Last weekend we decided to go on vacation… to be sight-seers… in Tbilisi. We’ve been to Tbilisi many times in …Continue reading »
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Today was a big day in Akhaltsikhe: The Americans came to town. More specifically, an entourage from the Tbilisi office …Continue reading »
I’m happy to report that a few of my projects from last fall have wrapped up – and I have …Continue reading »
I’ve done yoga ten out of the last eleven days. Sixteen out of the last nineteen. I quite like it. …Continue reading »
As we’ve mentioned, probably ad nauseum to many of you, we had a bit of a rough time adjusting after …Continue reading »
It’s been quiet on here. After the New Years-ing I’ve been thrown back into work, which isn’t necessarily a bad …Continue reading »
Sean awesomely surprised me with a Kindle Touch for my birthday in December. I’d always said I didn’t want one, …Continue reading »
Look, I’m not gonna lie: it’s been tough readjusting to life in Georgia. Not because the Georgian New Year’s celebration …Continue reading »
I feel like I’m finally emerging from the fog that is Georgian New Years. Well, Georgian New Years with a …Continue reading »
Want to see some of the people, places and things that make our life here what it is? Before we …Continue reading »
When McKinze and I celebrated our first Christmas together five years ago (5 years??? wow!), we put together a little …Continue reading »
This past weekend my brother, Sean and I – along with lots of help from my mom – hosted Cook …Continue reading »
One of my favorite pastimes – and something I’ve really missed being in Georgia – is baking. Sean would say …Continue reading »
Yep, that’s us! Coming to America, just like Neil says. As you read this, we’re somewhere above the Atlantic, on …Continue reading »
My organization has a website! Come on, click through…give them some love! We created the site as a part of …Continue reading »
Thursday was World AIDS Day. We (and by “we,” I mean the foreigners in town that have been collaborating in …Continue reading »
Two years ago today we wrote our first post on this blog, in an effort to begin documenting our experience …Continue reading »
What is more difficult than learning Georgian, a language with guttural sounds that do not exist in my native tongue …Continue reading »
While many Americans spent Black Friday tripping over each other at Wal-Mart for an opportunity to save an extra buck, …Continue reading »
Here’s a little video I made recently at the request of our Country Director. He wanted to interview current Peace …Continue reading »
Outside of the food and football (both of which we enjoyed today, despite being halfway around the world), today is …Continue reading »
There is a lot of hype about Sighnaghi. Approximately 100 km southeast of Tbilisi, overlooking the fertile valleys famous for …Continue reading »
Most of last week was spent at the All Volunteer Conference in Bazaleti. Like last year, all of the Peace …Continue reading »
I’m partnered with a high school geography class through World Wise Schools, a Peace Corps program that strives to meet …Continue reading »
Living here, I realize how American I am. I have a personal space bubble. I like to have plans and …Continue reading »
He’s arrived. This time last year we were just starting to feel the chill, but it is decidedly colder this …Continue reading »
Last Monday I bid good riddance to a long, difficult and frustrating October (except for this, of course) by helping …Continue reading »
Yesterday I had a bad day. I won’t get into details, but it did involve me breaking into tears – …Continue reading »
On one of the long, multi-marshutka rides from the coast back to Akhaltsikhe, I listened to a TED Talk by …Continue reading »
You may have noticed that it’s been a little quiet in the ol’ “song a week” department the last few …Continue reading »
I want to second what Sean said a few days ago about the quote he posted. The quote – which …Continue reading »
McKinze emailed the following quote to me and a few other people earlier in the week. I’m not sure where …Continue reading »
In a few hours I have my first meeting with the director of the organization that will most likely be …Continue reading »
Just like these guys! (Not really.) My birthday present to Sean this year was two nights at Tbilisi’s brand-new Holiday …Continue reading »
One of the reasons we have it made here (and by “here,” I mean at our host family’s) is that …Continue reading »
It turns out that one of the best ways to spend a fall afternoon in Georgia is pretty much the …Continue reading »
Today was gloomy. Rainy, grey, windy, cold…not a day during which I particularly wanted to do anything. I did manage …Continue reading »
Let me start by saying that this is technically cheating… but it’s my “song a week” project, so I’m making …Continue reading »
It’s not always easy being here. It’s getting colder. Sooner than last year, too (although this weekend the weather was …Continue reading »
For those of you who can’t get enough of other people’s vacation photos our parents, here are links to the …Continue reading »
The loyal blog readers might remember my goal from this time last year – to do yoga every single day …Continue reading »
One of the (many) amazing things about Istanbul is the call to prayer. Five times a day, from atop the …Continue reading »
Istanbul was amazing. We could have easily stayed there another week or even longer. And, once I get through the …Continue reading »
I ran out of time for this post on our last day in Istanbul but I still want to share …Continue reading »
Of course you know that we love food. And I’m sure it comes as no surprise to you that we …Continue reading »
We chose to get the touristy stuff out of the way first so we could spend the rest of our …Continue reading »
We saw all the tourist sights in Istanbul in two (long) days. This was intentional; we learned in Rome that …Continue reading »
Two years ago today, we were doing this… and this… and this… and finally, this… Happy, happy anniversary to my …Continue reading »
Two years ago, we were getting ready for our wedding. This week, in celebration of that week, we’re spending some …Continue reading »
I woke up Tuesday morning slightly panicked about pulling off a song for this week. McKinze was in Tbilisi with …Continue reading »
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