Milton Bear is packed and ready to go. The adventure starts tomorrow. First stop Washington D.C., then onto Germany, Georgia, Greece, and back to the U.S.A.!
See below for a more detailed itinerary.
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Thursday, March 10, 2016
Monday, March 7, 2016
Georgia Student Questions
Today, I asked my students what questions they would like to have Georgian's answer. Please add your own questions in the comments sections.
General
How long ago was it a country?
Are there any more cool restaurants, like the McDonalds in Batumi?
What is a traditional Christmas?
Does their hair look different than ours?
What kind of clothing do they wear?
What is the legal age to drink?
What's your most popular food?
How do you count, like pronounce numbers, and write them?
Do you have language classes?
Do you have dance classes?
What is the weather?
How many different species of animals do they have?
What sports do they play?
What do they like to do?
Do you have pets?
What kind of music do you like?
What are some traditions that Georgians partake in?
Who are some of your celebrities?
Has there been any major terrorist activity or threats lately?
What flavor donuts do you have?
What do georgians love most about Georgia
What is one of their traditional dances.
How to women often wear their hair?
What is your favorite place in Georgia?
Do you like American food?
School
Do you guys have recess?
Do they have dressed codes at the school?
How long it their school day?
What time do they start and end school?
What kind of classes do they have?
How is school different from our schools?
How does the curriculum differ from the states?
How strict are behavior rules?
What are classes like?
Are the kids in Georgia excited to learn English?
What holidays do you celebrate?
Other
What’s it like being a monk?
Sunday, March 6, 2016
Itinerary
Before traveling it is important to give the people who you love and care about an itinerary of the place you're going. Below is the list of hotels and my flights.
To be honest, I cannot believe the quality of the hotels I am staying at. They look absolutely amazing and thanks to the exchange rate to Georgian lari and the weak Greek economy I can afford to stay at places that I would not be able to afford in the United States. It is worth checking out the links to these hotels.
Exchange Rate:
Currently the exchange rate is from the dollar to the Georgian lari is $1 to 2.46 GEL. The exchange rate from the dollar to the Euro is $1 = .91 Euro. Which is the better value?
The one thing that is not obvious in the schedule below is that I will have the chance to visit Munich, Germany for a few hours before we depart to Munich. During this time, I will be visiting the Marienplatz and specifically the Rathaus-Glockenspiel.
Once we get to Georgia, the itinerary is pretty much set for us.
Here are the links to some of the places from itinerary: Old Tbilisi, US Embassy in Georgia, Hotel Cruise to meet with people from U.S. embassy, and Shemoikhede Genacvale GMC Group.
When I go to co-teach in Akhaltsikhe, I will be visiting the local school and participating in panel discussions with teachers from around the area including some who teach at Armenian school. Here is my itinerary for Akhaltsikhe. When I am not in school, I will be visiting Rabati Castle, Sapara Monastary, and Vardzia
If you're in New York City you can visit the Old Tbilisi Garden, a restaurant with Georgian cuisine.
To be honest, I cannot believe the quality of the hotels I am staying at. They look absolutely amazing and thanks to the exchange rate to Georgian lari and the weak Greek economy I can afford to stay at places that I would not be able to afford in the United States. It is worth checking out the links to these hotels.
Exchange Rate:
Currently the exchange rate is from the dollar to the Georgian lari is $1 to 2.46 GEL. The exchange rate from the dollar to the Euro is $1 = .91 Euro. Which is the better value?
The one thing that is not obvious in the schedule below is that I will have the chance to visit Munich, Germany for a few hours before we depart to Munich. During this time, I will be visiting the Marienplatz and specifically the Rathaus-Glockenspiel.
Once we get to Georgia, the itinerary is pretty much set for us.
Here are the links to some of the places from itinerary: Old Tbilisi, US Embassy in Georgia, Hotel Cruise to meet with people from U.S. embassy, and Shemoikhede Genacvale GMC Group.
When I go to co-teach in Akhaltsikhe, I will be visiting the local school and participating in panel discussions with teachers from around the area including some who teach at Armenian school. Here is my itinerary for Akhaltsikhe. When I am not in school, I will be visiting Rabati Castle, Sapara Monastary, and Vardzia
If you're in New York City you can visit the Old Tbilisi Garden, a restaurant with Georgian cuisine.
