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Sooooo, I suck so much at blogging. When I came to Georgia I said I was going to blog all the time. I’m a lazy, lazy person. Zarmatsi var dzalian!! Really I just don’t think there’s too much interesting going on to write about, and I’m not the best writer in the world. So add those together and you have one lazy blogger. I haven’t made any New Year’s resolutions, but I think this is the best time:

New Years Resolutions
1. Achieve Advanced-low in Georgian
2. Begin studying and achieve Intermediate-mid in Russian (I just started learning this week)
3. Plan interesting and engaging lesson plans
4. Get back into a good exercise routine
5. Read 50 books
6. Blog twice a week, and work on becoming a better writer

I think that’s a good list. So there’s not a lot going on now. My trip to Egypt was really fun, and it was awesome seeing my family. There were times I forgot I was a volunteer in Georgia, and just on vacation with my family. I also switched houses, I don’t want to write too much about it here, but I want everyone to know I’m much happier.

Now there have been some sad things. My grandmother (well step-grandmother, but grandmother to me), Nola, passed away a few days ago. Nola was such a kind and amazing woman, and loved all of us very much. I knew the last time I saw her in April that it’d probably be the last time I’d see her. So we made some toasts here at my new house for Nola, but I will miss her very much.

Now, on to other things. School started again last week. It’s back to the grind of the day-to-day, but one awesome thing about my mom in the US being a teacher… she sends me fun activities and games for the students. We played Bingo today, and my students were about to pee their pants in excitement. It’s refreshing to see young kids getting involved. My older students are still a handful. I think most are now at the point where they will pass their exams at the end of the year, but I’m not sure they like me very much.

So I’m also looking into new projects here in Keda. I’m looking into organizing inter-school sports competition, getting computers shipped here from the USA, raising money for and fixing the bathrooms in school. I’ve been working with a former volunteer and we got money to build up the science department with new beakers, test-tubes and a new periodic table of elements. Maybe my older sister Mary can hook me up with a laser or something… those can be FedEx’d, right? We also got money to bring professionals to the schools to talk to students about their job. One of the best things was money to help a village family start a bee farm for income.

So hopefully I’ll be writing more frequently, and this blog will become more interesting. Goodbye all.

An Update

So I didn’t realize how long it’d been since I last wrote. Things have been going crazy here, not to mention I let my internet expire in the interest of saving money, and keeping active. I also realized that two days after my last post I posted another entry that sounded pretty downhearted, and I decided I’d write something that sounded more realistic, and not the ravings of somebody missing Thanksgiving and Christmas decorating.

Also, I don’t want to get too much into it on my blog, but I moved. I am still in the town of Keda, but I moved to my neighbor’s house. I moved about 3 nights ago and so far so good. I’m eating better, healthier, and more regularly; I’ve formed new friendships in my community; and am generally happier. You will never see me write anything negative about my last family, but I needed a different environment, and now that I have I’ve been a bit happier.

I might also be ecstatic about my departure tomorrow for a 10-day vacation in Egypt with my mother, father, both sisters, and brother-in-law. To be honest, it doesn’t quite seem like I’m leaving yet. It probably won’t feel real until I’ve landed in Cairo and see my family. Still, I’m looking forward to some much needed R&R.

Since school ended I’ve delved into books. I’ve finished the first 5 Harry Potter books and started (and am almost finished) the 6th one last night. What a great series, I started reading when I was in the 8th or 9th grade, but after the second book I stopped reading, not sure why. So most everything is a surprise, but too bad I know a lot of the story already. All sorts of things are different, and I’m really hooked into it. After I finish the series I’m going to start The Hobbit and the Lord of the Ring books.

I spent my Christmas in Tbilisi with some other volunteers, we had a great time, and pictures will be posted to Facebook soon. I hope all is well with all my readers.

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