There has been a lot of activity in the yard of late. From a new calf to chicken-turkeys and the cat’s first birthday, things have been going wild (Har. Har). I have to say, the cow had the looooooongest pregnancy ever. Maybe it just felt like a really long time. I actually thought that it [...]
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you know what that means?! i’m 5 1/2 months from finishing up my 2 years in the peace corps. however, that also means it’s time to stop fooling around and get on with ADULT LIFE. that, in itself, is daunting enough. luckily, the world did not end on the stroke of midnight, january 1, 2012. [...]
i totally left out the fact that we have a brand-spanking new washing machine. that might have been the best part of summer…sorry parental unit. clean clothes > 1 week visit with the best parents ever. haha! and, the header image is a view on my walk to school. and the hill i have to [...]
My sincerest apologies for completely abandoning this blog for, oh…6 months. A bit of stuff has been going on and I’ll try to fill you in as best as I can. Needless to say, 6 months is a really long time. So, let me take you back a ways: Thankfully my first year of teaching [...]
my host cousin, misha andghuladze, performing at a bar in tbilisi. he’s also an actor on georgia’s version of saturday night live.
i uploaded some pictures and video showing off the start of our renovations. there hasn’t been much progress, but it will get finished…eventually! slow and easy wins the race, right?! plus, we’re in georgia. things take their own time. enjoy!
2 Wednesdays ago was the one year anniversary of the g10s arriving in Georgia! More importantly, only 14 more months to go! As for any celebrations…I went to school. But, I feel that it is time to reflect on my experience so far. I purposely held back from doing this in previous posts because I [...]
next to the ‘home’ tab on my blog, i have added a ‘classroom expansion project’ tab. here you will be able to view photos, videos and updates regarding the classroom expansion project currently ongoing at my school…with the help of your contributions! unfortunately, my internet is not good enough to upload videos and pictures at [...]
so, there have been a number of animal goings-on for the past couple of weeks. i figured i’d give them their own post. enjoy! a couple of weeks ago i was walking to school (and probably running late, as usual) and happened across a female pig running up a grassy hill to the right of [...]
check out this fantastic website designed by fellow georgia pcvs celebrating peace corps’ 50th birthday and 10 years in georgia. also, check out the “live like a pcv” section. will you accept the challenge (that i live with pretty much everyday)?! http://pcgeorgia50.tk/ cheers!
i found out fantastic news 2 weeks ago: thanks to all of your donations, my community’s english classroom expansion project has been fully funded! once i receive the funding (and weather permitting) we will begin restoring an unused classroom in my school. i encourage you all to keep an eye out for future posts pertaining [...]
hi there 2011! so despite being away for most of the georgian winter holidays, i figured i should still put a little bit in here about the cultural significance of the many winter-related holidays here. christmas – january 7 georgians celebrate Christmas (შობა) on January 7. on the night before, all churches in the country begin [...]
there will be another post after this, i promise. let me take a moment to direct your attention to the upper right hand corner of this blog. there you will find a link that will send you to the PCPP (peace corps partnership program) website and directly to the description of an “english classroom extension” project. [...]
1) my host mom doesn’t like to see things go to waste any more than my mom does. case in point: in the episode of glee (კლუბი – clubi, in this next of the woods) where puck confesses his love to quinn and promises to help take care of their baby both characters get into a [...]
NO SCHOOL…but that’s a given poopless shoes while vacationing in paris. no farm animals in the city of love! jen & anthony’s wedding (i can’t wait to see pictures!) english tv…even if it’s just the bbc and cnn HARRY POTTER! seeing my parents…sorry that you weren’t further up there guys. but seriously, poopless shoes will [...]
as promised, here is my list of what i am most thankful for for the 2010 thanksgiving season: my family (at home…and in georgia) my dog, bailey my friends (both old and new) teachers…because now i know how it feels to be one. it’s really hard. going to college the opportunity to live and work [...]
so there isn’t too much to update you all on. but, here goes: i went to my 3rd funeral this thursday. it was a pretty emotional one because it was for one of the teachers at school. she was 60 years old, had had some problems with her heart and got an infection that turned [...]
there have been some requests for pictures of october. here you go! badri and october. :]
so, i may or may not have a parasite. nothing serious…yet. i just wasn’t feeling well the day after my birthday and had some stomach problems for the entire week. i’m doing better now though. again, nothing serious. on to better news…i promised both the 3rd and 6th grade classes that if they behaved during [...]
