, and 10 years now, gyumri is developing quite fast. it s really good, i see really good developments.
actually, that s- you got the good part there. amalya: yeah. anthony: so, let me ask this: technology, not just here but armenia in general, seems to be the major hope for the future. what do you think the city will anush: you know the history is not a stable thing that we can count on. but what i see 10 years ago, and 10 years now, gyumri is developing quite fast. it s really good, i see really good developments. and i can say that s most of the duty of the younger generation, i would definitely say that. gayane: it s self-employment and entrepreneurship that is
amalya: yeah. anthony: so, let me ask this: technology, not just here but armenia in general, seems to be the major hope for the future. what do you think the city will be like in 20 years? anush: you know, the history is not a stable thing that we can count on. but what i see 10 years ago, and 10 years now, gyumri is developing quite fast. it s really good, i see really good developments. and i can say that s most of the duty of the younger generation, i would definitely say that. gayane: it s self-employment and entrepreneurship that is developing among the youth very, very- in a very kind of fast way, these days. because people understand that if you stay in gyumri, you need to create your own stuff. amalya: and we never should stop, we never should wait for others to help our city and ourselves. we should think, we should create, we should use our strong sides and to move forward.
armenia in general, seems to be the major hope for the future. what do you think the city will be like in 20 years? anush: you know the history is not a stable thing that we can count on. but what i see 10 years ago, and 10 years now, gyumri is developing quite fast. it s really good, i see really good developments. and i can say that s most of the duty of the younger generation, i would definitely say that. gayane: it s self-employment and entrepreneurship that is developing among the youth very, very- in a very kind of fast way, these days. because people understand that if you stay in gyumri, you need to create your own stuff. amalya: and we never should stop, we never should wait for others to help our city and ourselves. we should think, we should create, we should use our strong sides and to move forward. when i received the diagnosis, i knew,