Quote of the Week:
"I talk briefly to someone I do not know, who asks me when I will be a guest in his home, and to another family that I do, who repeats the same offer." - Mikkela Blanton, A Normal Day

Get Out of Kazbegi

May 23, 2013
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With the numerous vacation days in early May and the fast approach of summer many volunteers will be traveling throughout Georgia. Batumi, Svaneti, and Kazbegi are top locations for everyone’s itineraries. I’ll provide a description of the last one, and why you should get out of Kazbegi to explore the lesser known routes around the […]

Posted in: Advice and Guides, Travel and Tourism in Georgia, Trips/Adventures

Miscommunication Mishaps

May 1, 2013
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Coming to a country where both the language and the alphabet are unknown to you is a mission many may find daunting.  Regardless, all of us TLG volunteers took the metaphorical plunge, packed our bags and came to Georgia, after explaining to everyone back home that it’s the country, not the state in the USA. […]

Posted in: Languages

The Names of Georgia, Part 2

April 29, 2013
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When I started taking Spanish in the seventh grade, the first thing the teacher did was assign all the students Spanish names etymologically equivalent to their real ones. Since my name is Nick, I was given the name Nico. It was a painless way for all of us to feel a little Spanish, and so […]

Posted in: Culture, Languages, What to Teach?

An Interview With Orthodoxy in Rural Georgia

April 26, 2013
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I live in a small village near the town of Abasha, in the province of Samegrelo. I’ve long been fascinated by the local Georgian Orthodox church that everyone living nearby frequents, especially when it comes to the months surrounding Easter and Christmas.  In my time here, I’ve seen a strong link to the church displayed […]

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Spring babies abound

April 24, 2013
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Birds are singing, the sun is shining and it’s obvious that Spring has arrived in Samegrelo, Georgia, though  TLG volunteers in Kakheti and Adjara may beg to differ. But, clichés aside, everywhere I look in my village, the signs are all there. Fruit trees are blossoming, the snowy blanket covering the mountain tops is rapidly […]

Posted in: Life in the Village

Wet Winters in Georgia: Short Impressions

April 22, 2013
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Early mornings, as I get ready for the upcoming school day, the smell of faint embers is crisp in the air these days.  It’s spring already, and wet rainy musky odours mix with that of burning cornstalks in the fields behind the house as the farmers prepare their fields for the upcoming season of planting.  […]

Posted in: Home and Community, Life in the Village

Keyboard Transcription and English Reading

April 19, 2013
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I have lately encountered an unexpected source of interference when teaching my students English: their keyboards! Let me explain. Computers sold in Georgia most commonly have a regular English keyboard – QWERTY, with Latin characters. Russian keyboards might be a far second, and keyboards with actual Georgian characters printed on the keys are highly scarce. […]

Posted in: Culture, Languages, Making a Difference in Schools

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