While staying in Tbilisi for three months, I discovered Barbarestan, which quickly became my favorite restaurant in the city…and about which I told everyone I met. I went there with my friend Claire, a smart, hip Harvard grad who was studying Russian in Georgia for the summer. I went there with a couple on holiday from … Continue reading
This summer, when I was staying in Tbilisi, I took a day trip to Armenia. It was a lovely day, and it felt special to see a country I’d only heard about from Armenian expats. These people, who love their homeland so passionately, spoke so highly of Armenia, that I felt compelled to visit. One moment … Continue reading
I took these photos today in the Caucasus Mountains. Here they are for your viewing pleasure! Continue reading
Ujarma fortress (third century) Continue reading
“Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.” ~ Rollo May All I did today was sleep and eat. Oh, and I also began reading my Beginner’s Georgian book, which promises that, upon completion, I should be able to speak and understand Georgian as well as if I had taken three to … Continue reading
Several months ago, I committed to spending three months in the Republic of Georgia to help LCC International University start up the Middle East Scholars Program. And several months ago, May 9 felt very far away. Suddenly, though, it’s right around the corner, and I leave in only 17 days. Eeek! The leaving part, … Continue reading
Moving from the familiar to the unknown can be challenging, in more ways than one might anticipate. Obviously, moving across the globe, away from family and loved ones, is hard. And working at a new job and learning to interact with new colleagues can sometimes feel difficult, too. But, when one has to also deal with … Continue reading
Last year, I accepted a job as a research assistant at Texas A&M’s Qatar Campus. And up until just a few days ago, I was working from Chicago. But, after finally receiving my work visa, I flew out of O’Hare on December 29, and landed in Doha, Qatar on December 30. A new year in … Continue reading
As promised, I made a trip back to the neighborhood butcher my landlady suggested. In fact, I did so the morning after I posted the original smoerrebroed post. Apparently, even Danes are crazy about their smoerrebroed, because when she saw my blog post, she got hungry for some and asked me to pick a few … Continue reading
Before I decided to travel to Denmark, I had never even heard of smoerrebroed. (It’s actually spelled with an “o” that has a line through it, not with an oe, but my keyboard doesn’t have danish characters…) But, as soon as I started reading travel guides and doing online research about Denmark and Copenhagen, I … Continue reading
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