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Leaving New Friends in Armenia

Patrik at Hayravank

Leaving new friends is so hard.

The beautiful thing about traveling alone is that it forces you out of your comfort zone, makes it a necessity to meet new people.

The problem lies in the leaving.

Martina Trchova

My first day in Armenia, while enjoyable, was spent wallowing a little too much in my loneliness. But the second day, I connected with a Czech couple staying in my hostel, and thus began a couple of beautiful days exploring the Armenian countryside and bonding over a shared love of art, music (they’re in a band), travel, and Czech culture. (I studied abroad in Prague; they were amazed that I could still remember some of the language.) With Martina and Patrik, I never felt like a third wheel– as we traipsed through woods and monasteries and deserted back roads, playing word games and creating impromptu picnics, I felt like we’d known each other for years.

Patrik Blue Eyes

But two days is all we had; I had to return to Yerevan so I could catch an early morning marshrutka to Tbilisi, and they were leaving for Batumi and then Trabzon, Turkey the following day. We said our farewells on a deserted road beside an idling minibus, promising to stay in touch and see each other again.

Martina near Lake Sevan

And the most wonderful thing is that we will. They live in a city that I will definitely visit (because there are too many Czech people who will kill me if I don’t… and I love Prague madly) and Facebook makes staying in touch worlds easier. For now, I will listen to their band on their website and travel on, making new friends along the way– I can only hope the new people I meet turn out to be as lovely as these two.

Armenian Countryside

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