I have spent most or part of the summer in Içmeler since 2009. When we moved back to the US in 2015 we didn't go to Içmeler that summer. I have missed it more than I realized. It has also…
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.
It has been four years since I left Turkey. I lived there for most of my (young) adult life, from 24 to 30. I absorbed much of how I live my life from that time, learning to move more slowly,…
I had hoped to keep blogging when I moved back to the U.S. It's obvious that it didn't work out. I was too absorbed in living my life, instead of being an observer, to keep writing. Many things have happened…
It has been more than a year since I have blogged. I have started different posts many times, but never finished. The last year has been exciting, fun, challenging and full of new adventures, as always. Last year in August I started…
I cannot believe it has been a year. The move and changes have consumed my life, but in an amazing way. I hope to start blogging again. Our lives are full and rich, with new friends, renewed friends and old…
I am waking up everyday so excited for our new adventure. It is getting more and more real! I packed up most of the shipment that will be staying in Turkey (at the summer house) as well as the stuff…
Oh my! We have been paring down our belongings. What we are going to ship is already packed! And minimal! We have sold many of the things we will not be taking with us, the rest we will give to…
I talked about the reasons I had not been blogging, and part of it was that I could not fully express myself. We have had plans in the works, but they have been tenuous and uncertain. Bülent and I have…
As you may have noticed, I have not been blogging as frequently. Or at all. Over the last year or so I had slowed down my pace. Partially because I was busy and partially because the main bulk of my…
The weekend after the first week of school I had to move. I didn’t schedule it, a change in corporate housing mandated the move. While I was trying to cement my classroom management and learn 200 students names, I was…