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A discussion in English of the week in Georgia (the one near Chechnya not the one near Alabama) Don't know what a podcast is? Don't worry, just click on it and listen. კეთილი იყოს თქვენი მობრძანება! თუ ინგლისური იცით, დააჭირეთ ისარს და მოისმინეთ კვირის საინტერესო ამბები
Don't know what a podcast is? Don't worry, just click on it and listen. That's it. Nothing scary about it.
კეთილი იყოს თქვენი მობრძანება! თუ ინგლისური იცით, დააჭირეთ ისარს და მოისმინეთ კვირის საინტერესო ამბები.
The MEME this week is an interview with a famous Georgian rugby player for the national team that everyone is discussing — it’s titled “my second half would never dare to wear a short skirt.” Link: http://bit.ly/1bljwRo
From the Brilliant “Georgia on my mind” blog, we have Sex in Georgia, the anniversary. Link: http://bit.ly/1d7tmYa
Liz Fuller’s Caucasus Reports details a political crisis in South Ossetia. Link: http://bit.ly/1JiZ2qE
Two former Peace Corps volunteers in Georgia have an IndieGogo campaign to help them create a TransCaucasus hiking route through the mountains, from the Black sea to the Caspian. Link: http://bit.ly/1Hytueq
An interview with the Swiss ambassador in The FINANCIAL, who gives advice to Georgia on how to protect itself in terms of both national security and economic development. He also importantly notes that in the regions, judges are open to bribery and that the government must stop it. Link: http://bit.ly/1I2gPRy
Following up on last week’s Out of Eden’s walk to Georgia, they now have a map of some things to see in Tbilisi. Link: http://bit.ly/1aWTIKE
RFE/RL has great photos from this year’s Easter Lelo match in Guria. Link: http://bit.ly/1HytxXH
Monica Ellena writes on child brides in Georgia for Eurasianet. Link: http://bit.ly/1bzvdo9
This week’s CRRC blog post looks at how well people can identify whether an organization is an NGO or not, based on CRRC-Georgia’s 2014 Survey on Volunteerism and Civic Participation. Link: http://bit.ly/1OMU3Nw
My Georgian Journal and Kviris Palitra column this week is about the US presidential candidates and what they mean for Georgia. Link: http://bit.ly/1yZml5M
I think there is a correlation between the spike in the number of “You Know”‘s and the presence of that irritating excitable boy you had with you this week. I think you use the “you know” just to try and keep him from blabbering on so much.
Oh well, at least your sport take was correct