I had a busy last few weeks! My boyfriend Ben came to visit and we spent a wonderful ten days in Mestia, Zugdidi, and Tbilisi for the holidays. A post about Georgian New Year's and Christmas celebrations will be coming soon! In the meantime, I feel like it's due time for a post about culture …
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A Weekend in Mestia, Svaneti
After returning from Racha on October 31, I had spent 17 full days in Zugdidi and was getting a little stir-crazy. The solution, of course, was to go to the mountains. Zugdidi is the gateway to Svaneti, one of the famed mountain regions of Georgia. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision; snow was forecasted for the …
The Last Days of Autumn in Racha
I caught the first glimpse of Racha's indescribable fall beauty as the Delica meandered around the curves of the steep highway between Shkmeri and Oni. When I peered off the side of the road, I could see the Kheoni River stretched onwards through the valley below. We departed Tbilisi at 6:30 that morning, but my …
The Terrifying Road to Tusheti
My first venture into the Caucasus mountains was to Tusheti, a region in northeast Georgia. Through one of the many "Expats in Georgia" Facebook groups I belong to, I found out there were spots remaining on a $175 weekend tour. The only route to Tusheti is Abano Pass: a 45-mile (72 km) one-way dirt road …
Hard-Launching My Fulbright Year in Georgia
A few weeks ago, I boarded a plane on my first international flight since leaving Austria in March of 2020. After several long layovers, no missed connections or lost baggage, I arrived in Tbilisi, Georgia at 4 am on September 11 to start my year as an English Teaching Assistant with Fulbright. A Quick Geography …
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