I apologize for being MIA recently but things have gotten so busy/crazy/insane around here! I am going to try to give a brief update of all that I have been up to. Here goes…
I decided to re-read The Little Prince as my first (and only) book of March. I just love the story and really do get more out of it every time I read it. This time I really loved the explanation of being “tamed”, and that when you “tame” something you are responsible for it. This was an aspect of the story that was totally lost on me as a child, but made far more sense now. I also got a kick out of the Turkish astronomer. No one took him seriously because of his funny hat (a fez). I have had very little time to read, but have been slowly working on a new David Baldacci. Maybe next week I will get to read more.
I joined a knitting group that meets twice a month here in Istanbul. We had seven ladies for our first meeting. They were all really neat and different from each other. Tomorrow is our second meeting and it looks to be growing already. I will post some pics from it (if I do not forget my camera again) and of my current knitting projects.
A few weeks back I found out about a forum for expats and repats living in Turkey called the Sublime Portal. It has been such a gem of a find. You can post a topic about where to find this or that, or really about anything, and you will get responses. I joined a walking group and our first trip was to the Prince’s Islands. I have been before, but the people in the group were fun and we did the long loop which I have never done before. After we had fresh fish and raki before heading back.
Also through The Sublime Portal (or TSP as us TSPers refer to it), I found out about the first Bollywood Night at the local Indian restaurant called Dubb. Needless to say, Murat and I were the first to RSVP. We dressed up and had a really fun time. They played my Bollywood music, had a dancer, and even some live Indian music. The food was spectacular anyway, but tasted even better since it was my first Indian food in TWO YEARS!
My old flatmate Tamara and her eight month old son Tao (Tay-o) came to stay for 4 days. It was so lovely to see her again and to meet Tao. He is so adorable and such a happy baby. All he did was smile and laugh the whole time. They were on their way to South Africa (where she is from) to visit her father and step-mom so they could meet the new grandson. I wish I could have spent more time with them, but work got in the way 
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So that puts us up to date. In a week I will be in the US. I am really excited!!! My best friend is getting married and I will get to see my parents, brother, grandparents, and friends. Yipee!!! It doesn’t get any better than that. I may even have some good news of the professional kind, but that is all I will say right now. Here are some photos to enjoy….
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- The Little Prince
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- Beware of the baobabs
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- The Turkish Astronomer
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- Chickens in the cemetery
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- Buyukada
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- I want to live here…
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- Bollywood musicians
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- Bollywood dancer
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- Me doing my Bollywood thing
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- Hayatım, kalbım, aşkım…
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- Tamara and Tao
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- Tao!
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