Nvart Andreassian’s professional journey is nothing short of extraordinary. A conductor, musicologist and cultural program manager, she has lived, studied, and worked across the globe – Turkey, France, Belgium, Brazil, Uruguay, China and Russia.

Lucy Nazaryan grew up in Yerevan, started her studies at Yerevan State University and later headed to Moscow to continue her education at the Financial University.

Ararat Mambreyan, inspired by the repatriation of many of his relatives, friends and fellow athletes, decided to follow his dream of helping young Armenian players reach their football goals.

At the Blue Mosque in Yerevan, a venue that regularly brings together fans of Iranian culture, another gathering took place. The focus of the evening was George Abrahamyan, a poet, translator and journalist who has become one of Armenia’s most enthusiastic advocates for Iranian culture.

We are a married couple, Daniel and Elena, and after many years of traveling and living in different corners of the world, we have chosen Armenia as the place where we want to settle and raise our children.

As a writer, I have always found it interesting to write about people I have met not through the repatriate community, and who, at first glance, seem like old friends. But through conversations about repatriation, I discover them anew.