Iranian-Armenian relations

[londontsi]

Re: Iranian-Armenian relations

That is fantastic! Good luck to her.

Thanks !!

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[Haykakan]

Re: Iranian-Armenian relations

I am sad I am too old for such things.

However when my daughter found out about this project http://www.birthrightarmenia.org/en/ she left a very good job to be able to participate.

When she came back she couldn't stop talking about it.

She will be visiting Armenia for the third time also with friends she made through this project.



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That is fantastic! Good luck to her.

[londontsi]

Re: Iranian-Armenian relations

Birthright is something else, you should definitely look into it. The experience you get you can never get as a visitor unless you decide to live there for a long long period. I'd been there three times before I did Birthright, but in all those three times I didn't experience 10% of what I got out of Birthright. moreover you make connections with people there in business, education, govt that make you feel like a local even when you leave and want to come back some day.

They basically pay for your flight, housing, a lot of trips and events there, in exchange for you to volunteer for four months in the country. You can do it for two months for 50% of flight, and 100% of other costs paid.

The internship is in professional fields of choice. They get you just about anything, much better than most things you can land here. I had a pre-med friend who was in the operation room everyday alongside surgeons, something you could never do here.

For the housing they put you with a family there and you live with them. The families are great and have been doing it for years. You basically become a member of the family

Then there's weekly excursions to just about every place in the country, including places most locals hadn't even been. Then there's access to restricted sites that you would otherwise never get to see: including Artsakh front lines, Turkish-Armenian militarized border at the very edge-a few km beyond civilian access.

then there's weekly key note speakers, and meetings with govt officials. We met a bunch of important CEO's, veteran groups, and government officials including president of Artsakh and the Defense Minister

And there's a bunch of other stuff like going to game matches, parades, etc.


Honestly every single person that I have met had a positive experience, and most say it was the best decision of their life to do it.

I am sad I am too old for such things.

However when my daughter found out about this project http://www.birthrightarmenia.org/en/ she left a very good job to be able to participate.

When she came back she couldn't stop talking about it.

She will be visiting Armenia for the third time also with friends she made through this project.



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[Shant03]

Re: Iranian-Armenian relations

Birthright is something else, you should definitely look into it. The experience you get you can never get as a visitor unless you decide to live there for a long long period. I'd been there three times before I did Birthright, but in all those three times I didn't experience 10% of what I got out of Birthright. moreover you make connections with people there in business, education, govt that make you feel like a local even when you leave and want to come back some day.

They basically pay for your flight, housing, a lot of trips and events there, in exchange for you to volunteer for four months in the country. You can do it for two months for 50% of flight, and 100% of other costs paid.

The internship is in professional fields of choice. They get you just about anything, much better than most things you can land here. I had a pre-med friend who was in the operation room everyday alongside surgeons, something you could never do here.

For the housing they put you with a family there and you live with them. The families are great and have been doing it for years. You basically become a member of the family

Then there's weekly excursions to just about every place in the country, including places most locals hadn't even been. Then there's access to restricted sites that you would otherwise never get to see: including Artsakh front lines, Turkish-Armenian militarized border at the very edge-a few km beyond civilian access.

then there's weekly key note speakers, and meetings with govt officials. We met a bunch of important CEO's, veteran groups, and government officials including president of Artsakh and the Defense Minister

And there's a bunch of other stuff like going to game matches, parades, etc.


Honestly every single person that I have met had a positive experience, and most say it was the best decision of their life to do it.

Sounds amazing, I hope I can find the time one day. Thanks for the info!

[Haykakan]

Re: Iranian-Armenian relations

Birthright is exactly what I have been championing for many years. It makes hope about our future possible. I have seen young people who participated in similar programs and they all were very eager to return to Hayastan and to continue having a relationship with her. This is a part of nationbuilding and bringing our people togather.

[Mher]

Re: Iranian-Armenian relations

By the way tell me about this Birthright trip, i've vaguely heard about it on facebook from a few contacts I have but don't know much about it.

Birthright is something else, you should definitely look into it. The experience you get you can never get as a visitor unless you decide to live there for a long long period. I'd been there three times before I did Birthright, but in all those three times I didn't experience 10% of what I got out of Birthright. moreover you make connections with people there in business, education, govt that make you feel like a local even when you leave and want to come back some day.

They basically pay for your flight, housing, a lot of trips and events there, in exchange for you to volunteer for four months in the country. You can do it for two months for 50% of flight, and 100% of other costs paid.

The internship is in professional fields of choice. They get you just about anything, much better than most things you can land here. I had a pre-med friend who was in the operation room everyday alongside surgeons, something you could never do here.

For the housing they put you with a family there and you live with them. The families are great and have been doing it for years. You basically become a member of the family

Then there's weekly excursions to just about every place in the country, including places most locals hadn't even been. Then there's access to restricted sites that you would otherwise never get to see: including Artsakh front lines, Turkish-Armenian militarized border at the very edge-a few km beyond civilian access.

then there's weekly key note speakers, and meetings with govt officials. We met a bunch of important CEO's, veteran groups, and government officials including president of Artsakh and the Defense Minister

And there's a bunch of other stuff like going to game matches, parades, etc.


Honestly every single person that I have met had a positive experience, and most say it was the best decision of their life to do it.

[Mher]

Re: Iranian-Armenian relations

Dude!!! We're on the same flight! I'll buy us a round! I can't believe it's not at Hrazdan... even some websites are confused.Tell me about it.. last time it was Malta, this time it was Albania.

lol no way man? From Los Angeles through Russia? that's awesome. lol Moscow should be fun with an American passport with the current animosity

Yeah I've seen that too, but I'm almost certain its in Sargsyan, I hope I'm wrong though

http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/qualifiers/season=2016/teams/team=57419/matches/index.html

I am glad you guys are going to Hayastan. I hope you enjoy it to the fullest.

Thank you man, teghet dadark

[Shant03]

Re: Iranian-Armenian relations

By the way tell me about this Birthright trip, i've vaguely heard about it on facebook from a few contacts I have but don't know much about it.

I am glad you guys are going to Hayastan. I hope you enjoy it to the fullest.

Thank you, hoysov next time you can join us!

[Haykakan]

Re: Iranian-Armenian relations

I am glad you guys are going to Hayastan. I hope you enjoy it to the fullest.

[Shant03]

Re: Iranian-Armenian relations

yepp, the 2011-12 team's success, specially Yuras, began making the team an appealing option for future Diasporans. But I must say even Yura was originally seeking to play for the US national team, and only once that didn't work out he opted for Armenia. Same would go for Aras and Andonian, who would be on Holland's and France's team if they had been given the option. But we'll take it, you can't expect too much from athletes. its embarrassing but most of our national team don't even sing the national anthem at the start of games.

I'll be at the game on the 13th too! haha I land in Yerevan on the night of 12th, hopefully we'll meet there, I'll be with the Birthright group, maybe you know people from there. This campaign has been too painful to discuss or even think about, but I'm just hoping for a few good results, to create momentum, and improve the seeding going into the World Cup qualification that starts next year.

Btw the game is in Republican Stadium, and not Hrazdan which makes no sense to me. I guess they thought with the string of bad results for the past year enough people won't be motivated to show up, and the 50,000 stadium will look empty.

Dude!!! We're on the same flight! I'll buy us a round! I can't believe it's not at Hrazdan... even some websites are confused.Tell me about it.. last time it was Malta, this time it was Albania.

http://www.sportsevents365.com/event/?q=eq,198755

http://eventful.com/events/armenia-vs-portugal-uefa-euro-2016-qualifying-/E0-001-083031712-4