So sorry to slack off on writing. I think most readers knew I was going to America for a quick (and last minute!) vacation, and I am here until Tuesday, arriving in Istanbul on Wednesday, and starting work on Friday. It's going to be a bit of a rough adjustment going back to Turkey - mostly because of the language barrier. Things have been so easy in America! Going to stores and asking what I want, talking to strangers and so forth. That's another difference, I didn't realize how friendly people were in America until I came back, so many people wave or say hi to me that I don't even know, and I do the same thing back. Not that people aren't friendly in Turkey, but it's a different kind of friendliness.
I have been indulging in "American" food as well. I do love summertime food - especially the fresh fruit and vegetables and salads. For example:
But of course I can't be in America without missing some Turkish food so one afternoon I devoted to making a yogurt kebap (pieces of bread with meatballs [kind of], garlicy salty yogurt, homemade tomato sauce, topped with melted butter and paprika). It tasted pretty good I must say, but pretty different from the real thing!
Tonight is going to be great - Turkey burgers with onions, lettuce, and tomatoes, salad, and corn! THEN we'll have S'mores. Excellent. I think readers are starting to notice I like eating food, and taking pictures of food, and then gloating about it to you. Sorry!
Other then eating, I've been visiting with a lot of people...a lot. Which is why I came to the States, I wanted to see people. People have been so nice and asking great questions and been really supportive about me living in a foreign country. It's been good to catch up with everyone. Unfortunately I haven't been able to see everyone I want, but I did what I could considering my time.
Other things I've been enjoying while at home, besides seeing and playing with my family of course, have been driving, listening to the radio, reading - the normal. I am only in Michigan for a couple of days where I've been enjoying the clear, blue sky and the cute town in walking distance of our rental house. I wish I could be here when more family comes so we can have epic pounce games and funny Cranium moments. But, it's time to go back to Turkey. Sinan's kitchen and room are messy, he needs me. Seriously, if I'm gone much longer I'll forget what a preposition is as well as my students' (is that the right place for the apostrophe?) names.
Hopefully I will be better about updating this! Thanks for checking in!
These are some random pictures of flowers in Mom's garden that I am proud of:
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