The next morning I hopped the bus and went back to Cardak. I checked into the hotel I had stayed at a few days before. I worked on emails and blogs for the day. I waited until after dark for dinner, when I could sneak out to another market to buy a simple dinner of...
Sunday 23 September, 2012 The next day I walked into the town of Dinar feeling lonely, uncomfortable, and out of place.I knew I needed some “alone time” to process something but I wasn’t sure what, so instead of looking for a public place to stay, I checked into a...
Saturday, 22 September In the morning, early, before anyone was stirring in Cardak, I walked out to the main road and began that day’s walk to the next village. I’d made some good friends in Cardak and knew I’d want to come back. Sunday, 23 September 2012 I learned...
Friday, 21 September I began my second full day in Cardak using the hotel’s slow internet connection to upload photos to my blog. Toward the middle of the day I ventured out into the square a few times to pick up supplies. On one of my sorties out into the square Eren...
Thursday, 20 September The next morning when I woke up I went back out onto the square and saw Eren and Ozgur at the bufe. They invited me to join them for breakfast. I learned a little bit more about them then. I learned that they were very close friends and figured...
Wednesday, 19 September 2012 When I woke up the next morning my right foot was hurting something fierce, the anxiety was back, and I still wanted to go back to Denizli. Get off the edge of the plateau, I told myself. Get further down the road, you need to wade deeper...
