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    LIFE AS A CANADIAN BORN ARMENIAN...
    Written by Talin Orfali

    ArmeniaDiaspora.com
    Oct 31 2011

    When I was very young, My Parents, Grandparents, Armenian Priests,
    and Armenian Teachers, always taught me the importance of keeping my
    heritage and culture alive. I started by going to Armenian Saturday
    School to learn the alphabet, reading, writing, history, culture,
    heritage, then following Armenian Sunday School which taught me about
    the Armenian Church, history, and christianity. Soon after I graduated
    both schools, I officially went to the Motherland Armenia to see
    the real deal. All the beautiful and important things I learned came
    before my eyes. I could not believe, that I was standing on Armenia's
    ground and soil. I had tears roll down my eyes feeling ever so happy,
    yet emotional at the same time.

    After returning from my Motherland Armenia, I automatically started
    to come out to Armenian events, listening to Armenian music, joining
    committees such as ACYOC (Armenian Church Youth Organization of
    Canada), as well as Armenian Bible Fellowships, joining events with
    ACYOA (Armenian Church Youth Organization of America) in the United
    States of America, Joining in Armenian conventions, conferences,
    Going to Ottawa, Canada every year for the commemoration of the April
    24, 1915 Armenian Genocide and to march with my fellow Armenians,
    Joining in Armenian message boards, and websites on the internet,
    continuing to further my experience and my life as an Armenian,
    being a teachers assistant at St Sahag St Mesrob Armenian Saturday
    School where I spent 10 years as a student, and now as I look at the
    students now, I always remember my times as I look at them. I get
    emotional at times when I hear the Music, the School and our National
    Anthem. I will be continuing my journey to even doing more.

    I have made many friends from all over Canada, such as Vancouver,
    Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, St Catherines, Laval,
    as well as USA, West and East coasts, meeting people from out of North
    America and I love each and everyone of you and I hope that our bonds
    and our friendships never fade away. You all carry an important part
    of my heart and soul.

    It is my priority in my life to be Armenian, to assist Armenians not
    only in Canada, but all over the aworld, to instill in others that
    nothing is more beautiful and precious than being Armenian. It is a
    gift from God and I will use that gift to its fullest. Many people
    these days take being Armenian for granted, and I will do the best
    of my ability to strengthen, to guide those people to the right path
    and teach them the way. It is so important to strengthen our bonds. We
    are very few in this world and we must stick together, grow together,
    love each other. Being in Canada or wherever you are from, we must
    find a way to stick together.

    If it wasn't for my parents, brother, grandmothers, My grandfather
    the late Habib Torossian, My teachers, My grade 8 teacher Baron
    Antranig Chilinguirian, Bishop Hovnan Derderian, Bishop Bagrat
    Galstanian, Bishop Khajag Barsamian, Bishop Ararat Kaltakjian,
    Fr. Zareh Zargarian, Fr Myron Sarkissian, Fr Gomidas Mirzakhanian,
    Fr Vasken Boyadjian, Fr Keghart Garabedian, Rev Hayrik Hovanisyan,
    and all the priests and Armenian people I have met along the way,
    I wouldn't be where I am today and I love you all deeply and I thank
    you all very much for everything you all have taught me along the way.

    So, Thank you for everything. I will use the knowledge and information
    that you all embedded into my heart, mind, and soul and preach and
    teach that to everyone. God Bless Armenia, God Bless Armenians,
    God Bless everyone.

    Original Link :
    http://armeniangirl401.blogspot.com/2011_10_01_archive.html

    http://www.armeniadiaspora.com/armenian-experience/6540-life-as-a-canadian-born-armenian.html



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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