Working with the teachers and local Kist community there has been one of the most rewarding things i have ever done, never have i seen students so eager to learn and better themselves as i did in Pankisi, which is regarded as one of the most poorest parts of Georgia. Although the valley has a reputation as a former hide out for Chechen fighters, I was greeted with nothing but warmth by the local people who feed me, housed me and let me into there lives, for this I am forever grateful..
Every day I was there i would take my camera with me as i went out to the different schools around the valley never knowing what i might find, after a while i started to focus my attention on a number of stories around the valley. Right now im editing these stories down and will post them here soon so stay turned, here is a few pics that didn't make the final edit.
