dzina

I was born on March 7th, 1979 to the most beloved parents -- Tamri Mikeltadze and Pridon Panchulidze and was raised in the beautiful city of Tbilisi, Georgia. Tbilisi plays an enormous role in my life and it has left me only with wonderful memories of its irreplaceable peculiarity, warmth, friendship, and beauty.

My childhood years belong to one of the best districts of Tbilisi -- Vera -- where I attended secondary school #53. Here, I acquired lifetime friends that I enormously love and deeply cherish. I also have a wonderful one and only brother, Mishka, with whom I was able to spend a magnificent year as he moved to the United States to attend high school.

I have spent my college years in the United States of America as I attended Northwest Nazarene University, a small, private Christian school in the state of Idaho. I graduated in May, 2000 with degrees in International Studies and Political Science, the two most fascinating fields of study without which I would not be the individual that I am today. I must say, college was one of the most delighting and life-changing experience influencing and shaping all aspects of my life.

I am married to the best husband in the entire world, Goga Kapanadze. Goga is an artist and has created some of the most fascinating modern art pieces I have ever seen.

Presently I work in a corporate finance company, called Sunrise Securities Corp. located the "city that never sleeps"-- New York City -- where I moved only recently. I find New Yorkers quite nice and stylish, even slightly European. NYC is a great place to visit but never to live.

I am looking forward to going to graduate school in the nearest future. Hopefully, I will be attending Columbia, Johns Hopkins, American University, or maybe other school on the west coast.