Dear Arsineh, don’t feel lonely, you have a lot of readers. What can we write, as interesting, exciting like hayastandzi logs?. In comparison, our life is so… normal. peaceful. Reading Ara’s log, I’d wish to live in Artsakh, as I always dream since the Independence days.

Here, in Buenos Aires, are summer holidays. Most of the people went to the sea, Mar del Plata, Pinamar, etc. Some others go to the mountains, and very few abroad, because of the raising dollar. I’d been in Armenia the last four winters, so now, I miss it very much. The weather here is very wet and hot.

Yesterday we attended a great conference. Claude Mutafian, who visits us from France, lectured to the armenian schools’ teachers first, showing a new very nice and useful historical map, explaining in a lively way all the armenian history –not the traditional version- in only two hours. Usually, two hours are too much for a conference, but none of us even moved from our chairs. The second part was open to the community. The subject was “Negationism”, it was very interesting as well: he explained the point of view of the turkish diplomacy, the European Union’s thoughts, the manner we should approach to the aim of recognition. Although is not my favorite subject, -I’m quite tired when the only speech is Genocide-, it was pretty interesting. The place was full of people, nevertheless it was summer evening, after Christmas, full holidays. I think one reason is that Mutafian is a well known historician, and the second –perhaps the more important- is that he speaks Spanish perfectly. So those young people present could understand what was it about, and take part on it.

I don’t know how the other communities are, but in Argentina, people never talk in Armenian, only they try to babble something when the other person doesn’t know Spanish at all. Armenian language here dies, -an armenian teacher can tell you-,
I think language is not determinant for being a good armenian, or for going on with your feelings, but it helps a lot. It makes the 50 %, I think.

So, it was a nice evening, I went with my yerevantzi friend: the journalist Rima Sargsyan, who is visiting her relatives here, and although she didn’t understand a word, it was interesting for her to see our community, the language level, the kind of questions, the people.
By the way, many many hayasdantzis live in Buenos Aires by now. They came five years ago, more a less. But in the last year, because of the financial crisis, several families and young people returned home, Armenia. An organizacion: HAI, (“hayrenatartzneru hantznakhump”, I think) make it possible for those who have no means. Aren’t there more people in Armenia now?