A photo from Easter Sunday.. Anna and me, pre-St. Bart’s in NY. Best brunch ever after at Le Chat Noir. A photo of my dad and me from when I was about 2. How much does my dad look like he belongs in either Williamsburg or Greenpoint? (also, get a load of how much HAIR…
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How does your garden grow?
My weekend project!! Prepping the seeds: We cheated a little and bought a few pre-prepared plants, including a baby fig tree, tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, and herbs. When all is said and done, we should have basil, rosemary, thyme, garlic chives, cilantro, lemon balm, oregano, celery, 7-8 kinds of lettuce and spinach and endive, zucchini, summer…
Türk Ailem
My Turkish family!
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” (Part II of II)
This post picks up with Thursday morning, when I slept until almost noon, until Selcuk’s mom came in to make sure I was still alive (I had gone to bed around 11:30). I got up and had an awesome breakfast, and then Selçuk and I went off to try and find a shipping company and…
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” (Part I of II)
It was an amazing week, made even more incredible by the spontaneity that inspired it. On March 16th, I headed to England for two days to spend some time with Neil and to relax, and then traveled on to Turkey to pick up my stuff and say goodbye… What a whirlwind! I’ll start from the…
“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
It seems a little strange to say this, considering the theme of my upcoming post, but I’m going to save my Ankara trip details for my next post. This post is dedicated to the last two-and-a-half hellish weeks of my life, starting the moment my mother told me that my father had been diagnosed with…
Just without the fish and chips…
I meant to eat only half the can but it was so good I couldn’t stop! I love mushy peas. A few good photos of the last few days: Irem, post-hair extravaganza: My “costume” last night for Omer’s birthday party… Haha (I dressed the boys. They were my costume. I’m not exactly sure how that…
Kısır in the kitchen
This week was a busy one. In addition to all of my classes, we got two new teachers (yay!), one from America and one from South Africa. We are all very excited they’re here, and hopefully not too overwhelmed! Their first day of teaching is tomorrow. Additionally, this weekend is my friend Ömer’s birthday, so…
“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” (Einstein)
Happy Valentine’s Day! In honor of Valentine’s Day, I have finished writing about my England adventures. 🙂 I think I left off on Wednesday, after our incredible Morrison’s trip. Wednesday night we had drinks with James and Helen, two of Neil’s coworkers who I hadn’t met during my last Preston visit. We had a great…
New favorite thing ever
Whatever this is: It’s awesome!! (Present from Micky from Germany!)
Bilmemek ayıp değil, sormamak ayıp. (Not knowing is not shameful, but not asking is shameful.)
Hello all, My blog has mostly been a light commentary on my incredible travels – it’s an easy and convenient way to keep in touch with everyone at home. But I felt like I should add in some of my thoughts and opinions in honor of my halfway point here (seven months!)… I cannot believe…
Snow day!
A day trip to Akçatekir, henceforth known as Tekir! Our arrival in Tekir: So gorgeous: First attempt to make a sledding course (epic fail): Ezgi takes a ride: Oh little town of Tekir: Hungry puppy! Sucuk (sausages): Cansu standing by the massive snow drift as evidence of how large it actually was: Mountains with…
Eat dessert first. 