Friday, August 08, 2008

Meanwhile, in the Rest of the World

I heard reports mid-morning today about the growing conflict in Georgia, with Russian tanks moving in. Far away on the other side of the world, seemingly no connection for me.

Except, that one of the international students that works for me, named Giorgi, is from there. He was working for me today doing entrance exams for incoming students. I walked over to the testing room to see if he was hearing any news. Sure enough, he was on the computer trying to find something out. The area of conflict, South Ossetia, is not far from his family. He said simply, "This is not good."

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