just like the last post there haven’t been many goings-on to warrant a new post. however, i did get a new set of sheets for my bed. and it’s finally cold enough to sleep with two blankets. finally. also, i have taken to doing my laundry over a number of days because there’s [...]
let’s see. there haven’t really been any new developments in my peace corps experience. hm. school is in session (only 2 more months to winter break!) and i’m still teaching. after a rather stressing and upsetting 10th grade class 2 weeks ago, i asked the director to have a talk with them about their attitudes [...]
well, it’s been begun for 5 months now (whoa. 5 months). but school has started! no more lazying around the house! but, alas, no more getting up at 10. the first day was wednesday the 15th and, my, what a day. there was some slight confusion with the scheduling, mostly on my part because i’m [...]
because i have finally figured out how to upload pictures onto my blog in an easy and efficient manner. funny story that’s completely unrelated to these pictures: this afternoon, during the mid-afternoon meal, my host family and i were discussing our meat likes and dislikes. i mentioned that i’m not a big fan of lamb [...]
i found out some awful news this week. on the bright side, it correlates well with my previous cow ranting: my host brother hit a cow sometime ago and now has to pay 2000 lari (to whom, i’m not sure). apparently it happened near by when he was heading back to the capital from visiting [...]
it seems that bovine are in abundance in this country (we have 3). that’s understandable considering they yield protein and calcium. however, i have come to loathe the cows in this country, mostly because they get in the way. they are truly “free range” here…they roam wherever they want. including roads. they are also incredibly [...]
it’s been awhile, i know. but in all honesty there hasn’t been much to report. the following is the basic breakdown of what i have been doing for the past 4 weeks: wake up; eat breakfast/talk with host mom and dad; read, listen to music, surf the internet; lunch; read, sit outside, roam around, go [...]
this past weekend went by super fast and, of course, i was completely lazy through the entire 2 days. ha! i was supposed to go swimming in the river with my neighbor and her friends on sunday, but a torrential downpour on saturday and some rain sunday morning squashed those plans. apparently the river was [...]
so, i apologize for neglecting the blog, but it’s been a crazy past couple of weeks. first, i’ve been sworn in as an official peace corps volunteer. yay! despite that, leaving my first host family was one of the hardest things i’ve had to do since i’ve been here. it was a teary and snotty [...]
so, after i posted my last post i found out my new host family actually has 4 female turkeys. they all look the same so i had no idea. in other news, ghana is the last african team in the world cup! woot! while i wait for the second to last episode of this season’s [...]
sorry it has been so long since my last post, but it’s been a busy few weeks. last weekend was the first weekend during this entire time that i had a couple days to myself. some trainees came over to my town and we went to the sulfur baths (more like sulfur showers). but most [...]
so, regarding the pig from the last post, there have been no more awkward “eat this strange part of the pig” episodes. it makes me wonder what has become of the gutted pig in the back of the marshutka. i just hope it didn’t go to waste. let’s see. our trip to akhalsikhe was a [...]
so i have finally buckled down and purchased a wireless modem here in georgia. it’s working well…and i can finally catch up on my american tv shows. woot. synopsis of the past week or two: started teaching georgian classrooms for the first time last week. we only had to prepare and conduct one activity during [...]
but please do not worry! peace corps-georgia care has been fantastic! i wouldn’t trust my health with anyone else. but i think this all started because my host cousin, nino, gifted me with some beautiful lilacs sunday afternoon. sunday night i was sneezing and coughing up a storm, plus my nose was running like a [...]
in internet cafe in town near pst site. owner is a little scary and doesn’t speak english. for those of you reading, and in answer to my father’s question, there are a number of types of georgian toilet paper. my least favorite so far has been the one that reminds me a lot of grey [...]
1. boil everything (for at least 3 minutes). that includes: canned/jarred veggies (i don’t quite understand how one can boil/would want to eat after boiling veggies that have been submerged in liquid for eons, but i’m sure i’ll find out very soon!); water (can’t have those wormies in your intestines!); and a number of meat [...]
so, again, bear with me. i just asked someone in the group to format this darn thing. but yes, the first few days have been good. no sickness…yet. the flight from jfk was LONG and the movies weren’t all that great. they kept switching the gate on us for our flight to tbilisi from istanbul. [...]
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