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 …
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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 …
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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 …