Opinion

Grateful

Dear Armenia, I am grateful. Every day I wake up and think how grateful I am to be living in Armenia. To be living in Armenia during a crucial time of Armenian history. To be living on the land where my ancestors have lived for thousands of years. To be living on a land full of centuries-old culture. To be able to learn the songs and dances that my predecessors sang and da

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Varak Ghazarian

Varak Ghazarian is an Armenian-American from Los Angeles who attended a Armenian school his entire life. Upon his graduation from UC Berkeley, he volunteered in Armenia for year with Birthright Armenia. He spent time in Artsakh for a month, where he mentored teenagers in border villages about fundamental topics of health. He currently lives in Armenia, which has opened up a door of imagination that was closed off elsewhere.

2 Comments

  1. Ongoing Crucial times and moments of Armenian history. No let go. Constant turn overs, challenges and violent refusal of Armenian rights (all inclusive) and identity by the Azeri-Turkish indestructible alliance. Silence Armenians and take hold of the region -south Caucasus – progressively neutralizing historical and present-day Armenian civilisations. Personal assessments and feelings are great but hopeless in a situation that requires the application of international and international humanitarian law as well as the UN Covenants and other instruments guaranteeing Armenia/Artsakh’s total independence and self-governance. Joining Western democracies. Rule of the law States. Liberated from Russian Soviet rule and that of his supporters.

  2. I applaud you for the decision you’ve made, which has clearly been positively transformative both for you and for your nation.

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