Checklist for the Nomadic Existence
I am in my mid twenties, and go in and out of being comfortable that I’m nowhere near being a proper adult, and that I don’t see myself arriving at ...
Tag: Georgia
Sad Kutaisi “Host Family”
Dormitory director, his assistant, Pakistani host brother and myself all make up our own little “host family,” not too unlike the host families the other volunt...
First Day
The vocational school turns out to be quite a bit different than what I had expected it to be. It isn’t really part of the public school system; it’...
School Introductions
Around 11:15, my Georgian co-teacher showed up to the dormitory to take me and Pakistani host brother to the school to show us around and introduce us to the di...
Breakfast
8:10am, the phone rings. Hello Steven, this is the director. (I won’t name names or institutions I’m working with) I will be there in fifteen minute...
The Uncertainty Principle
The Coen brothers really like using the Uncertainty Principle in their films. I completely lack the kind of mind to grasp the actual physics of it, but the way ...
Curveballs
During the week of the orientation in Tbilisi, I was given information about Georgian culture which would help me in my host family situation. I was prepared fo...
