A List of Things I’ve Learned This summer marks my 14th year at Camp Haiastan—fifth on staff. Here’s what I’ve learned as I chalk my name up onto the Five Year Club plaque: Bug juice is not actually made from bugs; however, that does not mean you won’t ever find one floating around in your cup. Camp is...
Being a Staff In Training at AYF Camp Haiastan has taught me a lot of things, but one thing stuck out to me the most: to be selfless. As a camp staff member you need to be selfless; putting your needs second and the campers' first, and as I continued to work I began to...
Do you love being drenched from head to toe all day? Is being thrown in Swan Lake or the Hrabarag fountain one of your favorite pastimes? If so, Vardavar is the holiday for you. On July 27, no one is safe from being doused in water because on this one day out of the year,...
Fifteen picture frames are hung in the Rec Hall, and every single one shows the true beauty of AYF Camp Haiastan and the message camp sends: “Make it better than it was.” As I look through the pictures, I can see that camp is a cherished, important aspect in everyone's lives. “Making it better than it was” is the...
August 6, 2014 In recent days, the lives of Armenians residing in Nagorno-Karabakh have been placed in danger because of attacks on the border by Azerbaijan. The citizens of Nagorno-Karabakh have experienced heightened warfare after Azerbaijan has yet again violated the 20-year-old ceasefire that exists between the two countries. The AYF-YOARF Eastern Region's attention and thoughts are with...