The boyfriend and I have just celebrated our one year anniversary. Funny, but it seems like we have been together much longer than that. He has affected my life so profoundly that a mere year just seems like too short a time. But, after all, I do believe in quality over quantity.
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I get kind of worked up when I think about “cheesecake” here in Turkey. The menu says it’s cheesecake. And it does, in fact, have a cheesecake-like appearance. But one forkful will tell you: that ain’t cheesecake.
I’m not altogether surprised that Turks don’t get cheesecake. After all, Turkish cream cheese is [...]

Here’s a confession: I’m a serious foodie. I mean, I am a world-class eater. I don’t know how people become food critics, but I will tell you this, it’s one of my secret dream jobs.
Navigating my way through a whole new cuisine was one of the most exciting prospects of relocating to [...]

As you may know if you are a regular reader, I rarely go on rants. I try to maintain as positive and optmistic a stance in my writing as I possibly can. And it’s hardly a put-on. I am mostly happy here in Turkey and that’s more than a lot of people.
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One of the most interesting aspects of living in a foreign country is getting to know another cultural intimately. From my personal perspective, I can safely assert that Turkey is a whole different world. There are too many cultural differences to shake a stick at, in fact. Just thinking about it makes my [...]