There are many Armenians born far from their Motherland. They came to Armenia – to their home, either due to certain circumstances, or with a special intention to fulfillthe dream of their own or their fathers. Every single program of TV series called “Towards Home” presents one story of homecoming.
 
Frequency: Every Sunday, at 22:05
Rerun:Tuesday, at 16:20
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Tony Gyulezian


Tony Gyulezian lives in Armenia from 2005. After working in Yerevan for several years, he moved to Garni. He has bought a house, cultivates a garden, teaches English, and loves rural life and the farmers. He divides his life into two parts -- 47 years in the US, without Armenians and Armenian, and his second life in Armenia -- hard, though a happy one...
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Gevorg Shadoyan


Gevorg Shadoyan moved to Armenia from Syria while a student. He has graduated from Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts, Faculty of Fashion Design. He has had female fashion exhibitions in a number of countries specializing in the design of Armenian national costumes. Gevorg also paints and makes batik. He believes that after moving to his homeland the colors of his paintings have changed: the colors of apricot, tuff and pomegranate are bestowed by Armenia.

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Vahe Keushguerian


After living in Lebanon, US and Italy for many years, Vahe Keushguerian finally made up his mind to move to Armenia. He’s the sales manager of Karas Armenian wine production. “Armenia is my last stop”,-says Vahe. “Unlike all other countries I’ve lived in, here everything worries me – the issue of Karabakh, the political and social state. I can’t urge everyone to come back, but one thing I can say for sure is tht here I am in peace, secure and happy”.

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Raffi Elliott


Raffi moved to Armenia from Canada one year ago. He founded Nest Innovations to deal with advertising web-sites of businesses. He is half Armenian, half Irish. “I grew up in the midst of influences from two cultures and I think differently about many issues, and it is very important nowadays”, - thinks our hero. Raffi Elliott is the first one in his family who made his mind to settle down and make a family in Armenia.
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Nairi Mkrtichian


9 years ago Nairi Mkrtichian moved to Armenia from Syria. One year ago, she established the only web-site in Western-Armenian called “Yeraguin (Tricolor)” with her friend, which was meant to set up a bridge between Armenia and Diaspora.
In the initial first stage, she was unemployed as many were, and now she is just like other Armenian women – her husband went overseas for work. She has got all the reasons to consider herself as a full Armenian, one of main one being that she doesn’t imagine her life without Armenia.

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Jacqueline Karaaslanian


Jacqueline Karaaslanian was born in Armenia and moved to France when she was 4. She graduated from Sorbonne University, worked in Michigan Technological University, and for 30 years she was heading projects related to the introduction of new technologies with a group of eminent scientists of University. “When I first heard about ‘Armenian World’ and Luys Foundation, I felt like I have been getting prepared for this over the last 30 years – to help the Armenian youth from all around the world to study in the best ten higher educational institutions of the world and bring the knowledge they gained home”, - tells Ms. Jacqueline. She is sure that Armenia energizes everyone and helps the youth of Armenia display outstanding results in Oxford, Harvard and other well-known institutions.

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Rina Alexandrian, Linet Alexandrian


Rina and Linet came to Armenia while being school children. “I still remember us crying all the way through to Armenia. It was very hard to leave all our friends, childhood behind, but as I saw the mountains standing so steady and fast along the the border, and then the emptiness – on the other side, I lingered for a minute…. perhaps things will turn better… ”. Eventually, owing to Rina’s optimism, the sisters are settled in their homeland on permanent basis.

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Avetis Gasparyan


Avetis Gasparyan moved to Armenia in order to study. While being a student in French University, he realised that he does not want to go back. Next time he visited Aleppo, everything there seemed so very alien to him. "It took me several months to discover my identity. It was in Armenia that I realized that my patriotism meant nothing compared to people living and working here. I want to live next to them -- inside the Reality".
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Hrant Mikayelyan


Hrant and Amalya moved to Armenia from Georgia. After graduating from Caucasian Institute, Hrant was recruited by the same institute. His wife, Amalya, is working and studying at the same time. It’s been 7 years since they are in Armenia and have many problems, nevertheless, they consider themselves lucky. “It’s not easy, we don’t own a house yet, but in any case we want to overcome our difficulties in our homeland”, claim our heroes.

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V. Revd. Archimandrite Aren Shahenian


V. Revd. Archimandrite Aren Shahenian considers St. Gevorg Church of Mughni his own house; village people treat him as a family member. The Archimandrite came to Armenia from Italy. He deems servicing in his native land to be a big happiness.

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Rafi Vardanian


Rafi Vardanian moved to Armenia from the US. It's hard to describe in one or two words what he does: he teaches in TUMO Center, plays in Yerevan clubs, produces music, learns flamenco and oud, concerts in villages and writes screenplays. "Dilligence in something I learned here, there is so much to do here", our hero confesses.
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Vardges Avagyan


Vardges Avagyan was born in Armenia, he is a physician by profession. For many years he lived outside Armenia for the purpose of studying and working, in Holland, Austria, England, Canada. He is back to Armenia, at last. "I want my children to be raised as Armenians, in the meanwhile I'll try to help my country", says Vardges.
Vardges Avagyan has established an Armenian-Canadian clynic of family medicine practice, where his patients feel at home. The feeling of hime is the most important....