URL:
https://nanoten.com/AGAPE-Sakartvelo/en/
The Story behind AGAPE Sakartvelo
Sakartvelo is the proper name of the country
Georgia that connects Europe to Asia in the Caucasus mountain region.
A country with a history covering 8 millenia, when it first
introduced wine to be shared with friends at a meal. This is the
essence of the Greek word agape, expressing friendship in the
community during a meal.
Hospitality in Georgia, unlike most
everywhere in the world, has withstood the test of time
with flying colors. Agape and peace go hand in hand in
this country that has kept its identity during challenges of occupation
by foreign powers and poor economy. Georgians believe that every
guest entering their house may be God Almighty in disguise. Once
you experience the Georgian hospitality, you will be overwhelmed.
What is AGAPE Sakartvelo?
AGAPE Sakartvelo wishes to become a
network of regular Georgian homes with unoccupied rooms across the
entire country. A network of homes, where every guest is welcomed by
the warm heart of a regular family. Each guest will share a simple
dinner with the hosting family, like their son or daughter.
The guest stays overnight and again shares breakfast with the family.
The guest experiences a much more personal encounter with a local
family than in a rather anonymous hotel or airbnb.
The guest arrives as a stranger and leaves as a friend of the
family. This simple. Language differences never pose a problem
when hearts communicate.
The benefits will be twofold.
- The guest will have experienced the unique hospitality of a
Georgian home at a fractional cost of a hotel stay.
- The Georgian host family will be empowered by the appreciation
of their hospitality by the guest and will receive a financial
compensation for the cost of accommodating a guest.
This is a win-win situation for both.
AGAPE Sakartvelo is a growing network
of volunteers who wish to bring hope back to the country of Georgia
at zero financial benefit. Hopefully, it will attract more tourists to
this beautiful and peaceful country and make it known around the
globe. (Georgians are very humble people.) The first seed of this
network was planted in July 2023.
Please join us as
- a volunteer offering your own talent, or
- a hosting family
Locations
Click
HERE
for the list of current locations in the AGAPE Sakartvelo
network.
About AGAPE Sakartvelo
The AGAPE Sakartvelo program has been initiated by
Dr. David Tománek, Emeritus Professor of Physics at
Michigan State University and Distinguished Visiting Professor
of Physics at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa.
He has fallen in love with Georgia/Sakartvelo during his first
professional visit in 2019
and has been coming back regularly. He is trying his best to
bring hope back to this country in several ways and wishes
to locate like-minded people to assist him.
 Contact Information
The coordinator of AGAPE Sakartvelo,
Dr. David Tománek,
may be contacted at
sakartvelo@nanoten.com.
You may also contact him on WhatsApp. Contact information will be
provided upon email request to
sakartvelo@nanoten.com.
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