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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Were you ever in the CIA or intelligence community? Kuwait in the 1980s, Arabic language study, Tbilisi? If not, what we’re you doing in those places? And do you speak any Russian or Georgian?[/quote]

No, I was never in the CIA though people -- including some family members -- thought I was. I went to Kuwait to attend Kuwait University to study Arabic. I was learning Arabic because I was studying Arab Studies and Arabic was a requirement.

I went to Georgia as part of a USAID-funded project to assist the Parliament of Georgia. I ended up managing a project to create the first Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Georgia, connect the Parliament to the Internet via that ISP, and train Georgian parliamentary staff to use and administer the hardware and software needed to use the Internet. During this project I met Maria and we were married two years after first meeting.

I know very little Russian and Georgian. Setting up an Internet service in Georgia in the mid-1990s had a lot of challenges. This is reflected in the fact that the first thing I learn to say in Georgian after "hello" and "thank you" was "there is no electricity".

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Thanks, sounds like an interesting career. Does your wife make amazing Georgian food? I could really go for some khachapuri about now![/quote]

(Not Jeff, but it’s very easy to make at home: https://www.saveur.com/adjaruli-khachapuri-georgian-cheese-bread-recipe/ ) 
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