It's 99 degrees here as I write this and no AC! The only fan in the house is the one I bought for my room....so I am going to sit in front of it and watch season 1 and 2 of The Office! (I brought them with me)I have been at the pool all day. Tomorrow it is supposed to get down to 92 and then the next day in the 80's again. Whew...
To escape the heat last evening I went to two malls - one called "MetroCity" and the other called "Kanyon" (which means in Turkish...you'll never guess..."canyon"!) The power kept going out at MetroCity, some of the stores are the same -- I saw a Claires, The Body Shop, etc. Most stores are different and I'm happy to report the "maternity tops" aren't as popular here as in the US! Unfortunately clothes are more expensive here :-(
Kanyon is a BEAUTIFUL ultra-modern mall...with the most expensive clothing shops - European brands and way out of my price range! I was told the sales start in July :-)))) I went into a make-up store - again lots of European brands and very expensive. The SAs literally followed me around...either that's the custom here, or I look like a shop lifter, or they wanted to see my "glow" :-) I ran into a person I had met at Saturday's party -- out of all these millions of people, isn't it strange! We had a Starbucks together and spoke plenty of English!
Time for the fan.....
Thanks to Mert and Husnu for the free all-day boat trip on the Bosphorus to the Black sea!
When I win the lottery...
Expensive homes on the water
Rumelihisari Castle along the Bosphorus
The non-students at the fish restaurant
Swimming in the Bosphorus - it's SPIDERMAN!
Husnu and me
Relaxing on the boat-VA Tech Study Abroad Students
---------------------------Exterior of shop - cottage industry - Anatolian - Asian side of Istanbul
Craftsman at oven where wood is shaped and dried. He's been doing this since age 13.
Frame made of chestnut
Raw materials - this is what is woven over frame
Finished product
2 comments:
Hi,
This is Pam, I work with Gretchen. I have enjoyed reading your blogs - very interesting. I have been overseas quite a bit and even taught in Switzewrland one summer. All the cultural differences are so amazing. Of course, Turkey is far more diverse than living in Europe.
I'll keep reading with interest. I am so glad things have worked out well for you at this home.
Pam
Hi Pam! It's nice to sort of meet you :-) I'm sorry your trip to Turkey didn't work out this year. Will you plan another trip here?
Did you like living in Switzerland?
Briget
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