‘’It’s hard to keep your identity while living anywhere else but your home. Any Armenian living abroad can relate to this. In fact, there is a lot of responsibility on your parents’ shoulders too. They just can’t ‘’fail’’ on their duty to raise their children as an active community member’’.

‘’My parents always wanted to move to Armenia. While most of our relatives are spread all over the world and are successful with their careers, we always knew that Armenia is where we’ll live someday. So in 2000 I moved here to study as an architect designer. My integration process was very smooth. I started working for different companies. Luckily, I met incredible mentors here, who taught me a lot. Also, while I was studying I met my husband in Armenia. Now I’m happily married and have 3 amazing children. And yes, I don’t have to control my children’s life and keep them in a community. They have their own hobbies and responsibilities of a ‘’normal kid’’ lifestyle because they live in Armenia. Here our community is the country, which makes me very excited.’’

‘’Armenia is my comfort zone. Of course, there are lot of things that need improvements, but what my family and I found here, can never be found anywhere else. To fully realize what Armenia is, you need to experience it. And one of the most important things is to be positive, realist and full of love to your motherland’’.