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LIFE AS A CANADIAN BORN ARMENIAN...
Written by Talin Orfali
ArmeniaDiaspora.com
Oct 31 2011
When I was very young, My Parents, Grandparents, Armenian Priests,
and Armenian Teachers, always taught me the importance of keeping my
heritage and culture alive. I started by going to Armenian Saturday
School to learn the alphabet, reading, writing, history, culture,
heritage, then following Armenian Sunday School which taught me about
the Armenian Church, history, and christianity. Soon after I graduated
both schools, I officially went to the Motherland Armenia to see
the real deal. All the beautiful and important things I learned came
before my eyes. I could not believe, that I was standing on Armenia's
ground and soil. I had tears roll down my eyes feeling ever so happy,
yet emotional at the same time.
After returning from my Motherland Armenia, I automatically started
to come out to Armenian events, listening to Armenian music, joining
committees such as ACYOC (Armenian Church Youth Organization of
Canada), as well as Armenian Bible Fellowships, joining events with
ACYOA (Armenian Church Youth Organization of America) in the United
States of America, Joining in Armenian conventions, conferences,
Going to Ottawa, Canada every year for the commemoration of the April
24, 1915 Armenian Genocide and to march with my fellow Armenians,
Joining in Armenian message boards, and websites on the internet,
continuing to further my experience and my life as an Armenian,
being a teachers assistant at St Sahag St Mesrob Armenian Saturday
School where I spent 10 years as a student, and now as I look at the
students now, I always remember my times as I look at them. I get
emotional at times when I hear the Music, the School and our National
Anthem. I will be continuing my journey to even doing more.
I have made many friends from all over Canada, such as Vancouver,
Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, St Catherines, Laval,
as well as USA, West and East coasts, meeting people from out of North
America and I love each and everyone of you and I hope that our bonds
and our friendships never fade away. You all carry an important part
of my heart and soul.
It is my priority in my life to be Armenian, to assist Armenians not
only in Canada, but all over the aworld, to instill in others that
nothing is more beautiful and precious than being Armenian. It is a
gift from God and I will use that gift to its fullest. Many people
these days take being Armenian for granted, and I will do the best
of my ability to strengthen, to guide those people to the right path
and teach them the way. It is so important to strengthen our bonds. We
are very few in this world and we must stick together, grow together,
love each other. Being in Canada or wherever you are from, we must
find a way to stick together.
If it wasn't for my parents, brother, grandmothers, My grandfather
the late Habib Torossian, My teachers, My grade 8 teacher Baron
Antranig Chilinguirian, Bishop Hovnan Derderian, Bishop Bagrat
Galstanian, Bishop Khajag Barsamian, Bishop Ararat Kaltakjian,
Fr. Zareh Zargarian, Fr Myron Sarkissian, Fr Gomidas Mirzakhanian,
Fr Vasken Boyadjian, Fr Keghart Garabedian, Rev Hayrik Hovanisyan,
and all the priests and Armenian people I have met along the way,
I wouldn't be where I am today and I love you all deeply and I thank
you all very much for everything you all have taught me along the way.
So, Thank you for everything. I will use the knowledge and information
that you all embedded into my heart, mind, and soul and preach and
teach that to everyone. God Bless Armenia, God Bless Armenians,
God Bless everyone.
Original Link :
http://armeniangirl401.blogspot.com/2011_10_01_archive.html
http://www.armeniadiaspora.com/armenian-experience/6540-life-as-a-canadian-born-armenian.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Written by Talin Orfali
ArmeniaDiaspora.com
Oct 31 2011
When I was very young, My Parents, Grandparents, Armenian Priests,
and Armenian Teachers, always taught me the importance of keeping my
heritage and culture alive. I started by going to Armenian Saturday
School to learn the alphabet, reading, writing, history, culture,
heritage, then following Armenian Sunday School which taught me about
the Armenian Church, history, and christianity. Soon after I graduated
both schools, I officially went to the Motherland Armenia to see
the real deal. All the beautiful and important things I learned came
before my eyes. I could not believe, that I was standing on Armenia's
ground and soil. I had tears roll down my eyes feeling ever so happy,
yet emotional at the same time.
After returning from my Motherland Armenia, I automatically started
to come out to Armenian events, listening to Armenian music, joining
committees such as ACYOC (Armenian Church Youth Organization of
Canada), as well as Armenian Bible Fellowships, joining events with
ACYOA (Armenian Church Youth Organization of America) in the United
States of America, Joining in Armenian conventions, conferences,
Going to Ottawa, Canada every year for the commemoration of the April
24, 1915 Armenian Genocide and to march with my fellow Armenians,
Joining in Armenian message boards, and websites on the internet,
continuing to further my experience and my life as an Armenian,
being a teachers assistant at St Sahag St Mesrob Armenian Saturday
School where I spent 10 years as a student, and now as I look at the
students now, I always remember my times as I look at them. I get
emotional at times when I hear the Music, the School and our National
Anthem. I will be continuing my journey to even doing more.
I have made many friends from all over Canada, such as Vancouver,
Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, St Catherines, Laval,
as well as USA, West and East coasts, meeting people from out of North
America and I love each and everyone of you and I hope that our bonds
and our friendships never fade away. You all carry an important part
of my heart and soul.
It is my priority in my life to be Armenian, to assist Armenians not
only in Canada, but all over the aworld, to instill in others that
nothing is more beautiful and precious than being Armenian. It is a
gift from God and I will use that gift to its fullest. Many people
these days take being Armenian for granted, and I will do the best
of my ability to strengthen, to guide those people to the right path
and teach them the way. It is so important to strengthen our bonds. We
are very few in this world and we must stick together, grow together,
love each other. Being in Canada or wherever you are from, we must
find a way to stick together.
If it wasn't for my parents, brother, grandmothers, My grandfather
the late Habib Torossian, My teachers, My grade 8 teacher Baron
Antranig Chilinguirian, Bishop Hovnan Derderian, Bishop Bagrat
Galstanian, Bishop Khajag Barsamian, Bishop Ararat Kaltakjian,
Fr. Zareh Zargarian, Fr Myron Sarkissian, Fr Gomidas Mirzakhanian,
Fr Vasken Boyadjian, Fr Keghart Garabedian, Rev Hayrik Hovanisyan,
and all the priests and Armenian people I have met along the way,
I wouldn't be where I am today and I love you all deeply and I thank
you all very much for everything you all have taught me along the way.
So, Thank you for everything. I will use the knowledge and information
that you all embedded into my heart, mind, and soul and preach and
teach that to everyone. God Bless Armenia, God Bless Armenians,
God Bless everyone.
Original Link :
http://armeniangirl401.blogspot.com/2011_10_01_archive.html
http://www.armeniadiaspora.com/armenian-experience/6540-life-as-a-canadian-born-armenian.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress