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…
Category: Expat
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…
Bulent and I have gone out a few times and this is one of our favorite places. We usually split a lahmacun and a doner durum wrap with sauce and onions in it. The durum doner wrap usually comes…
Fall is creeping in. I can feel it in the crisp nights and the sunny days. At one point in my life I thought Fall would no longer feel like the start of the year. I thought as I finished…