Week of March 5
Monday: Walked to school with my brothers,
bought dance shoes in Telavi, played games with Ani, and took pictures of the
mountains that most likely won’t look anything close to what they are.
Tuesday: Day one of dance. Vymey.
Wednesday: Sleepover at my house in
celebration of Women’s Day. No school tomorrow.
Thursday: Celebrated Women’s Day by
sleeping late, eating a cookie or three, watching Modern Family and Arrested
Development, trading pictures and music, and taking a shower.
Friday: It’s going to be hard to go back to
the States, where one’s coolness is based upon Friday night’s plans. My street
cred will go down significantly if it gets out that I spent the majority of my
Friday nights at a dance lesson, reading, crafting, or watching a movie…alone.
Saturday: Went to church, sang a song in
Georgian, Russian, and English, baked a chocolate cake at Anita’s, watched
Courageous without laughing too many times while eating said cake, came home to
a candle-lit room, and played Trouble with Ani and Nana while Niko yelled out
moves.
Sunday: Went to church, sang a song in
Georgian, Russian, and English, made a side trip to Sighnaghi for Mexican food,
came home to a mini-feast with cha-cha, drank wine and played Trouble and
Backgammon with Nika, and finished the night off with cartoons and Fear Factor.
Week of February 27
Monday: Went to “Tbilisi Hostel” where I would be sleeping with four, smelly boys. Praise the Lord because it was the wrong one. A trip to McDonalds, 2 hours of training, and a 4 hour dinner later, and I have had a wonderful day.
Tuesday: “Explore the city on your day off” equals walk around in the sun, eat McDonalds, read Anna Karenina, sit in the park, meet up with a friend, catch up on TV shows, Skype with Chelsea, and eat dinner with friends.
Wednesday: Met with Minister DimitriShashkini for breakfast at the Marriott followed by cinnamon tea at Prospero’s and a marshutka ride back to the village.
Thursday: The power went out around 7pm, so Ani, Nana, and I played Trouble (travel version) by candlelight while Niko sat at the end of the table asking what the number was and yelling out the moves he thought we should be making.
Friday: 4th graders told to work on other homework because they don’t know English and 6th graders blatantly cheating were the highlights at school, after which Jenny and I left for Gudauri only to realize we should’ve had a plan.
Saturday: Took the ski lift through the mountains, caught up on journaling while Jenny skied, and finished the day off making breakfast for dinner.
Sunday: Cut my hand doing the dishes after breakfast and wrapped it up without a Band-Aid, making it look like I had a knife wound rather than a broken glass cut. Came back to the village where Nika and Shotiko had apparently made an appearance. Watched BBT Season 4 in bed.
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