''I work for Georgian Air Navigation, I'm an airport observer in the Batumi airport tower. My duty is to ensure flight safety. I'm giving pilots instructions and directions so that they can make the right decisions about what to do; in addition, together with my
''I got arrested in 2009. I was convicted with article 260. I was sentenced to 10 years, spent 3 years and 8 months there and came out with an amnesty. My problems started after I was out of prison. I'd remark, if they wanted to
The Bible and the Quran in my family are kept side by side. I was 13 years old when I fell in love with an Adjarian Muslim boy. Back then I didn’t realize that it could be a challenge. I didn’t recognize the two different beliefs
"On July 18, 2015 at the age of 22 in the Hong Kong seaport on the bridge of one of the largest ships I shook hands with a Captain for the first time. He greeted me, “welcome aboard. I wish you peaceful sailing”. Many of my
“Every morning before I go to school to give a lesson, I sit on the beach, observe the movement of waves and think about the dreams I have achieved and the dreams I will definitely achieve in the future.” “They Got Me Engaged When I was
“This is one of those times when you’re not just making a particular decision, but you realize that what you’re doing, what you want to keep doing, is called Politics. I was studying in Germany, and I had already reached a stage where I was able
“Surname --------- I’d like to start telling my story by stating that I am a feminist. It hasn’t been long since I identified myself as a feminist. My surname attests to that – my surname and that of my diseased husband speak of my being a feminist
“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
“When I was a child, I had light long curly hair, and people used to gasp: “How cute, she looks like Barbie”, or “Look at this Rapunzel”. Needless to say, I used to be glad. I wanted to be the hero of the fairy tale