Tag: Georgia

We hear from Tashia Shupert who tells us all about her time volunteer teaching with TLG in Georgia. She is currently teaching in South Korea and would very much like to visit Georgia once more. Here you can read about her first few days in Georgia, some of the ups and downs of her time there and her thoughts on her whole experience.

Liane Nichols taught with Georgia’s Teach and Learn with Georgia program (TLG) from July 2012 through to December 2012. Today, she shares her story on what it was like teaching English in Georgia, Eastern Europe.

Today we hear from one of our teachers in Georgia. Britney is a Reach To Teach teacher who hails from Florida and teaches her young classes in Georgia. Read on to hear about her teaching experiences and how heart warming she has found her time there.

Living with a host family is an opportunity like no other.  You will get to know the local culture not just as a visitor and observer, but as a part of a family.  That doesn’t mean that it will be all smooth sailing, though.  From language barriers to misunderstandings about one another’s cultures, living with…
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Flavorful dishes, homemade bread, and plenty of wine are essential at the Georgian dinner table. Influenced by both European and West Asian traditions, Georgian food, filled aromatic herbs and spices, plays an important role in social culture. Here are a few of the most characteristic dishes of a Georgian meal.   Georgian Dishes Khachapuri This…
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About 10 miles from Georgia’s small town of Chiatura, the Katskhi Pillar juts upward from verdant green hills. Known as Chiatura Church, this ancient stone structure has overlooked the hills of Imereti province for over a thousand years. Before Chiatura church was built, it is believed that the pillar was an ancient site for pagan rituals. When Christianity took root in Georgia, a group called the Stylites took over the pillar.

The Republic of Georgia has a tradition of wine making that dates back nearly 8,000 years. Here’s another excuse to travel Georgia through Reach To Teach Recruiting.

A review from our two of our teachers teaching with the TLG program in Georgia.