Monthly Archives: July 2012

Travels are Almost A Go!!

At last it Came! Its been another busy old week here, and today I was very happy to see that OPG got the tax exemption through from the government of Georgia.  This is a really big deal, as it means … Continue reading

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Red Light, Green Light

Reblogged from Making a Difference: Do you remember that movie Corrina, Corrina? Maybe not. Well, in the movie, Whoopi Goldberg’s character has this magical ability to turn red lights green by blowing on them. Just a little puff of air … Continue reading

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The Education Debate

Wisdom Teething! I’m feeling a little out of sorts today.  The result of my impacted wisdom tooth playing up, pressing on a nerve, which gives me a muffled ear and a constant aching headache, and an annoying tendency to start … Continue reading

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A Pacific Island whose shape reminds us a Dolphin

Reblogged from art-profiles.com: There are so many stunning landscapes on Earth, yet nature never ceases to amaze. Islands are often beautiful enough in their own right when seen from ground level: we don’t need to discern any particular pattern in … Continue reading

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Is It Mandatory, Mandaturi?

Reblogged from Making a Difference: There is a show called “Mind Your Langauge” that aired in the UK in the late 70s. It was about a guy named Jeremy Brown teaching an English course to foreigners. It was a comedy, … Continue reading

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What I Did on My Summer Vacation: Part 1

Reblogged from Making a Difference: I’m writing this post from somewhere above Iceland, en route to the United States for a month-long holiday. I think I’ll definitely go through a bit of culture shock, especially because I’m going straight from … Continue reading

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Thanks Fine

Reblogged from Making a Difference: When TLG brought us to Georgia, they gave us a week of language instruction in Georgian so that we could survive and get around and meet people. It was very basic things, like greetings, numbers, … Continue reading

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Introduction to Ocean Rowing Seminar

Milestone We reached our first ocean rowing milestone today, an ‘introduction to ocean rowing’ seminar, held at Twickenham Yacht Club, in the UK, attended by our team virtually from Georgia, Sweden, and the UK as a webinar along with other race … Continue reading

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Great Blue Hole of Belize

Reblogged from art-profiles.com: First discovered by Jacques Cousteau, one of the world’s most famous divers and marine conservationists, the Great Blue Hole in Belize is the best of the bunch, and every diver’s dream. Measuring 305m (1,000 ft) across and … Continue reading

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Tbilisi Unbound

Reblogged from Making a Difference: Even before I arrived in Tbilisi the first time, for a week’s vacation in July 2007, I was telling people that the city would soon become the next Prague — a down-on-its-luck former imperial metropolis … Continue reading

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