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…
Category: fun
“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…
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Since Neil won’t actually be around for February 14th, we took a special trip to Morrison’s… Moral of the story: never let a girl who has lived in Turkey for the last six months loose in a grocery store!
“Getting lost is just another way of saying ‘going exploring.'”
One more photo from last weekend: a reunion with Luke and Neil who I met in a hostel in Munich five years ago. Monday, we hung out all day and watched West Wing, ate split pea and ham soup and piri piri chicken sandwiches, and in the evening, we had dinner at Neil’s parent’s house…
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
Eat dessert first. 