Cook, Guest House

“Unlike other parts of Georgia, we’ve had running water in our houses for 40 years because of our proximity to Russia,” she says as she fills a jug from her sink. Jujuna speaks a little English, the result of classes she has taken for guest-house hosts. She rents two rooms upstairs in her house. Jujuna worked at the local town hall until the government changed after the 2013 election, so the guest house helps maintain her five children. She also sells milk and the cheeses she makes.