sorry for the constant changing of the blog design but I have yet to be really happy with the aesthetics that it presents. It also happens to be a great procrastination tool :) if anyone happens to have good design ideas or color themes that work best I would be more than happy to listen. Also, I have yet to figure out or take the time to make a personalized header with a picture from my own archives, which I think would be most effective in representing my collection of thoughts. Today, I also happened to figure out the reason blogspot has not been working on my computer at home in the apartment, because Turkey has banned blogger.com! Good thing Koç Univ. allows access to all blocked websites so at least when I am at school I can access such exciting and scandalous sites.
till next time...enjoy the yellow:)
Monday, March 14, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Ottoman fieldtrip to Bursa and the Marmara Sea...
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| Ottoman Class Fieldtrip to Bursa |
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
London for New Year's!!
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| London for New Years 2010-2011 |
So, when visiting my friend Kaitlin (from Wellesley) in London this past weekend besides just relaxing and hanging out in her flat with her friends from University, I had a short list of things to eat and see this time around:
- fish, chips and beer
- tea and scones and clotted cream
- seeing the objects from my turkish archaeological excavation on exhibit in the British museum
- indian food (which i sadly did not photograph but thankfully did eat the very first night and it was indeed delicious)
- other ethnic food
and then since I hadn't planned much else and sort of made it up as I went along I visited a few other museums which I had never been to before but they were absolutely lovely and I'm very glad I made the time instead of returning to my old favorites.
- the Geffrye Museum
- the Wallace Collection
- the Courtauld Gallery at the Somerset House
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Cultural Heritage Trip to Gaziantep last weekend...
pictures from the southeast....an area known for archaeological sites and food!
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| Cultural Heritage Trip to Gaziantep |
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
strange turkish sayings...
one of the funny and rather old fashioned things I enjoy about Turkey and the Turks are the little funny things they will claim and will really believe. Sayings along the lines of 'if you go outside with wet hair you will get sick' and therefore you will never catch a Turk with any pride outside with wet hair. So, okay, I'll go along with this when it is cold and rainy out....but in the middle of the summer when my hair will dry faster in the hot humid air than it would using up electricity and arm strength blowdrying my hair, really?? anyways, I've come to appreciate these idiosyncrasies over the past year but the other day I heard one that just absolutely tops the cake: yes, it was the end of November but it was sunny and 70 degrees outside, so it certainly felt like late spring and no one was wearing a coat. And so I had on my cute flats with open toes, not sandals mind you, just opened toed flats. I was with two Turks walking to lunch and we were talking and at one point my friend made a comment telling me I must be cold because of my shoes. I said no, it was gorgeous out, no reason to be cold. Then my other friend pointed out, first in turkish and then translated for me that if my toes get cold I will get diarrhea...!! seriously, that was first I had ever heard of such a connection....not sure I believe, but I do think I may spread such strange beliefs around the world, or at least to America, purely for entertainment purposes. Of course if anyone has scientific/medical proof that this is true, please, do enlighten me.
ps. also I've updated a lot of my picasa photo albums so if you get bored you can check them out
lv.em
ps. also I've updated a lot of my picasa photo albums so if you get bored you can check them out
lv.em
an american thanksgiving in Turkey...
So, a Turkey bird is actually called a Hindi in the country of Turkey and it is extremely hard to find one around the end of November. Supposedly they are more popular for New Years...but luckily some of our helpful and dedicated classmates tracked one down to ensure the authenticity of our holiday dinner!!! and just so there is no confusion I was only present to supervise and document the cooking of the turkey, I take no credit for actually cooking it....only for cooking the mashed potatoes, carrots and turnips, and the mulled wine.
defrosting the turkey...
zac is ready to go...
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| turkey going into the oven |
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| first check |
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| basting |
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second check
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| how many cooks does it take to cook a turkey? |
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| setting the table for 25 guests |
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| nick is very excited |
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| joan and one of her many delicious treats |
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| everyone is seated... |
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| then the story of thanksgiving for those among us who were foreigners |
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| not enough room on my plate for turkey! oh no! |
Nick's secret time-lapse video taken while we were setting up and schmoozing!
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