Today was less stressful and the kids were fine. Also I have tomorrow off. That makes the world a better place in general. Today I also had a student write something very sweet and profound. The kind of thing that…
Tag: Turkish
We won’t have internet for the rest of the month. So posting may be spotty. That is fine since it gives me the opportunity to post wedding porn! So the lowdown on the wedding…It was fantastic! We had a fairly…
More details later! And Wedding Porn (I mean photos!)
On Wednesday I did something I have been wanting to do for a while, yet at the same time dreading it. For weeks I have not been shaving so I could participate in the Turkish practice of waxing. Turkish women…
We had dinner at Bulent’s aunt’s home the other night. It is always a treat because she is a great cook. It is also really fun because I get to practice my Turkish with her. She is really patient and…
I have been in Turkey for one year. A full year of living in a country where I am not part of the hegemonic culture. Being an outsider in a different land has allowed me to observe Turkish culture closely…
I looked at the Calendar and all of a sudden we are way into January. Crazy! Where did the year go? January means two things, the first is that my awesome cousin Elizabeth and her husband, Jake, are coming to…
Last week was the Kurban Bayram, the Islamic holiday of sacrifice. I will give details later but I am recovering. We had a half day of work on Thursday which was great because it coincided with Thanksgiving, then Friday and…