War stinks. If I haven’t said it often enough or loudly enough… WAR STINKS I just spoke on the phone with a dear friend in Tbilisi. How can one convey the desperation? They are giving shelter to refugees. They are worried about how family members outside the country will make it home. They are isolated, […]
Tag: Georgia
Georgia on my Mind
Georgia, actually სáƒáƒ¥áƒáƒ თველრ“Sakartvelo,” is an ancient land. Part of the Silk road, nestled between mountains and seas: the Caucasus on the north and the Meskheti Range in the South; between the Black Sea and Azerbaijan (which is on the Caspian). It is a beautiful country, with a wide variety of ecological zones. The peoples […]
Troubled Times
Every year, some country, somewhere, invades another. Every year, somewhere, a government acts against its citizens. Every year, someone dies – or many people die – because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. This year, after nearly two decades of increasing animosity, it seems that whatever was holding a fragile peace […]