{"id":4052,"date":"2024-08-13T15:13:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T15:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armenialacrosse.com\/?p=4052"},"modified":"2024-09-05T10:01:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T10:01:59","slug":"paul-boghosian-camp-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armenialacrosse.com\/hy\/paul-boghosian-camp-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"“I believe that on the road to finding who you are as a person, you must first know where you are from.” Paul Boghosian"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I believe that on the road to finding who you are as a person, you must first know where you are from. The opportunities presented to me by Johnny, and the entire GOALS staff allotted me a chance to go and experience my culture through a firsthand experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flight to Armenia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The flight to Armenia was long, tiring, and nerve-racking. I have never been out of the country much less overseas so the cultural shock was something I couldn\u2019t expect. Going into this trip with a blind eye gave me the position to embrace every aspect that was different to my daily life. I never once turned down an opportunity to see this special country, because this trip really was a core memory that I will hold onto forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We arrived Sunday evening and the next morning it was straight to the M.A.M headquarters for our two-hour lesson on the basic Armenian language., we had six one-hour classes online before the trip. This is where I received my first glimpse of Armenian hospitality, and it kept building from there along the trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No matter how broken my dialect, the teacher guided me in the right direction with a smile. There I didn\u2019t just learn about the language but also how they connect Armenians all around the world to a place where every Armenian calls home. It was amazing to understand how Marine, Meline and Aida created the company during Covid 19, growing into a place where people of all ages can merge their hobbies and language together.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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First day of camp<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The first day of camp is where my whole perspective changed because seeing those kids excited to play made me realize that I wasn\u2019t so different from all of them. When I was around their age all I wanted to do was run around and play as wee. It made me understand that having fun and playing lacrosse, football, basketball, and dancing is a universal language. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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