Georgia One - Text
Male, born 1973 in Leville, France, moved to Georgia (former Soviet Republic) at age three. Father was a diplomat, so subject has travelled extensively: he's lived in Japan, Greece, Moldova, New York and Miami, and currently resides in Los Angeles. First language was Georgian (spoken by father), second language was Gypsy (spoken by mother). Also fluent in German, French and Russian. Recorded and edited November 5, 2003 by Joel Goldes. Running time: 00:06:17.
TRANSCRIPTION OF UNSCRIPTED SPEECH
georgiaeu1 Kevin Flynn
I live in the Egypt because my mother Egyptian gypsy, so we would use to visit winter time my grandfather-parents when there was life. It was very interesting life style. Very different. It's like aliens for me, the the thoughts, the religion, the food and language, and everything: it's so different. And when I was teenager I start travelling, in a different countries of my own. Went even in Russian Army, to six months I was in the Moscow. It was very interesting because... I wanted something tough to learn something. I grew up a little bit in the family when everybody [? who I love was ... ?] I want something so I can, you know, pull myself, I can survive. Well, I didn't. Six months [? I got double shots ?] Oh my God, I said, no. My father came and rescue me, and it was a marvelable experience. But it was good experience. It was nineteen ninety-one and, you know, USSR was breaking down by pieces, by republic, how perestroika it was changing. Ronald Reagan and Gorbachev was changing wholetire world, and USSR was breaking down, and that was good idea because everybody become independent. Seventy-five years you cannot leave the country. It was horrible for them. You know from educated, really high, you know, quality people who cannot leave the country. You know, artists was dying there. They cannot, you know, act before Moscow doesn't [? gonn' ?] approve. No spirituality, no passions, no nothings. Everything was [? ... ?]. The mentality was so ill. You know I grew up in that mentality also. Doctor was earning the same the garbage man: a hundred bucks in month. It was no point to be a doctor for money, so if doctor was doctor he was good doctor, because he wasn't doing for money.