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Georgia, a Country of Impressions

Georgia-Turkey border at the Black Sea in Sarpi, Georgia.

GEORGIAN TEXT BY NINO REVAZISHVILI
ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY LIKA MAMASAXLISI
PHOTOS BY JOEL CARILLET

Weโ€™re excited to expand our Sans Frontiรจres series of stories with yet another script, Georgian script, that reminds us that the Latin alphabet and script are not the only way of reading and recording the worldโ€™s life. We hope you will enjoy this heartwarming introduction to the country of Georgia from one of her expats living abroad.


Georgia, a country that occupies a very small place on the map, is located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia in the Caucasus. It’s a country unfamiliar to many, but getting to know it will add a lot of wonderful feeling to your memory box.

This is a country you will always want to return to and one where you will always meet people who are unselfishly warm and full of love. It is a country that counts more than 2500 years of ancient history and culture.

In Georgia you will definitely encounter picturesque nature, peaks covered with eternal snow, or water in the form of the blue sea and the many lakes.

For those who like to taste the dishes, among Georgiaโ€™s best are its traditional dishes khinkali, khachapuri, and many other delicacies to which is added the culture of ancient wine production. This is why Georgia is even mentioned as the homeland of wine.

I would say this is the tormented Georgia that has been struggling to establish itself for years, and I think it has succeeded. Georgians can travel without a visa, and we have been able to export our special wines. We are already on our feet! However, despite its excellent beauty, part of Georgia still remains behind the ravines guarded by the Russian occupiers. Itโ€™s worth noting that Russia is indeed the occupier.

Despite all this, my Georgia has always been and is a field of interest for tourists. I wish you could become acquainted with Georgia and breathe its air that will give you a feeling of pleasure and freedom.

A young mother holds her daughter after lighting a candle at the Holy Mother Virgin Nativity Cathedral in Batumi. The church is Georgian Orthodox.
Drying laundry hangs from outdoor lines in an apartment complex in Batumi.
The 15-meter high Samtsvera Waterfall, also spelled Samcvera, is located on the Dzirula River in the village of Kveda Sazano, Zestafoni municipality. Photo by Lika Mamasaxlisi.
Two young people, silhouetted at dusk beside the Black Sea, converse at the beach in Sarpi, Georgia, a village located on the Turkish border.
People enjoy the final days of warm weather at the beach in Batumi, a popular vacation spot located on the Black Sea.
A trash bin in Batumi has been vandalized to indicate where “Russia” can be thrown. Relations between Russia and Georgia have been strained since the break-up of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s; in 2006 the two countries fought a brief war.
View from a ship docked in Batumi, a port city on the Black Sea.

แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ – แƒจแƒ”แƒ’แƒ แƒซแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒงแƒแƒœแƒ! 

แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒงแƒแƒœแƒ แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜แƒช แƒ แƒฃแƒ™แƒแƒ–แƒ” แƒซแƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒแƒœ แƒžแƒแƒขแƒแƒ แƒ แƒแƒ“แƒ’แƒ˜แƒšแƒก แƒ˜แƒ™แƒแƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒก แƒ”แƒ•แƒ แƒแƒžแƒ˜แƒกแƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒแƒ–แƒ˜แƒ˜แƒก แƒ’แƒแƒกแƒแƒงแƒแƒ แƒ–แƒ” แƒ™แƒแƒ•แƒ™แƒแƒกแƒ˜แƒแƒจแƒ˜ แƒ›แƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒ แƒ”แƒแƒ‘แƒก! 
แƒ˜แƒก แƒ‘แƒ”แƒ•แƒ แƒ˜แƒกแƒ—แƒ•แƒ˜แƒก แƒฃแƒชแƒœแƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ, แƒ›แƒแƒ’แƒ แƒแƒ› แƒ’แƒแƒชแƒœแƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒจแƒ”แƒ›แƒ—แƒฎแƒ•แƒ”แƒ•แƒแƒจแƒ˜ แƒ—แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒ˜ แƒ›แƒแƒ’แƒแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒกแƒ™แƒ˜แƒ•แƒ แƒก แƒ™แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ”แƒ• แƒ‘แƒ”แƒ•แƒ แƒ˜ แƒจแƒ”แƒกแƒแƒœแƒ˜แƒจแƒœแƒแƒ•แƒ˜ แƒ’แƒแƒœแƒชแƒ“แƒ แƒจแƒ”แƒ”แƒ›แƒแƒขแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ. 
แƒ”แƒก แƒ˜แƒก แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒงแƒแƒœแƒแƒ แƒกแƒแƒ“แƒแƒช แƒงแƒแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ—แƒ•แƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒแƒ’แƒ˜แƒœแƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒ— แƒ“แƒแƒ‘แƒ แƒฃแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒกแƒแƒ“แƒแƒช แƒงแƒแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ—แƒ•แƒ˜แƒก แƒ“แƒแƒ’แƒฎแƒ•แƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒ— แƒฃแƒแƒœแƒ’แƒแƒ แƒแƒ“ แƒ—แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ แƒกแƒ˜แƒงแƒ•แƒแƒ แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜แƒ— แƒกแƒแƒ•แƒกแƒ” แƒแƒ“แƒแƒ›แƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜ .

