I really am going to try and keep up our blog! As most of you know – our plans to move to Washington were derailed by an unnacceptable pay cut. So, for the time being we are planning to hang tight on the Monterey Peninsula, and see what decision is best for us financially, as …
Erin arrived in Ankara, Turkey on July 28th. Well, actually after a several hour delay – she arrived on the 29th. In any case, we picked up our rental car and returned to my mom’s house for a few hours of sleep before heading off to Cappodoccia – the land of 1,000 horses. We didn’t …
Continue reading “Erin and Rachel do Turkey – Together! Part 1”
After a several month hiatus – we have returned to the wonderful world of blogging! I will do my best now to get this blog up to speed! The biggest thing of course is that we were officially married (in five states that is) last Saturday in West Dover, Vermont. But, before that, we had …
My weekend did not go as planned from start to finish. However, I ended up exploring some things I probably never would have had the chance to see had things gone according to plan! So, all’s well that ends well! I had planned to spend Saturday morning at the Ethnography Museum before heading back to …
Continue reading “I survived a Turkish prison, and other weekend adventures!”
I just returned last night from a weekend in Istanbul. A friend of mine who I met kind of by chance through Peace Corps is traveling around the area for a month, and we decided to meet up for the weekend. I spent a lovely two days relaxing and drinking beer and coffee in outdoor …
Last weekend I took some time to explore Ankara. As anyone here will tell you – Ankara isn’t the most exciting city. It really just functions as the capital. Actually, I work less than a block from the building which houses the political party that currently has the majority vote. I walk by it on …
As you know, I am currently working in Ankara, Turkey for the summer. I am instructing English 101 and English 201 at TOBB University of Economics and Technology. Starting in two weeks I will be instructing summer school courses for those unlucky students who don’t pass this semester! I am currently sitting in my room …
My friend Bryan – who I served in the Peace Corps with – decided to have a Jordanian style birthday party, complete with mansef. Mansef is a traditional Jordanian dish made up of chicken or lamb, rice, and a hot salty yogurt sauce. It is an acquired taste for sure. Also, it is traditionally eaten …
Welcome! We will using this site to update family and friends about the happenings in our lives! 2011 has proven to be a pretty crazy time with lots of transitions and new adventures -so we decided to start a blog about our lives together! We will try and update everyone regularly, and keep it interesting …
Continue reading “Greetings from Erin and Rachel, and Welcome to our New Site!”
It’s been a while, and so much has happened since I spent an awesome weekend in my Peace Corps home in Jordan more than two years ago. But, no time for past updates now, we have new adventures to share! Erin, Evelyn, and I are off on a big new international adventure! I was offered …