Like most TLGers, I’m leaving Georgia during the school holiday. My host-family and Georgian friends tried to convince me to stay for the holiday season. They kind of succeeded, since I do feel sad about not experiencing the holidays in Georgia. From what they described, it seems that I, along with the rest of you […]
November 14, 2012 by matthewpizza
Even a cursory reading on Georgian culture reveals information about the mythical Georgian supra, a party to end all parties that Georgians reputedly throw as a frequent social event. Although my initial expectation was to be attending a supra every weekend, in reality, Georgians treat the supra as a special occasion, reserved for birthdays, funerals, […]
June 21, 2012 by panoptical
I think I picked the perfect time to get married. When my wife and I arrived at the home of my brand new extended family – a two-story house in Upper Vake with an expansive garden and orchard – one of the first things I noticed were the apricots falling off the apricot tree. They […]
April 28, 2012 by namtskvariminda
What do late night cemetery rendesvous, toy guns, inter-village judo tournaments and drunk driving all have in common? If I told you that it was Georgian Easter would you be surprised? I would have been, until I experienced it myself. If I had to summarize my Georgian Easter experience in one word, it would be […]
December 24, 2012 by ppwlwski
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