แƒ”แƒก แƒ˜แƒก แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒงแƒแƒœแƒแƒ, แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜แƒช 2500 แƒฌแƒ”แƒšแƒ–แƒ” แƒ›แƒ”แƒขแƒก แƒ˜แƒ—แƒ•แƒšแƒ˜แƒก แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒ˜แƒกแƒ˜ แƒฃแƒซแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ”แƒกแƒ˜ แƒ˜แƒกแƒขแƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒ˜แƒ—แƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ™แƒฃแƒšแƒขแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜แƒ—. 
แƒ˜แƒก แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒ! แƒกแƒแƒ“แƒแƒช แƒแƒฃแƒชแƒ˜แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒšแƒแƒ“ แƒจแƒ”แƒฎแƒ•แƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ— แƒ—แƒ•แƒแƒšแƒฌแƒแƒ แƒ›แƒขแƒแƒช แƒ‘แƒฃแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒก,
แƒ›แƒแƒ แƒแƒ“แƒ˜แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒšแƒ˜แƒ— แƒ“แƒแƒคแƒแƒ แƒฃแƒš แƒ›แƒฌแƒ•แƒ”แƒ แƒ•แƒแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒก แƒแƒœแƒ“แƒแƒช แƒชแƒแƒกแƒแƒ•แƒ˜แƒ— แƒšแƒฃแƒ แƒฏ แƒ›แƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒ•แƒšแƒ˜แƒ•แƒ” แƒ–แƒฆแƒ•แƒแƒกแƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒฃแƒแƒ›แƒ แƒแƒ• แƒขแƒ‘แƒ”แƒ‘แƒก. 

แƒ›แƒแƒ—แƒ•แƒ˜แƒกแƒก แƒ™แƒ˜ แƒ•แƒ˜แƒกแƒแƒช แƒ™แƒ”แƒ แƒซแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ“แƒแƒ’แƒ”แƒ›แƒแƒ•แƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒฃแƒงแƒ•แƒแƒ แƒก แƒ•แƒ—แƒ•แƒšแƒ˜ แƒ แƒแƒ› แƒกแƒแƒฃแƒ™แƒ”แƒ—แƒ”แƒกแƒแƒ แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒ˜แƒกแƒ˜ แƒขแƒ แƒแƒ“แƒ˜แƒชแƒ˜แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒฎแƒ˜แƒœแƒ™แƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒ—, แƒฎแƒแƒญแƒแƒžแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜แƒ— แƒ“แƒ แƒ™แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ”แƒ• แƒฃแƒแƒ›แƒ แƒแƒ•แƒ˜ แƒ’แƒ”แƒ›แƒ แƒ˜แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ— แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒ”แƒšแƒกแƒแƒช แƒฃแƒซแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ”แƒกแƒ˜ แƒฆแƒ•แƒ˜แƒœแƒ˜แƒก แƒฌแƒแƒ แƒ›แƒแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ™แƒฃแƒšแƒขแƒฃแƒ แƒ แƒ”แƒ›แƒแƒขแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ. 
แƒกแƒฌแƒแƒ แƒ”แƒ“ แƒแƒ›แƒ˜แƒก แƒ’แƒแƒ›แƒ แƒ˜แƒก แƒฆแƒ•แƒ˜แƒœแƒ˜แƒก แƒกแƒแƒ›แƒจแƒแƒ‘แƒšแƒแƒ“แƒแƒช แƒ™แƒ˜ แƒ›แƒแƒ˜แƒฎแƒกแƒ”แƒœแƒ˜แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ. 

