Happy Birthday to us...
Next week marks the 5 year anniversary of the Life in Armenia blog. In April, 2001 the original cast began writing. Since then some people have stopped writing, others have joined in... almost everyone who has written here on what I call the repat log for short is still here in Armenia.
I want to say a sincere thank you to all the writers on this blog and the other blogs, for sharing a part of themselves with the world, for putting themselves out there. I know it's not always easy, not always fun (though it often is), but what we have shared here I think is a fascinating glimpse into one of the most formative periods of the Armenian nation.
I also want to say that many readers have written really encouraging messages to us, and just been so cool in general - a number of which we've met in person. It really did encourage us and remind us that people look forward to the latest word on the street here. Last month we were averaging 2,000 readers A DAY for this page and the Diaspora page combined, which is just so awesome.
It's been a crazy five years, Armenia is now a very different place, and the number of repats continues to grow. I can only imagine what the country will be like in 5 more years...
Pari Janabar to us all...
I want to say a sincere thank you to all the writers on this blog and the other blogs, for sharing a part of themselves with the world, for putting themselves out there. I know it's not always easy, not always fun (though it often is), but what we have shared here I think is a fascinating glimpse into one of the most formative periods of the Armenian nation.
I also want to say that many readers have written really encouraging messages to us, and just been so cool in general - a number of which we've met in person. It really did encourage us and remind us that people look forward to the latest word on the street here. Last month we were averaging 2,000 readers A DAY for this page and the Diaspora page combined, which is just so awesome.
It's been a crazy five years, Armenia is now a very different place, and the number of repats continues to grow. I can only imagine what the country will be like in 5 more years...
Pari Janabar to us all...
posted by Raffi K. at 3:23 PM
3 Comments:
What would be really great is if one day, we could present these logs as a published book...perhaps a journal of the transformation of Armenia from the eyes of repats.. thatd be a great reference tool!
Congratulations to you all...and your efforts as diasporans, simply by choosing to live life in Armenia is commendable, admirable and monumental...as is this blog. May God Bless you guys in all your endeavors and our Hayrenik...
Chapeau Bas yerekhaner...
And to top it off, you requires no visas. Very nice. Yerevan emerges from the map when reading the small personal events that make up its actual daily life.
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