‘’Despite teaching at a prestigious Ballet school, I always felt like I wanted more practical experience as a dancer. This coupled with my love for Armenian dance, led me want to repatriate to pursue the aspect of my career that I had always wanted to further develop. Armen, being the supportive partner that he is, agreed to relocate, and the rest as they say, is history’’.

‘’When the taxi driver asks you what route to take, and you can actually answer, you are not a tourist anymore. As Armenia is growing and emerging, you can potentially be a part of its development. By offering the skills you have, you can help it grow and flourish. If you can’t move for several years then at least relocate temporarily for several months. Every Armenian should experience living in Armenia, the ups, the downs, the feeling of being home and the frustrations that living here can also bring’’,  says Armen. 

‘’We are very lucky to have some relatives on Armen’s side of the family living in Armenia, so we’ve never really felt alone. There’s always been someone there to show us the ropes! I have to say, personally I haven’t had any problems. Maybe it’s because I was expecting to feel more isolated and I was expecting to feel different, that actually I never really did."

"Each person who repatriates brings with them a little something; different backgrounds, different mentalities, different cultures and languages, and this is really valuable for Armenia. It’s not about imposing your version of “right” on the people around you, but just by the simple fact of you being different, you inevitably add a new layer to the society that you live in, which makes life more colourful and diverse. It’s about sharing being Armenian, and there is no one right way of being so, we all are, in our own special way’’.