Armenian News-NEWS.am launches a new project – Arianne & Armenia. The chess player of Philippino and Dutch descent is known to Armenians as the girlfriend of Armenian Grandmaster, Olympic and World champion Levon Aronian. But few people know that she now lives and works in Armenia and can even be more frequently seen in Yerevan streets than her celebrity boyfriend. Every Friday Arianne will share her impressions of Armenia and tell about the difficulties and charm of living and working in our country as a foreigner in love with Armenia.

Arianne Caoili’s short bio:

Of Filipino and Dutch descent, Arianne is an Australian economist, Olympic chess player, entrepreneur and jazz enthusiast. As a management consultant she works in both private and public sectors, with professional and academic interests in the crossroads of business and public policy. Born in Manila, Philippines, Arianne has travelled the globe extensively and lived in Germany, France, Australia, the US and the Philippines for family, work, study or chess. Topics she enjoys are Russian foreign policy, competition policy, behavioural economics and political philosophy. In her free time, Arianne enjoys ballroom dancing, martial arts, cooking, and wine.