We can’t believe how fast this trip has gone by, but we have to make the most of it. Today we went to the Avedisian School with the Hovnanian School for our joint project. There, we each had a partner to get to know a little bit about. We asked questions like, “Whats your name”, “How old are you”, “How many people are in your family”, and other questions to get to know them. After everyone got to introduce themselves to their partner, we split up into two groups and went on a tour of the school. When we were done, we got into the bus and headed to ATP.
ATP (Armenia Tree Project) is an organization that plants trees all over Armenia to help the environment. They have planted over a million trees in 25+ years. They plant a bunch of different types of trees depending on how much they need them in a certain place. They plant oak trees, apricot trees, pine trees, evergreen trees and more.
Once we got to ATP, we were so excited! We went to our spot where we were going to plant the trees. The grass was really spiky and long. It scratched us and got in our socks, shoes and skin. Once we got there, (still in pain), we each went with our partners to a hole. There, we got a plant and dug it into the ground and covered it in dirt. Once we finished, we went to a little spot where we treated our cuts and scratches. When everyone was done, we went on a tour of ATP to see the process of planting trees. They showed us all if the trees that they were planting at the moment. They showed us how they watered the trees. When they were done explaining the process, we went back to the bus and drove to lunch. There, we ate a bunch of tasty foods. Then, we had some free time before going to see Armenia’s prime minister’s wife Anna Hagopian.
Once our free time was done, we got on the bus and drove to Anna Hagopians house. We went through security and then we went inside where Anna and her daughter Arpi were. They gave us a bunch of good foods, and then we took pictures and got autographs. We also sang and recited poems for her. We felt very honored and lucky.Then we went back to the hotel and got ready for dinner at Parvana. At dinner, we ate a bunch of good food. Then, we sang and danced. We had the best time of our lives! I hope we can do this again!
-Sonya and Lara