Night out in Tbilisi

So, Friday was test day here in Gori and surprisingly, most students did well! On Saturday I traveled to the capital, Tbilisi, to meet up with my Georgian friend and a few other Americans. We toured around a bit, going to a castle (with a great view of the entire city) and also to an Orthodox Church (which was really big and really beautiful). It makes you think more about the history of Georgia and just how far this tiny country has come! We then we to eat some Georgian food, of course! We had khinquali and some meat kebabs followed my some Georgian beer. It was all very appetizing! We then went out for a night on the town which included checking out the local night life as well as going to hear my host brother's cousin sing; he is the winner of Geo Star which is like our American Idol. He sang lots of smooth jazz; I can see why he won! Then we headed to bed, woke up, and took off back to Gori. Class went well today and am starting to look forward to what's ahead. All of my officers that I teach want to take me out to practice shooting and possibly even making wine! We will see how this all goes. Will post more later!