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During the same year, both me and my 73-year old grandfather became first year students. It surprised me a lot when learning that he had entered a university. When asking my grandpa, a chemist and teacher who had served as a schoolmaster for many years, what made him pursue the profession of a tour guide, he replied: “You see, as a child everything was already decided: I was to become a doctor when I grew up. I could not resist the decision and took the path chosen by my parents. However, I had a soft heart for a doctor. Two years after studying medicine, I changed my faculty to the one of  Chemistry. I have always dreamt of becoming a tour guide and travelling. However, a man with seven kids cannot act freely. At first it was my parents and then there came my children who made me continue exercising my profession. Now when, thanks to God, everyone has achieved their goals, I want to live my own life.”

Following the traces of my grandfather’s dream, I, together with photographer Lilian Galstyan, have realized a photo project, showing the gap between our childhood dreams and the reality. The first participant of the project was Ruben, who has the profession my grandpa dreamt of – a tour guide.

Ruben Baghdishyan

Dream – accountant

Became – tour guide

Karen Galoyan

Dream – doctor

Became – lawyer, expert on political studies, lecturer

Sofia Aydinyan

Dream – doctor

Became – chemist, young scientist

Melania Poghosyan

Dream – chemist

Became – saleswoman

Kasha Nikadimus

Dream – doctor

 Became – priest

Karen Shur

Dream – architect

Became - Tattoo artist

Anahit Samsonyan

Dream – fashion designer

Became – an architect

Vardan Ohanyan

Dream – businessman

Became – taxi driver

Ashot Khachatryan

Dream – dentist

Became – cook

Sargis Gayijyan

Dream – doctor

Became – conductor

Varazdad Raphaelyan

Dream – rock singer

Became – photographer

Natalia Beknazaryan

Dream – cloth designer

Became – Zipline instructor

Lusine Misakyan

Dream – programmer

Became – fashion designer

Unnamed

Dream – a special squad soldier

Became – sniper

Lusine Ayvazyan

Dream – musician-performer

Became – teacher at music school

Sergey Ayvazyan

Dream – lawyer

Became – shoemaker

Arsen Mkrtchyan

Dream – goldsmith

Became – hairdresser

Ovsanna Gaijyan

Dream – opera singer

Became – painter

Aram Avetis

Dream – psychologist

Became – writer

Liana Aslibekyan

Dream – teacher

Became – cosmetologist

Nune Avetisyan

Dream – doctor

Became – reporter

Karen Tevanyan

Dream – actor

Became – dentist

Serob Aloyan

Dream – businessman

Became – constructor

P.S. This was a sad, but meantime  a motivating project. Let’s think for a moment how we, as a child, would react when seeing how we have treated our dreams. Never stop dreaming.

“Don't ever let someone tell you, you can't do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you got to protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they want to tell you you can’t do it. You want something, go get it. Period.”

Gabriele Muccino