„One of the biggest disappointments and traumas in my life was the 17th of May, 2013. That was the day I could finally see the true colors of the organized religion. I saw the hatred and the malevolence that the Georgian Orthodox Church had been
„I was a young girl when I got married. Back in our times, this is how it happened – right from the class, you could end up in an odd situation, called marriage. I gave birth at the age of 16. I was one of
„My symptoms were visible since early childhood. At some point, I became very sick. First, I started to limp, and then my condition worsened. Finally, they found out what was the matter with me. I was already using a crutch but it was getting increasingly
„Let me be straightforward… If anyone loves Georgia, that must be me. I used to be enthusiastic and patriotic in everything but my son’s death has embittered me so much that I always say I’d rather have a coward son who is alive. I am
„(Salome) We are internally displaced persons (IDP) and therefore considered as a vulnerable group. Here, in Tserovani, there were two non-government organizations (NGO), implementing various projects. It is fair to say that we started participating in different events since the winter of 2009. Teona and
„No book that I’ve ever written had a reason and a purpose as specific as the one I would like to talk about now. My book is a collection of drawings and fairy-tales. The illustrations are by my 6-year-old son Giorgi, with autistic spectrum disorder, interesting
"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
„We lived in Mestia but our most favorite place was Lahili where we visited our grandparents to spend summer vacations. We had our own paradise there. Our grandparents did everything to make us happy. The nineties were the miserable years for many Georgians but we
"It is still prevalent today to view texts differently depending on whether they have been written by a woman or a man. I have had to face it too many a time. My texts have been evaluated as “written by a woman” too. Female writers