Mr. President Visits Kutaisi
For a few weeks, there had been talk of President Saakashvili coming to Kutaisi for a visit. He was purportedly coming to check on the professional education ce...
Author: how_sven
Birds of Fortuity and the King’s Gambit
On my recent holiday I spent a few days in Sarajevo, and stopped by to watch the games of chess, which had given me the inspiration for the title of this blog. ...
Bodyguard
So, still on Kutaisoba, last week Monday. Lots of adventures that day. Eventually the Expert had to leave for his evening lessons. I walked back to the dorms to...
Ironic Punishment
Monday morning I awoke not feeling the greatest. 24 hours of travel weren’t cured by a few hours of sleeping. Just as a precaution, I sent co-teacher Bibi...
Going out your front door
There’s something about being on the road, the transition between point A and point B, that enables me to have the strangest encounters. I meet total oddb...
Style
I wouldn’t say I’m a fashionable person. I don’t really follow fashion at all. I don’t keep up on trends or what’s in or out of st...
Futility
Some days I really don’t know why I’m here. This program is an effort by the Georgian government to bring in native speakers en masse to Georgia and...
Gelati/Motsameta
Not many tourists come to Kutaisi for the city itself, but rather for the surrounding sights. One Saturday some German couch surfers were staying with a student...
Gonio
A few weeks ago I went to Batumi, which is on the Black Sea. Unfortunately, it was rainy my second time to Batumi, as it had been my previous visit. About 10km ...
Roommates
It’s always interesting when you room with someone. Especially when you have no control over who you’re going to be placed with. The following is mo...