Well, as you can see from my photos in the last post, I made it to Tbilisi at 5am, completely exhausted after a great day spent in Warsaw with a friend-of-a-friend. I didn't realize just how many volunteers there were --- I met three others in the Chicago airport, and after arriving in Warsaw we realized that there were at least 10 of us. When we finally got to the Hotel where we're having orientation, we found out that there were 37 volunteers in our group from all over the world. Most are from the US, but also Canada, South Africa, Lithuania... It's gonna be a crazy cool week.
We have a pretty tight orientation schedule, starting at 8am with meetings, Georgian lessons, and coffee breaks scattered throughout the day until about 7:30pm. We have all our meetings and meals at the Hotel (which is HUGE and beautiful). Today we had medical screenings (blood and urine tests) and I had the most efficient blood-draw of my life. I was impressed. In case you're concerned, the facilities were clean, my nurse was great, and the needle was brand-new and sterile --- No worries, family and friends. We'll have meetings on health and safety in Georgia tomorrow as well.
Also, they have Grechka here! Hurray for Buckwheat!
Bedtime,
Sarah
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