Normally I do not write about my “word of the year” until the time arrives to close one year and begin the next. But I find myself wanting to talk about this word today, a rainy Sunday morning in Izmir. We are in great need of rain and I am enjoying the mood and atmosphere. This afternoon Fatih and I will host friends at home to watch the Goztepe vs. Alanyaspor soccer match. But this…
I was fortunate to have my father, Ned, and his wife, Mary, come for a visit early this year during my two week semester break at the end of January. It was the first time for each of them to visit the country I have been calling home for seven years. For my Dad, with two of his children calling Türkiye “home,” I guess it seemed like a good time to make the trek around…
Tomorrow begins another year. As I shared in my previous post, oftentimes things don’t always go as planned. For 2025 I have selected the word “Value” thanks to a suggestion from my Turkish teacher. As I published the previous post I thought to myself, “hmmm, I guess it is time to think about a new word.” A day or two later my teacher offered up “Value” and I haven’t been able to think of any…