We spent a few days preparing for camp, doing laundry, repacking our supplies, and, of course, doing some street shopping.
We also met with our partners Keti and Nestan at the Georgian Rural Development Program (GRDP), which is part of the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA). They have helped coordinate all of our travel inside the country, as well as translated all our materials. They work closely with the FFG schools, providing resources and support through field staff and partnerships like this one with the University of Georgia.
When we stopped at the post office to pick up some stamps, we were greeted by a row of phone booths. In Soviet times, the post office was where you had to go to make a phone call. You would coordinate with the desk receptionist who would arrange the call and then you would go into one of the booths to talk. These are no longer operational, and today Georgia has one of the most sophisticated cell phone services of any country in the world.
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