“I had an unsuccessful surgery on my leg and I am still suffering from the consequences… From the start, I did not face any barriers either at college or at school. It’s just that my friends could not hide surprise for the first few seconds on
I was married at 22 and lived for 7 years with a man who was completely different from me. My eldest child, Mariam was diagnosed with hydrocephalus caused by birth trauma. They discharged us from the hospital, not telling us there was something wrong with
I am a philologist, I teach the Georgian language and literature both at school and the Duisi Educational Center. I am not sure whether you find my story interesting but as I am a teacher and I teach at school I would like to talk
„I had done gymnastics as my parents wished until I took up judo. I knew that there was some extracurricular sports class available at school and went to check it. It appeared to be a judo class. When I entered the class first, I liked
„Both my husband and I wanted to have a baby very much, i.e. this was a planned pregnancy and we prepared for that. Moreover, as my husband is a doctor, we learned the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations and almost retold them to each other.
„I have lived here since the war and have not been able to go anywhere. They forced me to leave that area. I was not able to take anything with me. I had a very good life and did not lack anything. I had worked
“I was very young, around sixteen months old, when we left Gali, so I don’t have clear memories of abandoning home and travelling. I do remember, however, what our life was like after we arrived in Tbilisi. I remember standing in a long line for meagre
“My dad was an artist, which means he was frequently jobless. Mom had to work so my little sister Lika and I spent most of the day with dad. If you asked me to choose between dad and chocolate, I would pick dad. He was
„My mother and I spent all summer holidays in Borjomi in my childhood. Most of the time we rented the house of one and the same photographer, who worked and took pictures in the Borjomi Park. I was allowed to do anything in this house,