แƒ›แƒ” แƒ•แƒ˜แƒขแƒงแƒแƒ“แƒ˜ แƒกแƒฌแƒแƒ แƒ”แƒ“ แƒ”แƒก แƒ˜แƒก แƒขแƒแƒœแƒฏแƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒ ,แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜แƒช แƒฌแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ’แƒแƒœแƒ›แƒแƒ•แƒšแƒแƒ‘แƒแƒจแƒ˜ แƒ˜แƒ‘แƒ แƒซแƒ•แƒ˜แƒก แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒ˜แƒก แƒ“แƒแƒ›แƒ™แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒก แƒ“แƒ แƒ•แƒ—แƒ•แƒšแƒ˜ แƒ แƒแƒ› แƒ›แƒแƒแƒฎแƒ”แƒ แƒฎแƒ แƒ™แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ”แƒช. 
แƒฉแƒ•แƒ”แƒœ แƒฃแƒ™แƒ•แƒ” แƒจแƒ”แƒ’แƒ•แƒ˜แƒซแƒšแƒ˜แƒ แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ›แƒแƒ’แƒ–แƒแƒฃแƒ แƒแƒ— แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ–แƒ˜แƒก แƒ’แƒแƒ แƒ”แƒจแƒ”, แƒฉแƒ•แƒ”แƒœ แƒฃแƒ™แƒ•แƒ” แƒจแƒ”แƒ•แƒซแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜แƒ— แƒ’แƒ•แƒ”แƒฌแƒแƒ แƒ›แƒแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒœแƒ แƒ”แƒฅแƒกแƒžแƒแƒ แƒขแƒ˜ แƒฉแƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒ˜ แƒ’แƒแƒœแƒกแƒแƒ™แƒฃแƒ—แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒฆแƒ•แƒ˜แƒœแƒ˜แƒ—. 
แƒฉแƒ•แƒ”แƒœ แƒฃแƒ™แƒ•แƒ” แƒคแƒ”แƒฎแƒ–แƒ” แƒ•แƒแƒ แƒ—! แƒ—แƒฃแƒ›แƒชแƒ 
แƒจแƒ”แƒกแƒแƒœแƒ˜แƒจแƒœแƒแƒ•แƒ˜ แƒกแƒ˜แƒšแƒแƒ›แƒแƒ–แƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒ˜แƒฃแƒฎแƒ”แƒ“แƒแƒ•แƒแƒ“ แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒก แƒœแƒแƒฌแƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜ แƒ˜แƒกแƒ”แƒ• แƒ แƒฉแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒ“แƒแƒ แƒแƒ‘แƒ”แƒ‘แƒก แƒ›แƒ˜แƒฆแƒ›แƒ , แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒ”แƒšแƒกแƒแƒช แƒ แƒฃแƒกแƒ˜ แƒแƒ™แƒฃแƒžแƒแƒœแƒขแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜ แƒ“แƒแƒ แƒแƒฏแƒแƒ‘แƒ”แƒœ แƒ“แƒ แƒ›แƒ˜แƒœแƒ“แƒ แƒ•แƒ—แƒฅแƒ•แƒ แƒ แƒแƒ› แƒ แƒฃแƒกแƒ”แƒ—แƒ˜ แƒแƒ™แƒฃแƒžแƒแƒœแƒขแƒ˜แƒ!!!
แƒแƒ› แƒงแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒคแƒ แƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒ˜แƒฃแƒฎแƒ”แƒ“แƒแƒ•แƒแƒ“ แƒฉแƒ”แƒ›แƒ˜ แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ แƒงแƒแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ—แƒ•แƒ˜แƒก แƒ˜แƒงแƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒก แƒขแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜แƒกแƒขแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ˜แƒœแƒขแƒ”แƒ แƒ”แƒกแƒ˜แƒก แƒกแƒคแƒ”แƒ แƒ! 
แƒ’แƒ˜แƒกแƒฃแƒ แƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ— แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒก แƒ’แƒแƒชแƒœแƒแƒ‘แƒแƒก แƒ“แƒ แƒ˜แƒ› แƒฐแƒแƒ”แƒ แƒ˜แƒ— แƒกแƒฃแƒœแƒ—แƒฅแƒ•แƒแƒก, แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜แƒช แƒกแƒ˜แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ•แƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒกแƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒ˜แƒกแƒฃแƒคแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒจแƒ”แƒ’แƒ แƒซแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒก แƒ›แƒแƒ’แƒแƒœแƒ˜แƒญแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ—! 


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Nino Revazishvili was born in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, and she is Georgian with all her heart. She graduated from university in Georgia, where she majored in journalism. She has lived in France for four years. During these years, she has tried to adapt to France, a country who is like a stepmother for her and for whom Nino is like a child who has finally been accepted for adoption. While she has not yet been able to work in France as a journalist, she has worked as a Georgian translator for CADA OGFA, an organization that welcomes people requesting asylum in France. Currently she works in a clothing boutique and volunteers to help people struggling with the French language, helping them with whatโ€™s needed for staying in France. She created a Facebook page, WorldMigrants, for which she has plans that are not yet realized, and she maintains hope of bringing this and other storytelling projects to fruition one day.

Joel Carillet is a Tennessee-based photographer and writer who spends about half of each year overseas, chronicling places and people in a variety of circumstances, from beach parties in Thailand to the migrant crisis in the Greek islands. 

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