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A Mini-ish Update

Not been able to write much recently, as my laptop is on its way out.  Basically the hot weather and being an elderly computer, means that when the battery gets hot, it presses on the tracker pad and bar from … Continue reading

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Evidence of Progress

Reblogged from Making a Difference: One of the most rewarding things about the end of the term is the abundance of evidence that I have made a difference in my school. Any time I spend in the hallways corresponds with … Continue reading

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English: A Georgian Language?

Reblogged from Making a Difference: Over four months into my one year TLG placement in Telavi, I have noticed that although there are English speakers in this city, Georgian is the language of the majority. When I moved in with … Continue reading

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Writing Lesson Plan

Reblogged from Making a Difference: This ripped-from-the-headlines Lesson Plan has sort of developed over the last few months and I have found that in the chaotic and resource-deprived Georgian classrooms, it helps to calm the class, restore some order and … Continue reading

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Spring has sprung

Reblogged from Making a Difference: Between my arrival in Georgia at the end of January and the end of March, my fellow group 32 volunteers and I heard some variation of the phrase “wait until the weather is nice” in … Continue reading

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Wakey, Wakey, and a Self Enforced Time out

Just a few of the messages on facebook this morning in Georgia…… “Interesting way to start the day with an earthquake. Got to school to find that all the children had been sent home but all the teachers were locked … Continue reading

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No Running In The Halls

Reblogged from Making a Difference: I generally don’t complain about kids running in the halls, because I get no sympathy. I think most TLGVs agree that running in the halls is, in the grand scheme of things, the least of … Continue reading

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Thinking Outside the Book

Reblogged from Making a Difference: A couple months ago, I was lucky enough to hit the oh-so-important milestone for the Tbilisi volunteer – I was offered a second job. Tbilisi is expensive, and the array of western options not available … Continue reading

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Have you Ever Been to Georgia?

Have you ever been to Georgia?  was the number one question on every Oceans Ambassador’s mind yesterday, as we called up the European Space Agency’s Dr Alexander Kumar at Concordia Research Station in Antarctica, one of the remotest places on … Continue reading

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