It doesn't feel much like Christmas to me at the moment. My Australian body links summer with Christmas, and we are now in the grip of a cold Northern Hemisphere winter. No, there isn't any snow in Tbilisi yet, but I'm told we will get that in January.
Another reason it doesn't feel like Christmas is our schedule next week. Not only am I working on the 25th, but we are doing a performance of Nutcracker! Just to be clear for those I haven't told, Georgia doesn't celebrate Christmas on the 25th of December, but the 7 of January. Strange I know, but that's the way it goes with the Russian Orthodox calendar.
There is still plenty of "Christmas Spirit" around though. Rustaveli Ave, is lit up with thousands of fairy lights, street sellers offer fire crackers and decorations, even the local supermarket is playing English Christmas carols. It's the old law; were theres a Christmas there's a buck to be made.
So my first Christmas away from home is probably going to be a quiet one. William and me will probably go to a bar after the show just to say "Merry Christmas" but that will be it. I know that sounds really depressing, but because my body clock is out of whack and I'm working, I probably won't miss it that much.
New Years, on the other hand, is promising to be a really big holiday. The company has been lined up to perform for Georgia's big New Year concert in Batumi!! This concert is going to be a big deal with the President of Georgia watching, Jose Kareras performing and of course a big party lined up afterwards.
We're staying at a different hotel this time so hopefully the hot water will be consistent. We are also performing outside which will probably be warmer than inside that dreadful theater. So fingers crossed it won't be as eventful as the last trip.
Other than that life here just blunders along. I finally was able to pin down Tornikie to go and pick up my parcel from the airport today. When we got there Georgia Post didn't have a record of it on their database. It's obviously in their storage somewhere, as they called Tornikie to tell him that it had arrived. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way its been miss-placed and/or miss-labeled. So now I have to wait another couple of days for one of their staff to "look for it."
That pretty much raps it up for this week. I'm sorry I don't have anything more festive to share with you. But, I will wish you all a very safe and merry Christmas with lots of over indulgence.
The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"—which means, "God with us." Matthew 1:23
Merry Christmas Everyone,
Rodney
DreamChaser
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