Siktavra

I met my host family last Sunday. They live in the village of Siktavra, which is outside of Terjola, about 20 kilometers from Kutaisi. My host family is very welcoming and nice. I live with the father, Ramazi, mother, Ia, sister, Mari, son, Giorgi, and the grandmother. My host-grandma is a hunchback! And they don't smoke which is great cause I'm a bit allergic to the smoke. I have my own room that is on the first floor of the house next to the living room. The bed is very comfortable and I have a desk, chair, coat hanger, and small dresser. The house is located on a small farm. We have a pig, cows, chickens, turkeys, corn, squash, and tons of citrus trees.

There is electricity in our house but it went out the first morning after a rain storm. Since then it has worked just fine. My family has a television with a few English channels. There are also tons of TV shows that are dubbed over in Georgian. I watched Glee this morning. They didn't dub over the songs. It was great.

We have running water but everything is heated with a wood stove, so we don't have hot running water. I still haven't taken a shower.

Georgians have huge hands. Many of the kids in my 6th grade class have bigger hands than me. My host grandma's hands are about twice as big as mine. It's kinda crazy.

I walked around after school the last few days and got a feel for where I live. I can get to the main road into the city, to school, and back home.

There is much more to say but I am out of time with internet. Hopefully I am able to get back on soon!