Life 101 in Eastern Europe
An archive of my blog during the time I lived in Eastern Europe (2017 – 2018)
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November 10, 2017 – Pt 2
130 days of Meditation (Continued) Blogging twice in one day; but, wanted to chronicle my adventure before my memories faded. You know, that does happen…..senior moments J So let us begin Part 2 with Gostivar, Macedonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gostivar Gostivar is a city that is not that far away from Tetovo, my deployment for the 1st election in Macedonia.… read more
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November 10, 2017
It has been more time that I would like (between blog posts); as October was a busy, busy month. When I last wrote I said that I would be going to Macedonia to observe their Municipal Elections that were schedule for October 15th. Well, I was an Observer for that election as well as the… read more
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September 24, 2017
Day 84 of Daily Meditation Where do I begin? It took a little bit of time to recover from moving into a new apartment and also returning from North Africa (I like saying North Africa). But, I am back to top speed and enjoying my new digs. So, let us start with the move. I… read more
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August 28, 2017
Today in a holiday here in Georgia… I want to share about my travels in Morocco; but first, I want to update as to the status of my relocating here in Tbilisi. So, the quick answer is that “I found an apartment!” This was way harder than I thought it would be as I was always… read more
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August 3, 2017
I promised a blog before I left for Morocco; and so, here it is. There are lots of happenings here; both for me personally and Georgia in the news. I’ll begin with my news….. When I last left you; I was working toward moving out of my apartment and wanted to do that before I… read more
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July 27, 2017
As time gets closer for me to leave for Morocco on 8/4/17; I wanted to share with you this GREAT song that I’ve been listening to. I love the sound; have no idea if the words mean anything; but it sure brings together my feelings of traveling to such an ancient place and the mystery… read more
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July 24, 2017
So much has happened since the last time we met on the blog. I want to share with you my experience in the UAE (both at the Meditation Program and my sightseeing adventures); but something more pressing has surfaced that I’d like to share and I need to deal with. I may write again at… read more
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June 25, 2017
Happy Summer Everyone! June 21st is the start of summer so we are already a couple of days into the start of hot and humid weather here in Tbilisi. I was so busy last summer making the transition from Peace Corps to private citizen I seriously don’t remember how hot it was…but I am told it… read more
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June 4, 2017
Well, here we are in June which represents my 1 year Anniversary living as an Ex-pat here in Georgia. It was on June 15th that I rented my apartment and on June 30th completed my Peace Corps 27 months of service and moved from the Village in Sagarejo to the Capital City of Tbilisi. All throughout my… read more
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May 5, 2017
I don’t exactly know why; but for the last month or so we have lost power in my building a couple of times (maybe more, I’ve not counted). The electric does not stay off for a long period of time (like it did in the village); but it sure is inconvenient when it does go… read more
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April 3, 2017
As promised I will continue with PART 2 of my recent trip to India and also to continue sharing my experiences here in Tbilisi, Georgia! First, India At some point during the camp we were invited to a Community Fair that was going to benefit a local school (sorry I don’t know the name of… read more
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March 28, 2017
Namastey = Hello in Hindi Sorry for the delay in writing; however, as you may or may not know I’ve been traveling and teaching in India….. experiencing teaching Afghanistan students. I was a teacher with a program sponsored by American Councils (link below). The program entitled LEAP is a Leadership Program (Leadership and English Advancement… read more