Pretty lazy actually. Tonight I had McDonalds delivered to my door. They do that here. All the fast food places deliver. They have little mopeds weaving their way all around the city delivering Big Macs and Whoppers to the lazy…
Year: 2009
I have not been writing lately. As usual I have an excuse. I have been sick. I developed a fever in Antalya which morphed into nightly fevers and a nasty cough. Some of the kids in the first row of…
Last week school was cancelled in Ankara due to Swine Flu precautions. So we went to Antalya in southern Turkey on the coast of the Mediterranean. We had a fantastic time, though I did come down with a fever—though not…
So last week was my first week of teaching after not working since February. The week went really well, and I was excited to be back. The school is great, the colleagues are wonderful, the kids are...kids. All in all…
Butterfinger, our Norwich Terrier, used to sit on the window sill to watch the dogs and passersby. She loved it. Sometimes she barked, but mostly she just made us feel guilty enough to take her for another walk. From…
My Work Permit finally came. It was supposed to be processed sometime in early September. It was supposed to be ready *next week* for about five weeks. Well, I have it now. We moved into our apartment provided by the…
The other day I spent the afternoon in Kızılay, in downtown Ankara. Kızılay is awesome. It has open air bars and cafes, street vendors, live music, and a general pazar like atmosphere. I was super hungry after walking around and…
It is fall in Ankara. The days are warm, the nights are cool. The weather is lovely. The leaves are starting to change-sort of. I think it is because it is not quite cold enough that the leaves are changing…
Engagement photos…What were you thinking? Bulent and I were engaged in February, right before we left for Turkey. He waited until we were in NH, in order to ask my parent’s permission. Since we got engaged I have been wanting…
The other day we went out to lunch with Bulent’s father. He is from the city of Adana where they make “Adana Kebab,” it is a specific style of kebab. The place we went is the only place he will…