Tweet“Paging Mr. Rogers, Mr. Mustafa Rogers” “Hallo!” called a voice from inside the courtyard. My daughter and I were heading out to the manav to hunt down fruits and vegetables, so without breaking step, I called back “Hello!” After this … Continue reading
Tweet“Shortcutting” Because we’re on a limited Internet plan here at the house, I’m taking the quick way to show you pictures of our new abode. I put a gallery of photos up on our Family Blog that is linked to … Continue reading
Tweet“In a Pistachio Nutshell” After nine nights in a pension, two nights in a hotel, and four nights crashing with a friend, we are now in our house for the year. It’s all very exciting, and pictures will follow, but … Continue reading
Tweet“Let’s Ponder Why This Business Might Have Failed”
Tweet“Life in the Pen(sion)” Here are the facts that got me 10-to-Life (I was totally framed–circumstantial evidence!): 1) We’re in Turkey, hanging out in the same pension (read: small hotel run by a family, kind of a hostel meets B & B) … Continue reading
Tweet“We’re in the Throes of a Frustrating Search for a Home and Have Only Two More Nights in the Pension, Which Means I’m Both Disheartened Yet Still Enjoying the Spectacle…Hence, I Call This Post ‘Snippets’” I woke up the other … Continue reading
Tweet“One never reaches home, but wherever friendly paths intersect, the whole world looks like home for a time.” –Herman Hesse Sometimes, 5,700 miles from Minnesota, 480 miles from Iraq, a person scans the landscape and thinks, “Jump back, Mehmet, and crumble … Continue reading
Tweet The research papers were graded; the discussion posts logged. The nine day slow-motion swoon of goodbyes and “short visits” was drawing to a close. In the fridge, the crisper drawers had been emptied and washed out. At midnight, the … Continue reading