On 11 October, at the restaurant “Gujari” located in Mtskheta, the ancient capital of Georgia, the reception was held to host the Kazakh bloggers, who decided to meet their Georgian counterparts and learn more about Georgia. There are some other countries on their list too, but as the luck has it, our homeland topped the list.

Public representatives address Thomas Hammarberg…

Public representatives sent an open letter to Thomas Hammarberg, advisor to the Georgian Government in legal issues, In the letter published in “Kviris Palitra” newspaper they say the appeal is about the part of the report on human rights in Georgia by Hammarberg, where the human rights advocate speaks about the rights of propaganda of sexual perversity.

Giorgi Khutsishvili political expert, founder of International Center of Conflict and Negotiation (ICCN) unexpectedly died while attending the committee meeting at the Tbilisi State University, which aimed to identify new candidates for academic positions of the university.

On 25 September, at Betsy’s Hotel the International Women’s Association celebrated publication of the 2013 Tbileasy guidebook. It is a guide to Tbilisi to help people moving about the city and looking for places to see, rest or relax.

On 28 September, at the Youth and Children’s Palace on Rustaveli Avenue, EUNIC (European Union National Institutes for Culture) organized the first celebration of the European Day of Languages in Tbilisi.

Georgian Traveler, sportsman and scientist and his interesting life story

Jumber Lezhava is the world citizen and sportsman. He is also a manifold record-winner as well as the champion included in the Guinness Book. Believe it or not, he has traveled all around the world by bicycle for five times. The French call him “King of Travelers”, Germans baptized him as “Picasso of travelers”, Russians refer to him as “Small Schwarzenegger”, Norwegians and Swedes - “Man – Legend”, and so on and so forth.

Among the highland traditions, one of the most interesting and diverse is “Stsorproba” of Khevsurs. It has no analogue among other people of the Caucasus. With slight variations, it was also upheld in the neighboring Pshavi region, where it is called “Tsatsloba” in reference to Tsatsali, a person who takes part in it.

Friday 13th is widely considered an ‘unlucky day’. According to the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in Asheville, California, an estimated 17 to 21 million people in the United States are actively affected by a fear of Friday 13th, making it the most feared day in history.

The Presidential campaign has begun and Georgia Journal decided to ask ordinary Georgians about how they see presidential campaign. Georgian Journal: What are your expectations of the presidential campaign; what is more important for you - the party belonging of the candidate or his or her program and campaign?

On September 9, the Embassy of Brazil celebrated 191th anniversary of the Independence of Brazil in Krtsanisi Residence Complex. Representatives of state organizations, Parliament Speaker David Usupashili, Minister of Defense Irakli Alasania, also ambassadors of various countries attended the event. The official part of the event started with the national anthems of Brazil and Georgia.

Old clandestine printing house that was set up by Joseph Stalin and which is located in the Avlabari district, is in danger. Because of the ground waters, its interior and exponents are being damaged.

In the issue of the Rotarian District Magazine No. 431 had an article on Rotary’s humanitarian “Mentoring Project” aimed at helping IDP students in Georgia.

Mixed couples - one of the incomparable parts of the modern world

We live in the age of globalization that logically leads us to mixed families. It is none of our business to judge which is better – to marry your compatriot or a foreigner. Most probably, the best way is to marry love and luck at the same time. However, there are people who might be asked what it is like to be a pair of the mixed couple. One of them is Anthony Schierman, American-born man, who currently works for the American Academy in Tbilisi as a teacher of the English Literature and Language, and Nino Stavridi, Georgian-born lady, who works for the Eurasia Foundation. Let’s meet them.

Huffington Post publishes Malcolm Harris’s article regarding Georgian artist Roman Kriheli and his painting “the Most Beautiful Woman in the World”. Some billionaires, including Georgia’s