Today’s walk was from Mersin to Tarsus. In the background is a replica of the Nusret minelayer, a ship which mined the Dardanelle Straits in World War I, helping the Turks stop an Allied invasion. Oya was one of my guardian angels the other week at Tarsus...
I wish we could play light sabers in the garage, but I’ll have to settle for something else. Maybe they’ll make me a Christmas Whopper at this Burger King. Above is a photo of a Burger King in Mersin. Below is a photo of Pryor. Yes Pryor, I know having...
Ayse hanim sings solo, Metin bey plays sax, and Oleg bey, the choir director, works the piano. Nevit Kodalli was a Turkish opera and ballet composer born in Mersin.
One of the features on today’s walk, midway between Yakapinar and Ceyhan, was Yilankale, Snake Castle. The castle was built in the 11th or 12th century by the Armenians, and was probably used by the Crusaders too. You can’t see it in this photo, but...
Woke up this morning at 6:30am, my normal wake-up time for a work day. I lay in my sleeping bag for 15 minutes and flirted with the siren who sings to me each morning. She whispered softly into my ear, “Oh, this sleeping bag is so warm and fluffy and...
Bade was one of my guardian angels last week at the Tarsus American College. Thanks for guiding me from classroom to classroom Bade, and for the brownies too! Below is a photo of Bade. She is on the far right, in the maroon sweatshirt…
Pinar was one of my guardian angels at Tarsus American College. Thanks again for keeping me on track Pinar, I owe you big time! Today’s walk was east out of Adana to Yakapinar. I took this photo at the start of the walk today, where the D-400 highway crosses the...
Orhan bey, a history teacher at TAC, gave us a presentation on "Disappearing Professions," a study he and the students in his history and archeology class did.
It was a rainy night, but some great people came out to join Melih and me for some tantuni and kunefe. Clockwise around the table, from left to right: me, Stew, Ziad, Milad, Elcin, Irem, Sanaz, Onur, Elham, and Melih. If some of the names don’t sound Turkish,...
Last week when I was at Tarsus American College Mr. Hanna took us out for a great fish dinner in Mersin. He bought us lottery tickets for the end-of-year lottery. So if I get lucky and win gazillions of dollars, remind me that I need to split them with Mr. Hanna, as...
