I have secured my visas for onward travel into Azerbaijan, Iran and Pakistan, but if I can't get to my bike which is in the basement of my friend's house, then I will be stuck and delayed. I am extremely frustrated and angry at the occurrences.
I have many friends in Georgia who I am worried about. Luckily I can easily get information about the situation through emails and such. Having spent the best part of the last year in Tbilisi, I have a connection to the country and I feel sad and frustrated that the people becomes pawns in this game of politics.
It sickens me to hear the familiar language on the news as people scream and flee from bombs and gunfire, and images of elderly people bleeding and lying in rubble. It's an absolute shame on the perpetrators of this disgusting behaviour.
Not only this but the politicians don't have the decency to admit responsibility and the media spews fragments of news giving a confusing picture to the world.
People who live in Georgian villages are mostly poor people who live self sustaining lifestyles and are still recovering from previous conflict. Tbilisi looks something akin to an Eastern European city, you scratch the surface and realise that the truth is somewhat different.
The images you see on the news of bombed apartment blocks, once the fires have been extinguished, won't be fixed, they will remain in that same state, probably for years as there is no money to fix these damages.
Fragile is a word I would use to describe the situation in Georgia right now. This is country in which I lived and saw a gleam of hope for development. I met a lot of young people with aspirations and dreams for their country and their futures. It would be sad to see this crippled by stupid political manoeuvres and thoughtless actions.
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