Highlights from Week Eight

Participating in some local Ramazan festivities at the local mall Breakfast challenge #3 (and the best one so far!) with a waiter who demonstrated how he feeds his pet bird parsley before we… Continue reading →

Highlights from Week Seven

Breakfast in the garden with kittens in the summer house. Fresh peaches from the garden at the summer house. Disco-like solar garden lights for the summer house (courtesy of my parents) A boy… Continue reading →

A Day Trip to Çeşme and Alaçatı

A few Saturdays ago, Mustafa and I took an hour-long drive to the coastal town of Çeşme, that is known as a playground for the rich and famous due to having some of… Continue reading →

A Visual Guide Through Alsancak (Post Protests)

The protests in Izmir have seemed to have ceased for the most part; restoring the city to its much quieter self. Recently, we went down to Alsancak to sign up for my Turkish… Continue reading →

Highlights from Week Six

Our living room turned into a candyland. Lahmacun (a type of Turkish pizza) The festive decorations in a local mall for the month of Ramazan.  

Highlights from Week Five

Celebrating the fourth by driving to Bornova and eating burgers. Dancing the night away at Mustafa’s coworker’s wedding at a seaside club called “Rain” Finding out that our favorite 24 hour restaurant in… Continue reading →

A Trip to the Turkish Dentist!

Last Wednesday, I was at home drinking from my beloved Bobble water bottle when part of my lower front tooth chipped. After freaking out a bit, due to a) looking a bit like… Continue reading →

Highlights From Week Four

A surprise date night at 27 Gaziantep Mutfağı, with crisp green salads, tender spiced kebabs wrapped in silky lavash bread and frothy ayran (I think I found my new favorite restaurant). Lazy Saturday… Continue reading →

Highlights from Week Three

A delicious joint effort meal (Mustafa salad, me garlic pasta). Nap time with this furball. A leisurely weekday breakfast with garlic eggs and fresh peaches.

Highlights from Week Two

Surreal I’m part of living history moment: Sitting in “Öküz” and having the staff put on the “Onuncu Yıl Marşı” (10th Year March written in honor of the tenth anniversary of the founding… Continue reading →