My Turkish family!
Category: Adana
“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…
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…
Meet Baxter
“Magic, religion, the occult — all of it — they are all excuses to not believe that wonders are possible here on Earth. I don’t want to be magic. I want people to understand that things they never dreamed of are possible.” –the invention of everything else by Samantha Hunt Meet Baxter the bear. Baxter…
Wednesday night dance party and the start of my holiday
First I stole my students… And some boys… We match! Too much fun! (in the words of the great Elise!)
Some highlights from the last few days…
Ezgi and me Omer makes an awesome Turkish breakfast: So silly! Omer, Selcuk, and Ezgi: Cleaning the new apartment: Goodbye old home
Boys like to play with fire in every country round the world
BBQ time! Turns out, the freezing cold is not enough to deter the Turks from BBQ-ing! I went over to Ömer’s house last night and the boys and Ezgi had prepared a feast! Adana kebabs on the long skewers and marinated wings and legs on the pressed thing. Salad and peppers and…! Ezgi’s new mustache!…
Eat dessert first. 