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“Please don’t stop breathing!” screamed my neighbor from downstairs, then came frantic cries. I grabbed my phone and dialed emergency services as I rushed down to her apartment. When I got there, the repairman lay motionless on the floor. He looked to be around 60, but it was hard to say, as people age too quickly in this part of the world, in the old neighborhoods of Tbilisi, Georgia.
Ani Chkhikvadze is a Washington-based journalist covering U.S. foreign policy, international security and post-Soviet affairs. A former Voice of America correspondent, originally from Georgia, she has reported from Ukraine and contributed to Foreign Policy, the Washington Post, the Free Press, Spectator US, the Washington Examiner, and others. She holds a master’s from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.
