Curious Georgia

What does Tyra Banks have to do with Tbilisi? Well, for...

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:41:13 +0400

What does Tyra Banks have to do with Tbilisi? Well, for starters, she’s wearing my pants. That I wore to an Embassy Ball in Georgia. Check out: www.facebook.com/pajants

Something from Tbilisi is still traveling: PAJANTS!

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:38:14 +0400

Something from Tbilisi is still traveling: PAJANTS!:

Go to the beginning, and you’ll see how the pair of pajama jeans I owned (they were a gag gift! honest!) have become a sensation.

My book set in the US and Tbilisi (like me!)

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:30:46 +0500

My book set in the US and Tbilisi (like me!)

Well, we are back in the USA. It was a wonderful adventure and...

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:29:00 +0500

Well, we are back in the USA. It was a wonderful adventure and I’ll cherish my short time in Tbilisi.

My new book is out today— and the second half of the book is set in…Tbilisi, Georgia! My main character is the daughter of the President of the US, and they take Air Force One to the country of Georgia.

The characters go to a supra, stomp grapes and learn some of the language: “Gamarjoba!” Sound familiar? I hope American children will learn a little about this wonderful country, and kids in Georgia will enjoy being spotlighted in an American book.

Gamarjos! “Cheers!”

LIBERTY PORTER, FIRST DAUGHTER: CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF is available in major bookstores, on Amazon and indie bookstores! (Support your independent bookstores!)

Winner Dan Santat’s prizes arrived. Cloning machine not...

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:41:24 +0400

Winner Dan Santat’s prizes arrived. Cloning machine not included.

Ski season in the Caucuses. The NY Times ranked Georgia #6 on...

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:48:58 +0400

Gudauri, close to Russian border.

Bakuriani

Ski season in the Caucuses. The NY Times ranked Georgia #6 on its list of Places to Go in 2011 because of its skiing.

Nice new display at Prosperos Bookshop in Tbilisi!

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:39:58 +0400

Nice new display at Prosperos Bookshop in Tbilisi!

McDonalds is smart here- kids get to pick by number exactly what...

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:38:48 +0400

McDonalds is smart here- kids get to pick by number exactly what happy meal toy they want. Happy kids.

Tbilisi Sea on a (rare) snowy day.

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:36:52 +0400

Tbilisi Sea on a (rare) snowy day.

Georgia’s fresh from the oven bread is divine.

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:35:51 +0400

Georgia’s fresh from the oven bread is divine.

Snow!

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:34:30 +0400

Snow!

Gudauri is a ski resort town high in the Caucuses, very close to...

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 02:07:52 +0400

Gudauri is a ski resort town high in the Caucuses, very close to the Russian border. My husband presented a seminar, alas, no time to take advantage of their skiing- or heli-skiing where you’re dropped off on the mountain by helicopter.

Batumi, a budding resort city on the Black Sea. My husband went...

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 02:01:33 +0400

Batumi, a budding resort city on the Black Sea. My husband went during what is obviously off season. I plan to go when it’s BEACH TIME.

Greetings Comrades! And the randomly-drawn-out-of -a-Georgian-sheepskin-hat winner of the Soviet...

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:28:19 +0400

Greetings Comrades!

And the randomly-drawn-out-of -a-Georgian-sheepskin-hat winner of the Soviet Bloc of Chocolate giveaway is… DAN SANTAT aka “The Dutch Oven.” Dan, enjoy your random Soviet-era goodies and chocolate.

And, a little paper stuck to Dan’s entry and fell to the floor, so I’ll make that the runner-up… KEVIN GAUTHIER, a high school classmate, will win $500 Russian roubles and random Soviet working papers that didn’t fit in the original photo so that works out well!

Loved the names you all sent in! Here are some from Facebook:

And via email and Facebook, included:

Ekaterina Fedora

Anastasiya Shpion

Svetlana Hersheyovna

Bianca Zola

Rock Hardcastle

Krema

Imamajor Dorkus with explanation: All my papers would have the name ‘Imamajor Dorkus’ on them. That way, when they interrogated me it would make me laugh when they said things like, “Tell us why you were in the embassy, Imamajor Dorkus.”

Jodelle

Andre Serivich Koznetsov

And, my twin (disqualified) sister’s: Minka, Evil Twinka and nephew aka Durken Schnoff.

Thanks everyone for playing! Here’s a picture of where I got most of the prizes (not the chocolate, that would be icky), with visitor US Attorney Carter Stewart shopping for his own souvenirs:

SOVIET BLOC of CHOCOLATE giveaway! Greetings, Comrades....

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 23:09:00 +0400

SOVIET BLOC of CHOCOLATE giveaway!

Greetings, Comrades. Celebrate my newest book in the Twins series: TIMES SQUARED (with my twin co-author Jennifer Roy).

TO ENTER: email the answer to this question to juliagirlwise@gmail.com:

”WHAT WOULD YOUR SECRET INTERNATIONAL SPY NAME BE?”

WIN this unique gift pack of prizes from former Soviet Republic of Georgia:
* Georgian and Russian CHOCOLATES
* Authentic Soviet-era Stalin medal
* Authentic Soviet-era working papers that belonged to a random English teacher
* Russian M&Ms (Hazelnut, we think. Maybe.)
* A t-shirt from the Tbilisi restaurant KGB (“We’re still watching you!”)
* An autographed copy of TIMES SQUARED by Julia DeVillers and Jennifer Roy

Winner will be chosen by random drawing from all entries on February 8! I’ll post some of my favorite of your SPY NAMES and announce the winner.

Judge Dan Hogan and Gail Hogan (of NBC Channel 4 in Columbus,...

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:11:00 +0400

The obligatory Georgian-hat photo.

Speech on the media and jury trials

Gail said no thank you to the peltseller

Ran into a professor from OU they knew

Judge Dan Hogan and Gail Hogan (of NBC Channel 4 in Columbus, Ohio) visited Georgia!

US Attorney (Southern District of Ohio) Carter Stewart has...

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:03:08 +0400

US Attorney (Southern District of Ohio) Carter Stewart has arrived in Tbilisi for the week.

Author Robyn Schneider visited Tbilisi! She took many fabulous...

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:01:46 +0400

(As Violet Haberdasher)

Signing books ...

... for excited students.

Author Robyn Schneider visited Tbilisi! She took many fabulous photos that I’ll link to once they’re posted. But here’s a taste of two author visits she did at international schools.

My new book, co-authored with my twin sister Jennifer Roy.

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:56:19 +0400

My new book, co-authored with my twin sister Jennifer Roy.

Cruise: A hotel and restaurant shaped like a cruise ship.

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:44:53 +0400

Cruise: A hotel and restaurant shaped like a cruise ship.