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…
Category: Expat
In the United States you are not supposed to touch children familiarly unless they are yours, or the spawn of a close friend or family member. As a teacher I was always very careful to keep my physical distance. The…
Since I have moved to Turkey, each year I have returned to the U.S. for the summer. This year was no different, through it seemed to go by very quickly. When I go home things are usually really busy. I…
Several times recently I have gotten lost on my way somewhere. I got the directions confused and ended up having no idea of where I was. I had two options, go with it or turn around go back and start…
SUBSTITUTIONS! We have all been there. You are craving a certain dish from home, or want to make some food in your recipe repertoire but are lacking ingredients. Maybe they are not sold in the local market, or you would have…
GAHHHHH! (Insert more inarticulate sounds here!) I have been having some phone issues lately. In August I bought a Samsung Galaxy SIII to replace the four year old Apple IPhone 3GS my cousin had given me as a wedding present. …
Welcome to the New Year! I hope everyone had safe and happy New Years celebrations. Bülent and I have been so busy lately that we welcomed the New Year from bed, where we had been snuggling and watching movies. It…
In Turkey, November 24th is Teacher’s Day. Inside and outside of one of my cards. (We are still practicing articles. There are none in Turkish. My kids think they are tricky—clearly.) Teacher’s day is a serious business in Turkey. …
A while back I created an Ev Yemeği/Home Cooking page, which has been sadly neglected, thought I cook all the time. When I post recipes, I have been doing so in a haphazard way. So over the next few weeks…