Category Archives: Food

US Trip Part 3: Oregon Beach House

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Yuliya

On Tuesday morning, I was sitting in possibly the best living room in the world, not minding if we spent the whole day there, when somebody mentioned shopping.

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My first conference and my first trip to Greece

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Yuliya

While my last 1,5 in my current job teaching English at a preparatory school at a university in Kayseri, Turkey have been challenging, they have also been extremely rewarding and conducive to my development as a teacher, mostly due to … Continue reading →

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And then she cooked us borsch and reorganized the linen drawer

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Yuliya

Isn’t this that all (or at least most) moms do when they visit their children? Even if the said children are 30-year old married English teachers. Yep, my momma visited me from Russia and it was wonderful! (Except for when … Continue reading →

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Summer road trip part 1. Side and Phaselis.

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Yuliya

We were on a mission – to show Michael’s parents, who came to stay with us for a few weeks, some Turkey, including one of our favorite places here – Çıralı. Now judging from this photo you might think we … Continue reading →

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How to survive in Kayseri

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Yuliya

This post is about the things that helped us survive our first year in Kayseri. These things might not be specific to Kayseri, Turkey, although as a smaller conservative town it has its challenges.  The difficulties we faced were also … Continue reading →

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End of the first year

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Yuliya

If you are an English teacher like us, the end of the year for you is not in December, but whenever classes are over some time in the summer. And yes, it’s holiday time!

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Iftar Dinner

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Yuliya

Yesterday was my last day of work until September, 1. From the amount of tearful goodbyes and full-body hugs, you`d think we were saying goodbye for a year, not for a month. And since we are not going anywhere this … Continue reading →

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Orange village

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Yuliya

I am floating, suspended, weightless. The morning sun is gently warming my face, only an hour away from turning into a scorching force. The salty seawater stings a tiny puncture of a mosquito bite and knees scuffed by the beach … Continue reading →

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Siberia in winter, or one week at home

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Yuliya

I had never visited home just for a week. Also, I had never had two homes before, that is, homes in two different countries. I`m still calling Novosibirsk, the city in Russia where I was born and lived for 20 … Continue reading →

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Christmas in Kayseri

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Yuliya

This is our first time in a country where neither Christmas nor New Year are celebrated and subsequently, there’s no fir-tree, Santa or tinsel in sight. There are no Christmas tunes playing on the radio, no crowds desperately looking for … Continue reading →

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