Today was definitely bittersweet. It was bitter, because it was our last day in our amazing Armenia. It was sweet, because 97 years ago today Armenian generals, freedom fighters, and more fought for Armenia, and its independence. That shows how Armenian people fight for there country and religion. All of the fighters are our heroes today. One very important person was Aram Manougian, who announced “Ոչ մի քայլ դէպի ետ, միշտ առաջ։” to all the Armenians.
In the morning we woke up, got to breakfast, and drove straight to Sardarabad. On the way there we sang a bunch of songs.
When we got to Sardarabad, there weren’t a lot of people yet, so we decided to get front row spots. When we were settled in, waiting for the president Serj Sarkissian, we saw the little military scout kids in their uniforms. Then came the interviews. We all got interviewed a bunch of times. They asked us where we were from, and what we knew about May 28th. After that, all the soldiers were in there straight lines walking and practicing for the president. One group was practicing with drills and they were amazing.
Then came the time the president came. All the soldiers marched and performed with the drills and more. It was wonderful how many people came to celebrate. Mer Hairenik was playing too. The monument was my favorite monument out of all we have seen in Armenia.
At night we got a couple hours to pack. Then we went to dinner, it was awesome. There was a beautiful waterfall. We all had a lot of fun. We sang, and danced. It was a great night, and celebration for Armenian Independence day.
After dinner we went to the hotel and relaxed. We would have a long trip tomorrow to Boston.
Our wonderful trip had finally come to an end. We had the best time in this beautiful country and we all will remember this trip forever. We are all very thankful that St. Stephens provides this trip for us. We got to see a bunch of churches, monuments, and more. We have all spent years and years learning about these churches and we finally got to see everything. We all remember the stories Digin Ardemis would tell us, and we couldn’t wait till we got to Armenia and live those stories.
We will see you on Monday and we will share what we loved most about Armenia. Thank you.
Narine Mahserejian