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Lights, Camera, Action…

I wish there was a way I could extend the opportunities offered to them at camp into their daily lives. But for now I can only do my best to bring smiles to the faces of the children of Gyumri and look forward to another week of productive camp.
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Zavagnern enk Artsakhi

I will probably never forget my first impression of the eight year old boy who suddenly decided to point to me and began shouting to me his intricate riddles in hopes to outsmart me. After really thinking long and hard (no, honestly I really tried) he told me his brilliant answers, and from then on he became my sidekick/best friend. Of course, I was rest assured it was meant to be, because upon splitting up into color groups for competitions, he was the first to be called into my group.
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Missing Teeth

A genuine smile with few teeth is preferable to an empty smile with beautiful teeth. America might be beautiful with its accessible luxuries and social necessities but how far can that beauty take you to happiness? Being in Armenia has allowed me to realize the difference between genuine happiness and fabricated happiness.
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Great Beginnings

Previous AYF Youth Corps participants told us aspiring campers would anxiously await their two weeks at camp gathered in groups in the field in front of the school. That’s exactly how the day started. Emilia Der Sarkissian
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