It has become a habit to go to my couterpart Nato’s flat on Sunday evening. Yes flat, that is what they call apartments in British English. So I headed over after a long weekend of camaraderie with Alissa (PCV in Khutsubani). I was tired and still generally agitated about the state of things. Nothing terribly specific, just [...]

That’s right. I figured it up, as I had not made note of the date at the occurrence, that it happened on September 16th, 2010. This is, so far, the most detrimental thing to have happened to me in Georgia to date. Ok, that is dramatic. It is probably the most exciting thing though and I [...]

Literal translation: “You can speak Georgian?” or close enough. Last week went pretty well. I went to the beach on both Sundays. Much to my shock, I discovered I was peeling on my right arm. *grumble* I finished up my summer camp on Wednesday, greeted a group of Armenians on Friday and went hiking with [...]

Well I have been in Kobuleti for 2 weeks. We finished up classes on Monday (I was in Tbilisi) and started a Summer Camp on Wednesday. All is going well. I was thinking about how it took over a month to feel comfortable in my last host family. I am doing well here but I [...]

Saturday half-day. On one hand, having class on Saturday sucks. Accepting this reality, it is great to have half a day off. We get the same breaks but more variety in the school yard. Lately we have been joined my Mura, Carten’s host-dog. I am a little miffed by the fact that Carsten encouraged the [...]

So I get to school for class at 8:30am. I will note that almost any person I meet on the road to school I greet with either “Gamarjoba(t)” or “Dilamshvidobis”. The first a general greeting (t makes it formal!) and the second is like “Good Morning” just a bit more dramatic and cool. People respond [...]

Morning routine: Monday through Saturday I get up around 7am, get dressed and head downstairs for breakfast. We have a toilet attached to the house so I take care of business and eat whatever there is. Breakfast is generally small (after much negotiation) consisting of one or two of the following: runny oatmeal (porridge), bread, [...]

Yay for internet cafes. We ventured into Borjomi again and made it without mishap. I hope the ride home is as smooth.

Dilam Mshvidobisa! I am writing more than usual today so my patience is running thin (I think if I were meant to be a writer, that wouldn’t happen).  Anyway here is a bit. I had a really nice, well two really nice moments this evening. I was standing in the kitchen while Gvantsa (pronounced gwan-tsuh)was [...]

After a long snowy winter and no word from the Peace Corps, I have an itinerary!  I will be departing OKC on the morning of April 25th! I am more excited than I thought I would be. Thank God! I think the waiting waiting takes its tole. I am packing up my stuff slowly but surely. [...]

I have been walking around downtown Norman today. I put some money in the bank and checked out some new places. Stopped in to an antique store (junk shop) and bought a copper mug to carry around for coffee. The first reaction is “That must be hard to clean.” Hrm. Maybe not a great choice [...]

Day 2 of no job. I got up at 10am. I guess I missed my 8am alarm (I was up until 2am watching Pleasantville). So a slow start but I put out the trash, did some dishes, listened to the radio and met with some friends at noon. I went to Freebird’s and had a much [...]

Today I got up around 8am, listened to the radio and headed out. I plopped myself down at the coffee bar with a slice of quiche, a cup of coffee and went to work. I finished up my flashcards and sorted out the blog switch. (Blogwich: that uncomfortable space between two blogs). I have lunch [...]

In the spirit of making things easier, I have changed my blog address from kathect.wordpress.com Enjoy!