I took this picture on a visit to Mt. Kazbegi with other Peace Corps Volunteers. August is the feast of St. Mary and there is a large pilgrimage church there. We hiked up a mountain to the church with Georgian friends and took this picture in...
I took this during a visit to the village home of one of my Georgian friends. His family was making "churchkhela" - a candy made by boiling grape juice and flower and coating strings of walnuts. It's delicious and making it is always a family...
I took this picture of my host family on Easter Day, 2004, in Sartichaala, Georgia. It's a tradition to have a feast in a cemetery on Easter. This was my third day in country and a wonderful introduction to Georgian customs.
I took this photo at the completion of English Language Summer Camp at School #2 in Gurjaani, Georgia. We had just learned to play "English verb ball."
This picture was taken on "Mariamoba" the Feast of St. Mary in August 2004. Peace Corps Georgia volunteers attended this festival and hiked up the mountain to visit the pilgrimage church with Georgian friends.