“I have been working as a teacher at school in Merjevi since 2000, which is a 17-year experience. I teach physics and mathematics. In 2014, I was elected a majoritarian deputy in the elections of the local self-government. I was the only woman among 12
I remember the feeling I used to have while returning home at dawn from the morning liturgy at the Sighnaghi temple. I used to be proud and smug - while the village was asleep, I had toiled, labored, prayed for others… I led an ordinary life
When I was four, I got a syringe needle in my eye while playing… Then doctors and nurses made various mistakes, as a result of which, at the age of 9, I completely lost sight in one eye and I needed prosthesis. I was so young,
“I’m in the café with rakushkas (“rakushka” means a “shell” in Russian) at Frida’s” – a client of ours told a friend on the phone. Since then our café has been called Rakushkas and I’ve been called Frida. The colors - yellow, blue and white
“Our village was half empty that night. We were about to go to bed, Datiko and I, when someone banged on our door, telling us to run and hide somewhere, as the Abkhazians were coming and killing everyone who remained. We ran for our lives,
"I discovered it later in my life – if not my son, I would not have done many things that I did and my life would take a completely different turn… Levancho is my first and, so far, the only child. He will turn 12 soon.
„I am an arts expert. When I came back to Georgia after studying in Germany, I realized that my knowledge and skills were not needed here (at that time). In the 90s, my husband and I opened “Cin-cin”, a pizza delivery service. We were sitting
"I worked in the lab of Factory 550 in Rustavi, working on the analyses. The job was interesting. The staff was welcoming and nice to work with. When I left, I was very sorry but I got married, had a kid and could not work
„Growing up, I was surrounded by women; I was actually brought up by women. The people who have influenced the way I matured were all women. These are the individuals, who stand out in my memory: my mother, grandmother, aunt – my second mother who