Ara & Anie Derdiarian & John & Shake Kumjian in city Kilis
SHERMAN OAKS, CALIFORNIA
April/May 2008
Dear Armen,
We want to thank you for the opportunity we had to travel with you to Eastern Turkey.
It was and will remain the most memorable trip we have ever taken. (We have taken over twenty trips the world over. The uniqueness of this trip was the spiritual, emotional and psychological union we experienced when we saw and felt the homeland where our parents came from.
Needless to say, we enjoyed (hitherto unknown to us) the education and information which was imparted from the rich and accurate reservoir of knowledge that you possessed.
The trip was a huge success and we will never stop to cherish the memories. Your commitment to satisfy each pilgrim’s quest to see, walk through and feel his/hers grandparents’ home towns, was truly admirable; which speaks volumes about your commitment to our national heritage, culture and history.
Again we thank you so much for the educational trek and would be looking forward to future cultural/historical trips you may organize.
Sincerely yours,
Ara and Anie Derdiarian (April/May 2008)