Trip Itinerary :)

Schedule--

June 30:

Depart LAX

July 2nd
Yerevan City Tour

July 03
Khorvirap
Paros Chamber Choir Meeting in Yerevan

July 04
US Independence day in Yerevan (apparently this is huge there!)
Manana Youth Center in Yerevan

July 5
Badarak at Geghard
Visit to Garni

July 6-8
Vanadzor
Haghpat Sanahin, Haghartsin, Dilkijan

July 9
Climb Mount Aragats
Evening Event in Yerevan

July 10
Meeting with Eastern and Canadian Youth groups in Etchmiadzin

July 11
Lake Sevan
Evening event in Yerevan

July 12
Badarak Etchmizdzin
Saradabad & Dzvartnots

July 13
Hamberd and Saghmosvank
Dr. Dyron Leaves Armenia

July 14
Free day in Yerevan

July 15-18 Artsakh
Noravank, Datev, Artsakh, Shushi

July 20-July 27
Gyrumi Service Project

July 28-30
Free days in Yerevan

July 31
Depart Yerevan =(

Countdown: 4 Days

In four days, I will be on an Aeuroflot flight headed to Moscow, Russia which will be re-directed to Yerevan, Armenia.

I will be going with CYMA, which stands for Christian Youth Mission to Armenia. Every summer, this program takes young members of the Armenian church to their motherland to sight-see and to intern. This organization sprouted from ACYO, which is the youth group I have been involved with since I entered high school.

What started out as a two week tour is now a one month mission to "move mountains." While in Armenia, we will be working in orphanages and completing a service project where we will rebuild a home that was crushed by the tragic 1988 earthquake.

The following article published by the program explains everything we will be doing:

http://groong.usc.edu/news/msg274291.html

In Armenia, I will be living in a house with all of the other students. Some of these students I have known for a long time, and others I will be meeting for the first time. I am excited to get to know each and every one of them :)

Our trip is expected to be very busy, but I will do my best to update with all my epic adventures!