I have been home visiting my family for winter break. I love my family, but also feel very lucky that we are friends too. Not everyone has a brother or a mother that they would chose to be their friends. …
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This year Kurban Bayrami started on a Monday (1/2 day) and ended on a Friday. Since it connected to the weekends it made a 9 day HOLIDAY! Bülent and I wanted to take advantage of this time and check out…
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!
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. …
In the beginning of the summer we did a road trip. We started off in Texas with a visit with Bülent’s BFF Shawn. I was able to visit with Shawn again and meet his wife Larinda. They were great hosts,…
Last Friday Bülent and I flew to Dallas from our respective cities. We have had a blast visiting with friends in Texas, and made a mini road trip from Dallas, to Austin to San Antonio and back. There will be…
Bülent wanted to make my last weekend in Turkey special, and so planned a lovely getaway for us. We drove up to Istanbul and took a ferry to Büyükada (Big Island.) It is the largest island in the Princes’ Island…
I have just been on a one in a lifetime trip. Thank you Mom and Dad. Now, I know people out there are thinking, "Sure, tell us about your sponsored vacation, Little Rich Girl." Totally not the case. The last…