Today is for Elif Basak Kurkcu

Today’s walk was from Tarsus to Arikli, a village between Tarsus and Adana, just a few kilometers east of Yenice. Elif was one of my guardian angels at Tarsus American College earlier this month. In the photo below she is third from the right, in the light pink...

More than halfway now

Yesterday’s walk put me at 51% of the total distance walked. I’ve walked more than halfway across Turkey. Hitting that milestone came one day after Christmas, and a couple days before my birthday on Friday. A great way to mark the holiday week! Melih...

A photo only tree geeks would love

Dad, this was at the Unifrutti of Turkey orchard we walked past today. When I am in Reedley, I feel so unknowledgeable, surrounded by all those farmers who live their entire lives for stuff like this. But today I could walk past Unifrutti and think, "Oh wow, they...