Encarta: The 2013 Georgian Edition

I had a mini freak out today trying to get all of my medical documents in on time for next week but I should be in the clear now. On a completely unrelated note, here are a few fun facts about Georgia that you may or may not have known about brought to you by the 90s kid in me with my reference to Encarta

1: The deepest known cave in the world is the Voronya Cave in Georgia (Did someone say spelunking?!)

2: Georgia is considered a transcontinental country since it is partially located in Eastern Europe and partially in Southwest Asia.

3: One of the famous historic traditions in Georgia is wine making. They claim to have invented wine. (Yum yum, going back to the land of my grape fermenting forefathers)

4) Georgia has a Jewish community that is considered one of the oldest in the world.

5) Georgia gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991

6) The country is divided into 2 halves; west and east by a chain of mountains called The Likhi Range of mountains

7) Georgians have a sense of humor and pride about their country. Here is the Georgian legend of how their country came to be:  When God divided the Earth among the people, the Georgians were late because of their traditional feast (which was full of wine drinking, hearty food, and toasting to each other's health) and by the moment of their arrival the entire world had already been divided. When God asked them to what they had drunk the Georgians just answered: "To you, oh Lord, to us, to peace!". God, liking their light hearted attitude and infectious spirit decided to give the Georgians a second chance. So he told them that although all the lands across the world were taken, he had reserved a small plot for himself but he decided to give it to the Georgians. According to God the land was incomparable in its beauty and all people would admire and cherish it forever.

*I think the last one is my favorite, ahhhh those crazy Georgians.

Well talk to you all later and have an awesome Valentine's Day/Single Awareness Day/ Thursday!