Today was less stressful and the kids were fine. Also I have tomorrow off. That makes the world a better place in general. Today I also had a student write something very sweet and profound. The kind of thing that…
Year: 2010
Back from the delicious lands of vacation and back to work. This year I have adjusted my teaching style from Western to Turkish. If I treated my students in the US this way there would have been a mutiny. I…
While my parents were here they wanted to head up north as well. My mom did not want to make plans or reservations, just to play the adventure by ear. So one day we hopped in the car and drove…
The trip to Kapadokya with my family was fantastic! We stayed at an adorable little place in Goreme. The owner was incredible helpful. He steered us to some really wonderful small family owned restaurants where we had some truly incredible…
So my second wedding (to the same man in two months) is coming up. My parents flew in to Turkey for the wedding and decided since they were in the country to take advantage of the situation. We have taken…
For our honeymoon in Marmaris we had wanted to do something special. We decided on a “Blue Cruise,” a voyage around the nearby bays. There are many types of Blue Cruise, they range from inexpensive to exorbitant. The cheaper ones…
More details and photos about the Blue Cruise will be posted after an Internet connection is established. Until then I am doing the majority of my Internet business on my phone, which really makes posting a chore. But today I…
We won’t have internet for the rest of the month. So posting may be spotty. That is fine since it gives me the opportunity to post wedding porn! So the lowdown on the wedding…It was fantastic! We had a fairly…
In Turkish, “honeymoon” translates into “honey month.” We are totally taking advantage of that. We will be at the summer house in Marmaris on the Mediterranean for almost the whole month of August. There was a reason we both steered…
My cousin lives in New Hampshire, she and her fiancé own several hundred acres of orchard and a couple of houses that sit on the property. With their gorgeous setting they have hosted parties and weddings over the years. This…