An Amazing First Day
This is my first time in Armenia and I’ve been here for two weeks already. I met my fellow AYF Youth Corps participants today, and I felt a connection with them right away.
We met early in the morning and quickly put our bags down to head to Garni and Geghard. Geghard was one of the most amazing places I’ve seen in my life. It was truly astonishing to see how people could carve into a mountain and create such a beautiful place hundreds of years ago.
I had visited Garni earlier this week, but it was nothing like experiencing it today, seeing as today is also Vartevar, or Water Day, in Armenia. I was sitting by the window in the mini bus and, as we were approaching the temple, a kid ran up to us and splashed water all over me through the window. After that, we parked the bus and got out to walk towards the site, and our group was quickly ambushed by five other kids with buckets, drenching all of us. It was a very fun and special experience seeing the whole town happy and splashing water on everyone and everything.
After seeing Garni, we made our way back to Yerevan. The entire city was out on the streets splashing anyone and everyone they saw. Whether it was from a balcony or on the sidewalk, everywhere was fair game. What an experience.
The first day with our group exceeded all of my expectations.
– Pierre Moradian
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