Gavin and I celebrated our one year anniversary on the 27th of January. Very exciting. I bought Gavin a guitar, which has led the creation of our music/art collective, “Beyaz Balina.” When we aren’t teaching Turks English, we are busy recording our album and working on our watercolors. Expect the album out soon!
We received 10 month residency permits last week. We can now legally live in Turkey for the rest of our contract.
I have finally recovered from my three week mysterious illness. Still finishing up my second round of antibiotics, but I am off pain killers and am feeling better. YAH!!!
Gavin got a weekend afternoon class assigned to him. He has not been very happy about it. He can’t handle the 32 hour work week. Luckily I still have my afternoons free to do as I please.
We celebrated my 24th birthday on February 1st with a bang! I worked that morning. My students surprised me with a birthday party. They brought me a cake lit with candles and sparklers, cookies and tons of presents. What a sweet class I have. We spent the last hour of class talking and listening to American music,which for the most part my students like. I spent my free afternoon working on some art projects. Around 8, Gavin took me to dinner at Viktor Levi. We ordered steaks and wine. It was fabulous. After dinner had some friends over for cake and cocktails. Over all my birthday was perfect.
We went to our friend Andy’s apartment for a Super Bowl party on Monday night. All the guys watched the game, ate pizza and hooted and hollered over the plays. Amy, Shari, and I decided that in the future we will have to have some sort of girls night out whenever there is a sports event on TV.
Guess that’s all to report over here in Istanbul. Hope all is well back in the States.
Hilary Figgs: I have no idea if you read this blog, but I need your address. I have no idea where you are living now.
We received 10 month residency permits last week. We can now legally live in Turkey for the rest of our contract.
I have finally recovered from my three week mysterious illness. Still finishing up my second round of antibiotics, but I am off pain killers and am feeling better. YAH!!!
Gavin got a weekend afternoon class assigned to him. He has not been very happy about it. He can’t handle the 32 hour work week. Luckily I still have my afternoons free to do as I please.
We celebrated my 24th birthday on February 1st with a bang! I worked that morning. My students surprised me with a birthday party. They brought me a cake lit with candles and sparklers, cookies and tons of presents. What a sweet class I have. We spent the last hour of class talking and listening to American music,which for the most part my students like. I spent my free afternoon working on some art projects. Around 8, Gavin took me to dinner at Viktor Levi. We ordered steaks and wine. It was fabulous. After dinner had some friends over for cake and cocktails. Over all my birthday was perfect.
We went to our friend Andy’s apartment for a Super Bowl party on Monday night. All the guys watched the game, ate pizza and hooted and hollered over the plays. Amy, Shari, and I decided that in the future we will have to have some sort of girls night out whenever there is a sports event on TV.
Guess that’s all to report over here in Istanbul. Hope all is well back in the States.
Hilary Figgs: I have no idea if you read this blog, but I need your address. I have no idea where you are living now.
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