One of the romantic weekends Bülent and I planned was to Bolu. We had an amazing time, but it wasn’t actually in Bolu. We had planned to stay in the Bolu city area and take day trips to Abant Gölü…
Author: Jules
I grew up in rural New England and in my early twenties I moved to Turkey with my boyfriend. I spent six years learning Turkish, and absorbing the culture and country. In 2015 I repatriated and moved back the the US. My (now) husband and I relocated to Austin, Texas. Our son K joined us in 2017 and I am now on the journey of my life.
I have been in the U.S for the last three months, so when I flew back to Turkey for a few weeks, Bülent and I decided to plan some romantic weekends away. So far we have been having a great…
I am still having trouble posting regularly. I feel like it has something to do with the intrinsic nature of sharing and blogging. With blogging so often you give up pieces yourself, you share your experiences, share your thoughts, and…
My sophomore roommate from college was great. Katie and I were very different. She was organized, I was not. We had a line down the center of the room, as long as my things did not escape the line, it…
I am starting to get back…to what? Not to the way things were, but to a new normal. After the wake and service, everyone else’s life went back to normal. Ours still has a huge gaping wound in it. Nothing…
Today I had an interview. I took the semester off to take care of my father. I was also going to postpone a practicum for my Masters in TESOL. However, since my father’s death, I don’t need to put off…
Thursday night my father died. We were so stunned and exhausted that we came home, had a drink and went to bed. It took us a long time to go to sleep. I know this because I slept with my…
Born 1943-Died January 19, 2012 after a long and valiant battle with cancer. Dan was a complex person, passionate about life and his family. He had a raucous sense of humor and a quick wit—he filled our lives with warmth…
I have been back in NH for eight days. I have missed being here. Though it has not been my normal visit. It has been different this time around. There is an underlying sadness. Not grief or depression, but a…
I am heading back to the States, a little sooner than anticipated, and am taking care of business. As you do when you live in Turkey, and return to the U.S. for extended periods of time…you take care of the…