Roei, Frode, & Dodo (Dodo's Homestay - Tbilisi, Georgia)

June 1^st, 2010 – Time to mutilate yet another language. Russian is my new target. I figure it would help to know a few words before I start fumbling my way through the countryside. Can't wait to unleash 'I am eating soup' at just the right moment (only slightly more useful than 'My foot is caught in the blender'). Trust me when I tell you I will dazzle. I would learn a bit of Georgian but it has no application outside of Georgia. That and there are words that have as many as six consecutive consonants. Farg that.

The owner of my homestay is a 70-year-old woman named Dodo (Dodo's Homestay). Dodo is a common name here but I just can't get used to respectfully referring to someone as 'Dodo'. Feels a little too much like I'm calling her a dumbass: Excuse me Dumbass, how much to have my laundry done? Dumbass, do you know where I could find a Russian tutor? Coffee? That would be great Dumbass.

There is a brand of toilet paper here that I have affectionately designated Soviet Soft. It has the texture of burlap and one must take care not to scrap one's rim clean off. I recommend splurging on an upgrade. Or just use your hand. Actually, it is probably better to just go ahead and shit in your pants as opposed to subjecting your poop chute to the ordeal.