I love the Bosphorous...
pictures coming soon.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Turkiye...
I'm here.
- first night when I arrived I was taken immediately to the bowling alley and saw all my old friends and counselors and met a bunch of new ones
-second day we went to the Istanbul Modern (art museum) to prepare for the fieldtrip for the kids and then had lunch at Tophane, an area next to the museum where you can chill out, smoke nargile, drink tea and eat kumpir(baked potatos with absolutely any sort of filling)!!! That night we went up to Golden Beach on the Bosphorous where we discussed future trips and then had a delicious dinner overlooking the water.
-Third day was a lot of preparation for camp activities and then in the evening had parent orientation. Luckily that ended early enough so we could head out to Arnavutkoy (the neighborhood at the bottom of the hill, outside of campus, next to the Bosphorous) and get a snack and relax and socialize with some old and new friends.
-Today is more hard work and more preparation for decorating our rooms and planning activities for the campers. Luckily we were allowed to sleep in a little bit for a break. And tonight after work is the Boat Trip, my favorite part! I'll try to take lots of pictures of the beautiful Bosphorous at sunset:)...
- first night when I arrived I was taken immediately to the bowling alley and saw all my old friends and counselors and met a bunch of new ones
-second day we went to the Istanbul Modern (art museum) to prepare for the fieldtrip for the kids and then had lunch at Tophane, an area next to the museum where you can chill out, smoke nargile, drink tea and eat kumpir(baked potatos with absolutely any sort of filling)!!! That night we went up to Golden Beach on the Bosphorous where we discussed future trips and then had a delicious dinner overlooking the water.
-Third day was a lot of preparation for camp activities and then in the evening had parent orientation. Luckily that ended early enough so we could head out to Arnavutkoy (the neighborhood at the bottom of the hill, outside of campus, next to the Bosphorous) and get a snack and relax and socialize with some old and new friends.
-Today is more hard work and more preparation for decorating our rooms and planning activities for the campers. Luckily we were allowed to sleep in a little bit for a break. And tonight after work is the Boat Trip, my favorite part! I'll try to take lots of pictures of the beautiful Bosphorous at sunset:)...
Friday, June 19, 2009
Art in East Hampton
Just came back from visiting the Pollock-Krasner house up the road from Main Street here in East Hampton. The house was a small farmhouse, originally with no plumbing, the studio was in an old barn, and their backyard looked out to the bay past a marsh. The area is absolutely beautiful and it makes you think that you could also be a prolific, genius painter as well if you were spending your days in such an idyllic landscape away from the crazy aspects of city life.
Maybe one day....it is something to aim for in life...
Maybe one day....it is something to aim for in life...
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
job/vacation
swimming every afternoon in the sun feels fantastic and makes working the rest of the day not so terrible...
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Lessons for living the good life...
(told to me by a lovely older french woman in the hamptons and so far I have agreed with everything and it surely describes a life I'd love to have one day...)
1- you have reached a good place in life when you can go to an art exhibit and then buy the catalog so later in your own home you can go back and review all the beautiful art you've seen
2- there is absolutely no reason that anyone should buy a $35,000 Hermes bag and chances are no one can really afford it even if they think they should have the bag
3- life is about beauty....so fill your life with beautiful things, even if they are small or seem useless...like fresh flowers every week and stands to place your knife on on the placemat and napkin rings because it all makes a difference in your quality of life
I'm sure I have forgotten some other delightful tips and there will surely be more to add as the week progresses...
1- you have reached a good place in life when you can go to an art exhibit and then buy the catalog so later in your own home you can go back and review all the beautiful art you've seen
2- there is absolutely no reason that anyone should buy a $35,000 Hermes bag and chances are no one can really afford it even if they think they should have the bag
3- life is about beauty....so fill your life with beautiful things, even if they are small or seem useless...like fresh flowers every week and stands to place your knife on on the placemat and napkin rings because it all makes a difference in your quality of life
I'm sure I have forgotten some other delightful tips and there will surely be more to add as the week progresses...
Monday, June 15, 2009
life...
how did i get from harlem to wyomissing to the east hamptons all within one week?
and istanbul next week?
wacky
ps. don't be surprised if this entire blog becomes a bunch of bullet points, thats just the way i roll dude...
and istanbul next week?
wacky
ps. don't be surprised if this entire blog becomes a bunch of bullet points, thats just the way i roll dude...
Monday, June 8, 2009
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