Williams in Georgia: Winter Study Travel Course
Through our unique, immersive Winter Study program in the Republic of Georgia, students have an opportunity to engage in three-week internships in a wide variety of fields. Past participants have helped with humanitarian relief organizations like Save the Children, interned in journalism at The Georgian Times, taught unemployed women computer skills at The Rustavi Project, documented wildlife, studied with a Georgian photographer, done rounds at the Institute of Cardiology, and learned about transitional economies at the Georgian National Bank.
In addition to practical experience in their chosen fields, you can experience Georgian culture through museum visits, concerts, lectures, meetings with local students, and excursions. You could visit the sacred 11th-century Cathedral of Sveti-tskhoveli and the 20th-century Stalin Museum, take the ancient Georgian Military Highway to ski in the Caucasus Range, see the birthplace of the wine grape in Kakheti and the region where Jason sought the Golden Fleece.
Participants are housed in pairs with English-speaking families in Tbilisi, Georgia’s capital city. At the end of the course, you will write a 10-page paper assessing your internship experience.
Watch a student experience from the 2018 Williams in Georgia class below.