An impressive educational trip

It is 7:40am, the churchyard is little by little filled by teachers and students. These are familiar or unfamiliar faces which promise new acquaintances. Big and small bags, buses, flags and numerous technical means. There isn't anything extraordinary in all these. This is "Sebastatsis" choir with the accompanying group. They are going on along and very interesting trip. It is already 7:55 and everybody is in church praying and getting God's blessing. We set off at 8:00. Our first stop was at church in Areni. We were being waited for by the students, teachers and the headmaster of the school in Areni. The choir sang wonderfully after the small concert we started for Noravank. 

We got acquainted with foreign tourists in Noravanq and they were also present at our small concert of spiritual songs. We sang Komitas. After having eaten somethiing we continued our way. Our choir was deligtful in Tanahat Church. And then there was a winderful concert in Eghegnadzor. The concert was impressive. Nearly the whole population of that small town was there. We were put up for the night in a camp called "Siranush". On the next day we gave a concert in the church in Gegh-hovit.  After that concert we went to Vazgen Սեմինառը. Frankly speaking I enjoyed that seminary very much. There was calmness, harmony unity inside the walls if that seminary. I didn't like only one thing: all the doors were locked. There was a boy there who could unlock the doors. Why lock the doors if there is mutual respect and trust. We got to Yerevan at 20:00.

The original text in Armenian by Lia Movsisyan, High School, Grade 11

Translated by the English speaking club: Susanna Avetisyan, Hovhannes Danielyan