Before I left for Yerevan, friends and family inevitably asked me, Why are you going to Armenia? My answer? It wasnt to visit my familyany family members I have in Armenia are either unknown to me or nonexistent. Nor was it to discover my true homelandwhile Armenia remains the land of my ancestors and its past and future are important to me, I have no illusion of truly belonging here and returning to the land of my people. My Armenian language skills are subpar to say the least, and my knowledge of current issues and affairs in Armenia is also deficient. Then, why was I making this journey halfway around the world to a country I knew little about and in which I knew no one?
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