"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
“It might sound a bit unbelievable but I’ve always wanted to live in a rural area. Boys that I’ve fallen in love with were either wanderers or born and raised in a rural region. I recently realized that my professional interests also revolved around these
“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
Birth I have a brother and a sister, both are older than me. I am the youngest and the last child in the family. I have never felt that I was unwanted as a child because of my sex. But I would still often tell my
The caring women of the first Children’s Hospice ---------------------------------------------------------------------- “If now at night near the forest, at the spring or by the street, above the bushes you see blinking fireflies, you should know that they are still looking for their beautiful queen and can’t find her” -
(Natia and her husband are currently living in a family-type house, established by organization “Hand to Hand”). My childhood ------------------------------- I have very fond memories of my parents, my brothers and my sisters… This is where my ability to love comes from.. I was born in Kutaisi and when
(Women from Georgia’s respondent - Natia Ninikelashvili’s Mother) Solitude --------------- I was 38 years old when I decided to have Natia. As a woman in love, who could afford to live independently, I made the decision to raise my daughter alone without a father with full awareness of
(Tamuna and Kristine live in a small group home created by the organization Hand in Hand. They were interviewed during their working hours at the social enterprise Babale.) “Tamuna: No, I am Tamuna. Kristo, they are here already… Kristine: That’s me, Kristine. You will interview me, won’t