After a long journey that took me from Wichita, to Minneapolis, to Amsterdam, finally to Tbilisi, we were met at the airport by Keti and her husband and daughter. Mako, Keti's husband drove us to Gurjaani, an hour or so away. His driving was very fast and sometimes a little too exciting!
He did have to slow down, though for the herd of cows that were in the middle of the road.
Lali, looking at the picture book of our family and home in Kansas. Lali is the daughter-in-law of Ahneka's host parents. They are sitting at the table where all the meals take place in the summer-- outside but in a sort of patio/carport.
This is Marina holding her grandson, David. He was six weeks old when we arrived. Lali and Mamuka (son) were visiting Marina and Gorami when we arrived. Their home is in Tbilisi.
Mamuka, Lali, and Guka, admiring little David
The view of the yard and the back of the house. We stayed in the room upstairs beyond that door. 
This is standing at our door looking out.
Looking down on the yard from the stairs.
Georgian broom... I thought it was charming:)
Marina had a large garden across the road. These are her cucumbers, growing up sticks
. Tomatoes, similarly staked
She had masses of raspberry bushes, and she loved us to pick and eat... we were only too happy to!.
Goromi and Marina's house from the street... you enter through the garage doors.
Ahneka and I went on a walk the next morning to see all her old haunts from the two years that she lived there. This is a sort of park that is by the road that she took to walk to school every day.
Soviet era statue.
The view from the top.. pretty impressive, but run down from lack of use. We were uncertain what the use was, maybe, performances or something.
Bread in a little grocery store. This is a sort of flatbread that they eat with every meal. We loved it!
This is the "bazaari" (sp?) the outdoor market, where you can buy very fresh produce or other handmade food, but also clothes and shoes... they sell all sorts of things.
Ahneka brought a Chinese tea set for her Georgian family, and here she is showing them the Chinese tea ceremony.
Tea ceremony with Guka and Maka.
The boy is Guka, Lali's son (9 years old).
Keti had a "supra" in our honor at her house. She is the one standing up. On the couch are Keti's neighbor, peace corps volunteer, and Maka (Lali's oldest).
The little girl is Mari, Keti's daughter.
This is the view from Keti's balcony; it's the back of the school that she works in, and also the school in which Ahneka worked.
This was a little supper that Maka hosted as Marina was working (she worked 24 hour shifts as a nurse in a maternity hospital), typical of what we ate at Marina's house.
Bread, of course, stuffed peppers, eggplant in mayonnaise, wine, cheese, and the ever present fresh fruit from the neighbors trees! Did I mention that the food was really good?
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