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The Night the Russians Attacked
I was conked out, an overdose of Nyquil. Yes, this is already old hat to you. You already know, I was serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Republic of Georgia, blah blah. But maybe what you...
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Thwarted: A tale of pathos and Georgian swat teams, but no Thai food
Yes, it became common knowledge rather rapidly in Georgia that I would do just about anything for Thai food. If I could swing a meeting in the capital, which boasted exactly one great Thai place, I...
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What Sort of Person Would I Be?
If I kept the most exciting find of the day from you? That’s right, the worst sort! The very worst. And so, enough bombast. Onwards– I was on Wikipedia. I blame Ralfast. And the fact that I had a...
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Left Field and No-Man’s Land
Desert land. Stretching far beyond the eye can see, the rising haze playing games with your perception. That’s what much of Jordan and Israel are like. So what’s the great danger in these harsh...
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Surprise! Writing News and Goals, August 2009
This is going to be a big month for me. This month, I’m committed to writing an additional 20K words, or finishing my fiction manuscript: whichever comes first. That thought makes my elbows shudder,...
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God, How I Scoffed.
You give Peace Corps two years and three months of your life, and you know what they say they’ll give you in return? I’ll tell you. 1. Patience 2. Flexibility Their words. Now this, to me, didn’t...
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Cold, cold ground…
I remember last winter very well. I remember how the cold never died; how I never shed my layers, not even indoors. How I wore all I could to bed. How my water bottles froze by my bed. The wind...
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Tbilisi Meanderings I: Old Town
I notice quite a few people stopping by searching for Tbilisi, and I realized I have all too few pictures up. These below are a brief grab of Old Town photos. For the most part, I provide a snippet...
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Tbilisi Meanderings II: Sameba
The Georgian Flag over Sameba Wedding Party at Sameba Sameba Chapel at Sameba Filed under: Caucasus, Georgia, Peace Corps, photos, Republic of Georgia, Tbilisi, travel
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Gori, Georgia
Gori is one of my favorite cities in Georgia. Sadly, I never took many photos of its gorgeous grape vine covered neighborhoods. But here’s a selection from the bazaar (market) in Gori. I loved this...
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Silver Linings, or Winter Evening Conversations in a Small Caucasus Town
We were sitting huddled around the fire in the kitchen. Every few minutes one of us would kneel down before it to fan the flames, to increase the heat in the frigid room. It was the only source of...
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