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From Los Angeles to a Georgian village: how Americans fell in love with the Caucasus and stayed there

Two families moved to the Samegrelo region: one from the USA, the other from Europe. How can life in a Georgian village attract foreigners spoiled by the comfort? They told the publication about difficulties and emotions, about Georgian customs and traditions, about the new realities in which the heroes found themselves Present Tense.

The MacLane family moved from Los Angeles to Didi Tchkoni, a village in Martvili district.

“We lived in Los Angeles and Broad had a crazy idea,” says Keith McLain, founder of the English school and mother of the family.

“I think God sent it to us,” says Brod MacLaine, founder of the English language school and father of the family. - We were undoubtedly happy in Los Angeles, but the desire to see more countries did not leave us, and we turned to God to send us where we would be useful. And so we ended up in Georgia. "

“When we first came to Didi Tchkoni village, many local residents came and were interested in English lessons. Then we thought that many people really need our help. Five years ago, we started teaching, interest in our classes grew, and when the pandemic began, they began to use our premises as classrooms, '' recalls Keith. - Now we are building a separate new building, we plan to expand further. We are planning to bring teachers from the USA who will help us in teaching various subjects. "

Parents bring their children from almost all of the Martvili region, from all the surrounding villages, and soon there will be queues here, because there are a lot of people willing. Pupils can, among other things, help with the housework.

Keith said that they work with the Georgian government, with the Ministry of Education, because at the end of the course, children must be provided with certain certificates that they have studied various subjects at this school.

It is very important that in addition to English, the MacLane school also teaches chemistry, mathematics, physics and a number of other disciplines. That is, children leave here not only with good English, but also with a certain amount of knowledge.

One of the teachers of this school, Annabelle MacLaine, the daughter of immigrants from the United States, speaks excellent Georgian, completely without an accent. She showed classrooms - very cozy, equipped with wooden tables and chairs, all the necessary conditions. Teaches children astronomy, zoology, chemistry, physics and history.

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Each lesson has its own classroom, which is located in a separate building. Thus, the students are constantly moving, moving from room to room. One can only imagine how eagerly local children come here. Here's a piece of the United States.

“We take care of all our students and give them not only a good education - we want them to become people who love and help not only their country, but the whole world. Our school strives to give them not only knowledge, but also to teach them to be faithful, grateful and enjoy life. We introduce children to hygiene, to self-care and not to forget to wash their hands, brush their teeth, ”said Kate McLain.

Madeline MacLaine, an English teacher and daughter of US immigrants, showed the house where the family lives. There is a huge kitchen where schoolchildren come for lunch. To improve mood and motivation, the McLains treat the children to American Pie.

It is worth noting that all the houses were built in just 9 months.

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“After arriving in Georgia, we did not live in Tbilisi for long, but we really wanted to move to a village, away from the bustle of the city. And now they have made their dream come true - we have moved here to the village of Didi Tchkoni. At first, the locals looked at us in surprise, asking why we were here, ”says Brod McLain.

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“Traditions are very important in Georgia, and people, following them, do not like to change something for something new. In the States, on the contrary: we are carried away by various new ideas, we love to experiment, this is our difference in mentality, and we had to get used to it, ”emphasizes Keith McLain.

“But we gradually began to get to know each other better: they help us, we help them. We really like it, and it's great, ”Brod said.

The most important thing that makes the McLain family happy: during these years they were able to become one big family together with the locals, they joined their daily life and perceive themselves as part of this village, part of this society that lives here. And they are very happy.

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