For February vacation, my family and I went on a cruise. While on the cruise I had extremely limited internet and very little news available. When I came back to the continental U.S. and had internet access again, I was…
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Today begins an adventure. I am getting on a plane from Ankara to New York, New York to Miami, and from there a cruise ship to the Caribbean. Posting will be difficult until after I return. Have a great week!
One year ago today, my father died. I could lament all the things he will miss. (Weddings, Grandchildren, and General Awesomeness) However, I feel this day deserves a celebration, because my father was truly amazing. For starters, he had some…
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. …
This year for Christmas we decided to do something different. For the last three Christmases we have been in Ankara. It is usually pretty quiet, there are some expat arranged parties, but somehow without family it seems a little hollow. …
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…
Fergie says it all. December is usually a busy month for most people. It is the holidays, between parties and other things the month seems to fly by. In addition December is exam month for my students, so there is…
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. …
So in June Bülent and I watched the documentary Forks over Knives which promotes unprocessed foods and veganism. It advocates a plant based diet with no refined oils and lower ingestion of oily foods, such as avocados and nuts. We…