I am volunteer-teaching English in the Republic of Georgia! Where’s that you might ask? Check out this handy-dandy map below:
More specifically, by being a volunteer I’ve agreed to be placed anywhere within the country (which is around the size of South Caronlina – believe it or not!). The one-week teacher-orientation was in the beautiful capital of T’bilisi.
So when the Village of Shroma in the Guria region was chosen for me, I packed my bags, said good-bye to civilization, and took the 6 hour Marshrutka ride (local mini bus) towards the Black Sea, and up a winding tropical mountain…
I’ll be here from August to December and will be teaching grades 1st-6th. I’ve been warned that there will be very limited resources to work with….so it’s probably a very good thing I like to sing, dance, and act like a total goof in general. (See picture below as proof that the goof-ball within has been alive and strong for many years.) I’m sure this will come in handy with a classroom full of kids!
If I’ve whet your appetite and you’d like to know more, here’s some basic info to get you started or you could jump right in and see what’s going on today!
UPDATE: Some very exciting news! I’ve applied for a grant to purchase new whiteboards for the school….and we got it! So stay tuned as we complete this community project.
