Film Photography Adventures in Turkey: Bike Camping in Trakya part III
Day Three At dawn as I watched the sky slowly lighten and the sun rise over the fields I resigned myself to starting another day. I had heard from Lisa, who had...
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Film Photography Adventures in Turkey: Bike Camping in Trakya part II
Day Two I awoke groggily at dawn and watched the sunrise from my tent. I consulted my hand-drawn map to confirm that I needed to just follow the coastal road I&...
A bit of laughter in the classroom
I can’t seem to motivate myself to write anything about my recent travels. I keep meaning to get to it but I get sidetracked on different things. One of m...
Setting out: Raging fever and a plate of garlic
It was time to set out again. For the past month I’d been working at a kid’s camp up on mount Uludağ, about four hours from Istanbul. The university...
Spring Travels
The school year in most English preparatory departments is broken down into five modules. Each module is six weeks followed by a final exam. After the first mod...
Falcon Derailleurs
Before I got into teaching, I worked in a bike shop. It’s usually my job in-between teaching jobs as well. When I get fed up with a place or with the idea...
Graham’s Jeans
Graham’s doing his traveling like I did mine last year and only brought one pair of jeans with him. Every couple of months when they’ve become too f...
Bursa and Uludağ
Older brother Graham came to visit me. He’s been wandering around for around 3 months, and his last month will be with me in Istanbul. I had last week off...
The Residency Permit
Thankfully, my employers take care of all the paperwork required for my residency permit. The only thing I have to do is sign on a few dotted lines and go to th...