I have made the semi-decision not to come back to Turkey next year, but to instead throw my hat in the ring for a new post in another part of the world. Turkey has been wonderful, but if I have to uproot myself, make new friends, and learn a new city, I might as well do it while learning about a new culture and living in a new country. I also figure that this may be my last chance to live abroad, as it took a whole lot of gumption to move out of my comfortable life in Denver (I don't know that I could do that again); therefore, I'd like to experience one more year, if I can find the right position.
Georgetown first places new applicants in the available positions. Starting in mid-June, they offer the "hard to fill" positions to renewing fellows. We will see what comes up!
Kirk and I went to Istanbul last weekend and stayed with my friend Natalie. We ate koftw, took a cruise on the Bosphorous, saw the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia, toured Topkapi Palace, drank tea, and generally had fun.
The Today show filmed there the following day, even though I detest Matt Lauer, the clip is interesting there is also a great segment about places to go in Turkey (note: they obviously did not check how to pronounce a couple of the place names.)
Pictures below.
Friday, May 2, 2008
Thursday, May 1, 2008
The Lycian Way
Apologies for the infrequency of my posts. I am in the midst of planning a 5-day conference and an English language summer camp (both in June) and trying to see as much of Turkey as possible with Kirk while he visits.
To that end, we just spent three days hiking on the Lycian Way, a long distance trekking route that runs for 508 km. along the west coast of Turkey.
Although the trip got off to an inauspicious start with us being let off the overnight bus at 4:30 a.m., seemingly in the middle of nowhere, it improved dramatically with the rising of the sun and some warm soup from the neighborhood restaurant.
We caught a taxi to the trailhead and began to hike. Like almost every other place in Turkey, there are multi-thousand-year-old ruins waiting to be explored by passers-by. During the days we enjoyed stunning views of the mountains and sea while we wound through small villages, isolated beaches, and high meadows, sometimes crossing paths with the occasional shepherd. Each night along the way we stayed in a different pension and ate delicious home-cooked meals.
Pictures below:
To that end, we just spent three days hiking on the Lycian Way, a long distance trekking route that runs for 508 km. along the west coast of Turkey.
Although the trip got off to an inauspicious start with us being let off the overnight bus at 4:30 a.m., seemingly in the middle of nowhere, it improved dramatically with the rising of the sun and some warm soup from the neighborhood restaurant.
We caught a taxi to the trailhead and began to hike. Like almost every other place in Turkey, there are multi-thousand-year-old ruins waiting to be explored by passers-by. During the days we enjoyed stunning views of the mountains and sea while we wound through small villages, isolated beaches, and high meadows, sometimes crossing paths with the occasional shepherd. Each night along the way we stayed in a different pension and ate delicious home-cooked meals.
Pictures below:
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