Another week on the done pile and not a lot to show for it. Just the regular run of class in the morning and the one Africa rehearsal in the afternoon.
The visa saga continues like some badly written, over worked television serial. The present situation is Yasha and I are working illegally in the country having overstayed our initial three month entry visa. Gvantsa has been doing her head in trying to fix this problem that Tornike's miss-management has created. It got a bit ridiculous this week when Gvantsa had arranged for Yasha and me to drive to the closest border (Armenia or Azerbajian) so that we could cross the boarder, possibly pay a fine and then re-enter the country with another three month temporary visa. Joyous! Fortunately, that was cancelled at the last minute. Nina Anaiashvili's husband is in charge of the local Department of Foreign Affairs and has said that he will sort it out. So we are back at the beginning again, waiting.
On a much lighter note, we came across a group of Americans who are staying in Tbilisi. We were walking down the street when we spotted a blond girl wearing a blue North Face jacket walking the other way. It couldn't have been more obvious that she wasn't from Georgia if she had a sign around her neck. We said hello, and it turns out that she is part of a group of 24 students doing a three week internships in various NGOs around the city. Long story short, we said that we should meet up sometime, and last Thursday we met up the local "British Pub." We shared a few drinks and had a couple of laughs. It was just such a breath of fresh air to hang out with another group of people who speak English!
The highlight of this week (and of this month) is definitely my suitcase finally arriving in Georgia. Thats right! After three months of waiting, two round the world trips and a couple of miss-leading paper trails, my little piece of Australia finally arrived.
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As you can see, it had more than its fair share of bumps bangs on its expedition but everything inside was fine. And what joys did it contain! A late Christmas from home, but a Christmas none the less including a tube of Vegemite (much to the Israelite's bemusement). A massive, over-sized thank you to everyone who contributed to this package. It's more than just a parcel, its a little bit of home.
That's it from me this week. Same time and place for the next episode.
Rodney Cuthbertson
DreamChaser
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