Hotels
March 13 - 16
Rooms Hotel Tbilisi
March 16 - 23 Alkahltiskhe
Hotel Lomsia
March 23 - 25
Rooms Hotel Tbilisi
March 25 - 27
Hotel New Guduari
March 27 - 28
Coral Boutique
March 28 - 30
Athens
Flights
Friday, March 11, Burlington to DC departs at 2:46 arrives at 4:23
United Airlines, UA 6134
Friday, March 11 DC to Munich departs at 9:55 pm arrives in Germany at 12:15 p.m. local time on Saturday, March 12
Lufthansa, LH0415
Saturday, March 12 Munich to Tbilisi, Georgia departs at 10:10 p.m. arrives at 5:05 a.m. local time on Sunday, March 13
Lufthansa, LH 2557
Monday, March 28 Tbilisi, GE to Athens Greece departs 5:15 a.m. arrives at 7:15 a.m. local time
Aegean Airlines, A3 0983
Wednesday, March 30 Athens, Greece to Munich, Germany departs at 1:10 p.m. arrives at 2:45 p.m.
Lufthansa, LH 1751
Wednesday, March 30 Munich, Germany to Newark departs at 3:50 p.m. arrives at 6:50 p.m.
Lufthansa, LH 0412
Wednesday, March 30 Newark to Burlington departs at 9:28 p.m. arrives at 10:46 p.m.
United Airlines, UA 3474
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Washington, D.C. - Training
I went to Washington, D.C. to discuss global education and meet my Georgia cohort. This experience was amazing on three accounts: 1) Meeting all the awesome teachers who will accompanying me in Georgia. 2) Discussing education with teachers from across the country. 3) Spending an extra day and exploring D.C.
This is Wendy Morales (left), she will be traveling partner from New Jersey. She and I will be traveling to a town called Akhalthiskhe. We will be go teaching with Lela Tsagerishvili (right).
I will be traveling with 11 other teachers from across the country, including Michigan, Alabama, Louisiana, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas, Kansas, Massachusetts, Illinois, New Jersey, and North Carolina.
On Saturday afternoon, I walked around the Washington, D.C. mall and I was saw the Capitol, Washington Monument, White House, Viet Nam Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, FDR memorial, and the Jefferson Memorial. As I walked around it gave me a moment to reflect on my life and living in the United States. In particular the FDR memorial spoke to me as it talked about the need to be a global citizen and care for humans.
On Sunday, I went to the Holocaust Museum. This was on of the most moving museums I have ever visited. It proved to me that humans can be cruel, brave, caring, and resilient. I was able to hold my composure throughout the museum until one of the last sections where they show the video telling first hand accounts of holocaust. I think this should be a required museum for all citizens of the world to visit, so that it may never happen again. The only picture I was at the end of the museum:
Afterwards, I visited the Hirsch Museum, a modern art museum, at lunch at the Native American Museum, and then visited the Air and Space Museum.
Visting Washington, D.C. made me reconsider the 8th Grade Boston trip and made me wonder if we should visit our nation's capitol instead.
This is Wendy Morales (left), she will be traveling partner from New Jersey. She and I will be traveling to a town called Akhalthiskhe. We will be go teaching with Lela Tsagerishvili (right).
I will be traveling with 11 other teachers from across the country, including Michigan, Alabama, Louisiana, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas, Kansas, Massachusetts, Illinois, New Jersey, and North Carolina.
On Saturday afternoon, I walked around the Washington, D.C. mall and I was saw the Capitol, Washington Monument, White House, Viet Nam Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, FDR memorial, and the Jefferson Memorial. As I walked around it gave me a moment to reflect on my life and living in the United States. In particular the FDR memorial spoke to me as it talked about the need to be a global citizen and care for humans.
On Sunday, I went to the Holocaust Museum. This was on of the most moving museums I have ever visited. It proved to me that humans can be cruel, brave, caring, and resilient. I was able to hold my composure throughout the museum until one of the last sections where they show the video telling first hand accounts of holocaust. I think this should be a required museum for all citizens of the world to visit, so that it may never happen again. The only picture I was at the end of the museum:
Afterwards, I visited the Hirsch Museum, a modern art museum, at lunch at the Native American Museum, and then visited the Air and Space Museum.
Visting Washington, D.C. made me reconsider the 8th Grade Boston trip and made me wonder if we should visit our nation's capitol instead.
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