ELENE TATULASHVILI

ALYSIA LYONS is a 12-year-old student living in Tbilisi , Georgia . She attends Green School , a private education institution whose vision is to produce globallyminded , active generations with high-quality teaching and learning . Green School ' s mission is to raise a better future generation together with the school community through quality education . Inspired by this , Elene has many friends worldwide through playing Roblox , and her love for creative writing , which the Morocco Pens have published , has also contributed to her global outreach . Elene also enjoys reading , especially comedy books , and spending time with her pet bird Kiki . Her mother , Nino , introduced her to reading when she was little , which led to her passion for writing . Elene is the newest contributor to our magazine and intends to inspire everyone by sharing her life experiences living in Tbilisi . On the cusps of being a teenager , she is a dynamic tween who enjoys expressing her ideas , experiences , and , more importantly , what she is learning in and out of the classroom . Elene returns to share her happy , heart-centered story , “ Celebrating My Mom ’ s Birthday in Vienna ,” for her special “ My Life in Tiblisi ” column in our Global Village section . wears many hats . She is a mother , a business owner , an author , and a life coach . Being a mom has been the greatest , most rewarding one . Besides seeing her son , Zander , thriving , she is joyful about motherhood . Alysia ' s personal motherhood journey began when she said yes to a home-based business after being fed up with Corporate America . She was attracted to the freedom and flexibility of working for herself . One of Alysia ' s most rewarding contributions to life is giving life . After finding out the difficulties families faced in having babies , she decided to become a surrogate mom for parents who wanted a family but were facing maternity challenges . Alysia tapped into her motherly instinct and realized she could make a difference in these families ' lives . Acting on her maternal love , she became a surrogate mom for four fortunate families and , with the last one , gave birth to twin girls . Alysia returns with excellent tips and advice on how we can engage our kids with less structured activities but rather more spontaneity with her story , “ The Perils of Overscheduling : Let Kids Be Kids This Summer ,” in our Mom Support Group section .

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