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Must Love Strays

Many of us Youth Corps participants have pets at home, and most consider them as part of their family. It could be a dog, a cat, maybe a cow, or even a fish. Whatever it may be, these pets are usually very well taken care of and unconditionally loved. Unfortunately, this is not the case in Hayasdan. We've all seen a stray animal or two in the U.S., but none of us are used to seeing herds of dogs running around town.
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Hi Berj!!

A marshrutka is an old van that transports people around the city and from region to region for super cheap. They jam pack the maximum number of people they can fit to make things as efficient as possible. It is also the van that got me to Gyumri for the first time, and the van where I met Robert.

Chillin’ In Moscow

As we wait in the Moscow International Airport munching on some snacks, we sit and reminisce about the last 24 hours of our journey, before we take our final flight to the motherland. As the last group is getting ready 6,000 miles away to depart from LAX, we wonder what similar obstacles they'll encounter along the way...

I'm the birthday girl and I'm going to Armenia

July 2 is a very special day for me, after all it is my birthday! Yet today I consider myself the luckiest and this birthday extra special. I don’t need no birthday cake to blow the candles and wish for something because my wish is already happening. People usually say that “nobody in life gets exactly what they want.” Yeah right! Are you kidding me? I’m getting more than what I wanted. Being part of the AYF Youth Corps Program will give me a chance to establish a tie between my motherland, create ties with younger brothers and sisters, and be part of history in the making.

And We're Off...

As my parents and I sit and wait for my "travel buddies" to arrive, I think to myself "what have I gotten myself into?" What if I don't fit in with our group? What if the kids at the camp don't like me? How will i survive without my parents for 6 weeks?

Հին Ընկեր (Old Friend)

Nearly five months ago the AYF organized a concert in downtown Los Angeles with Armenian folk legend Ruben Hakhverdyan. Ruben evoked longing for the homeland and highlighted the urgency to return amongst the crowd. Last night, accompanied by some great friends, I had the opportunity to see our old friend Ruben at The Opera in Yerevan.

Վերածնունդ Հայոց Աշխարհին

Ամէն տարի Զատիկի օրը ընտանիքներ քով-քովի գալով կը նշէն ու կը յիշէն Յիսուսի Յարութիւնը: Հայ ընտանիքը այս տարի Ապրիլ 24-ին պիտի յիշէ Յիսուս Քրիստոսի Յարութիւնը եւ ոգեկոչէ Հայոց Ցեղասպանութեան մէկ-ու-կէս միլիոն Հայ նահատակներու վերածնունդը:

The Constantinople War Crimes Trials: The legal response to the Armenian Genocide

As a result of the world’s inability to criminally punish the perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide, the Ninth World Congress of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation made the decision to track down and execute the most culpable Ottoman leaders in a covert undertaking called Operation Nemesis. By the end of 1922 dozens of top Turkish leaders were extra-judicially brought to justice.
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