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It all started because of the "National Geographic". Since I was 7, I would sit in front of the TV with my dad and watch "National Geographic" every single day. I would ask myriads of questions, and my dad would answer them patiently. Understanding that besides my town, there are so many interesting places in our world, I started dreaming about visiting all those places and knowing so many exciting things about them. I was interested in everything that was going on in the world and wanted to get as much information as it was possible. It was 2012 when every single person was talking about the end of the world, and I didn't stay away. They were showing on every channel that Vazgen Gevorgyan (I didn't know who he was then) and his team members watched the sky through the holes of the monoliths of Karahundj on August 11. As everyone was worriedly talking about this, I became interested in it, as well. And I started to look for extra information on the internet becoming more and more interested in this topic. My desire to go and see this Karahundj monoliths that the scientists connected to the end of the world grew more when I knew that that site was in my country, Armenia. Moreover, it was only 105 km far from my town. Years passed, and I don't know why I didn't tell my parents that I wanted to go there. It was 2016, when I read the article in Sputnik Armenia, that on Nov 28th National Geographic Scientific Geographic Magazine included the Armenian Stonehenge, the Karahunj Megalithic Complex, in the list of the world's oldest observatories. This was the final straw, and I decided to go for a short trip with my friends around our region. This was the time that I sank into the adventurous side of life. I understood what was the so-called freedom. Moreover, I felt the sweet taste of real freedom. When we got to the place, that I had been reading about for so many years, I was on top of the world. Everything that once was only an image, something unreachable for that kid, who was spending a lot of hours trying to discover something new and absorbing about this mystery, was real then. Getting out of the car and stepping outside I was like a little albatross with widely-opened-wings who had just studied to fly and now he was frightened, but smelling the scent of the freedom he threw that fear away. Within a minute I approached the monoliths and began to study them greedily. I was touching them and thinking how old they were, that once there were so many astronomers studying the stars, constellations there. I felt the past. Closing my eyes I saw that endless movement, enthusiasm, that was spread in the air and was still felt. I listened to the sound of the stones. After all, the place is called "Karahunj", which is the Armenianized version of "Stonehenge". The word "kar" means stone, and 'hunge' means speaking. So karahunge means speaking stones. And I listened to them. This was delightful. I felt the place and the journey with all my 5 senses. This was my very first experience of trying to discover something on myself and I felt that great change in me. I understood that if you want something, you should do it immediately. A better tomorrow, today! And here is an important note. If you want to discover the world, you should start with your MOTHERLAND.