FAR Young Professionals
FAR Young Professionals has become FAR’s Hayastani Kidak Society. ‘Kidak’ describes someone who holds an intimate and passion-driven knowledge of a specific subject. FAR’s trips to Armenia aim to instill just this kind of enthusiastic feeling of “knowing” in its participants, bringing them back home as the ‘Hayastani Kidak.’ Anyone hoping to experience Armenia in a dynamic setting with eye-opening experiences is welcome to join FAR’s trips.
While this facebook group is not exclusive to FAR trip alumni, those who have returned from the experience automatically become a part of the Hayastani Kidak Society. The Society will host events throughout the year both as social gatherings to keep in touch with one another and to relive memories but also to invite new participants who would like to take part in FAR’s activities and potentially join a trip. FAR encourages alumni to invite friends to all these events and to stay in contact with fellow travelers.
As of June 2009, FAR has completed 14 successful two-week excursions to Armenia. The trips are streamlined, beautifully organized, full of discovery and adventure, and just generally lots of fun! However, sometimes once is not enough. Also, as a Hayastani Kidak, you might have different, more focused, visions of how to experience Armenia the second time around. To take this into account, FAR is starting to organize specialized trips that would allow alumni to go again on a themed trip or with a new itinerary. These might include photography project trips, nature trips, or a trip visiting historic Armenian lands in Eastern Turkey. New participants should likely start with the traditional first-time FAR trip but could also join a specialized trip if they so desired. We are in the process of coming up with ideas and would like everyone’s input – how would you like to see Armenia the second time around? Send us an email [link: far@farusa.org] or write on our Facebook wall. [link]
Join the Hayastani Kidak Society on Facebook!
