Alright, now that I know that what I'm writing is showing.....Here we go!!!
OK, I'm Shooshig Avakian and i'm from Los Angeles...actually La Crescenta, California. I'm a senior at Cal State University Northridge majoring in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Armenian. I'm originally a Glendale-tsi (born and raised) which I guess makes me Amerigahye. :) I'm very excited to be part of this log...maybe some people might like/dislike what i say sometimes, but hey..i'm the logger...u're the reader :) j/k

Like Raffi M. I'm also in the middle of finals, but I'm looking forward to the end of next week which will bring WINTER BREAK!!! yay! Let's see....I've been to Hayasdan a total of 3 times. The first time was in 1997. That year I participated in the AYF's Youth Corps Program (see www.ayfwr.org for info) and I stayed in the village of Ashan in Artsakh for 6 weeks and helped rebuild a school into a camp for the scouts. Then I participated in the Youth Jamboree at Lake Sevan for 2 weeks. Those 8 weeks in Artsakh and Hayasdan changed my life forever.... After 97, I've returned to Hayasdan in 2000 and 2001. My conclusion is: I would not want to live anywhere else in the world other than Hayasdan. (more to come on this)

I know that compared to Hayasdan or even the East Coast the "freezing" weather here is like a normal spring day there. But never-the-less, it's COLD outside... Alright, i'm off to school! TSUH