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It’s been a while!

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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 since.  I continued working for my non-profit, my career advanced, I made new friends and found a new community.  I have lived life to the fullest in Austin, taking advantage of the weather and live music and generally had a blast! I also got pregnant, had a baby, traveled for work, and continue to take advantage of the amazing city in which I live, with one more person in tow.

And now I am back! Four years after we left Turkey, we have returned for a visit.  It has been fascinating to be back in Turkey.  It simultaneously feels the same and different. While I missed some things, in others I am reminded why we wanted to move back to to the U.S.  While I am here, I hope to have a chance to blog about it.  This is one of the things, from my time in Turkey, I have missed.

Getting Ready!

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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 friends and family, or donate.  My balcony is looking bare, since the flowers have been sold or given away, but I did keep keep the mesclun and chard plants.  While Incek is far out of town, it is beautiful in the spring.  We have been taking walks and enjoying our bucolic life while it lasts. 

 

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We have bought our plane tickets, which was more complicated than it sounds, as we bought our tickets so we could be together, but I am going to be reimbursed by my work for my ticket.  It included several trips to HR, many calls to the purchasing office, and formal written requests.  We have also started training Butterfinger to not completely loathe the carry bag she will be squished into and then in which she will be shoved under a seat.  Poor baby.  We have already given her her summer haircut so that she can recover from the embarrassment before she is completely demoralized from the bag. 

 

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Our next step is to get ourselves ready for the trip.  We are going to get complete health and dental check ups before we leave.  We have really comprehensive health insurance here, and procedures are pretty inexpensive.  Wheeeeeee!    I am so excited!