8 month in Georgia

It seems like yesterday when I arrived in Georgia and saw my first Marshrutka. Even though that first it was from a hotel room where I needed to stay in quarantine because of… you know (I swear I will not use the name). Then time started to fly and now it has been almost 8 months since I arrived in Rustavi, Georgia. First time everywhere, new people that I have never seen, food that I have never tasted.

Then, I travelled around, met a bunch of new people, tried a lot MORE of Georgian cuisine and wine (both awesome) and saw a bit more that Georgia has to offer. I started my own lessons and activities with the local youngsters and we managed to maintain some contact even in the harder “online/curfew” times. I had lessons for the economy and environmental sciences (both from my field of study and interest) and I met up with the people from the Czech embassy, who are working here in Georgia, not only in international development but overall in diplomacy (also my field of interest). And with some we become friends. I encountered the local groups of volunteers not only from Rustavi but also from Tbilisi, Gori and Ozurgeti (and online with people volunteering in other countries east from my homeland). Together we have some nice adventures, but as time is flying, some of us are slowly on the way to other places further away or closer to our common time in Georgia.

I have to admit that even though Georgia did not give me what I expected when I applied, it gave me valuable time to do whatever I wanted to. I have not used it fully yet and there is always room for more discovery and exploration and better time management (something that I struggle deeply with). I used that time and invested it where I see potential. With all this in mind, I know that I am not the person that I used to be before I came here. I have grown up and from now on I will always have Georgia on my mind and in my heart. 

It became a game-changer in my life and even though I do not know where my other paths will lead me to I will be glad If at some point in the future it will be to Georgia again.