Episode notes
In this episode of the Lewiston Tribune Podcast, Managing Editor Matt Baney sits down with journalism interns Anna Avagyan and Hasmik Marukyan to discuss their journey from Armenia to Lewiston.
They share their experiences studying at American University, adjusting to life in the United States, the differences between journalism in Armenia and the U.S. and their impressions of Lewiston so far.
Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:29 Experiences in the United States 1:43 Getting their master’s degree 2:08 How’d you end up at The American University 3:54 Life in Armenia 6:03 Impressions of Lewiston so far 8:07 Multigenerational homes in Armenia 8:38 Did they know each other very well before the program 9:34 How did you end up in Lewiston? 11:27 Traveling to Lewiston 12:41 Differences between journalism in Armenia and the U.S. 13:48 Covering the Garfield County rodeo 17:02 What should we know about Armenia? 18:40 Dealing with homesickness 20:07 Learning English 23:06 What’s next after school?