Tag Archives: life in Kayseri

Hello from the other side

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Yuliya

My name is Yulia and it has been 9 months 6 days since my last blog post. Not quite a year but definitely a long time – and I stopped blogging right in the middle of describing our epic trip … Continue reading →

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Home new home

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Yuliya

It all started one fine Saturday morning, when Mike and I went on a drive and a walk. As we drove up into the hills of old Talas, Mike remarked that one of his colleagues was renting a house nearby … Continue reading →

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Onwards and upwards

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Yuliya

I’ve noticed that I tend to blog mostly about positive things. I do want to be more positive and less grumpy in general, so I guess that’s a good thing. However, this meant I haven’t felt like blogging for a … Continue reading →

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Blogger’s block and a stomach bug

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Yuliya

I`ve left it too long to blog. There were so many things I wanted to write about – a very difficult second quarter, equally difficult third quarter, a trip to Istanbul, a trip to Ankara, a trip home, a new … 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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Bullet point update

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Yuliya

Several people have recently told me that they have read and enjoyed my blog. When this happens I feel a rush of joy but also a pang of guilt because I haven’t written for a while.  There two main reasons … Continue reading →

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Shop til you drop

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Yuliya

Sometimes we get so bored, we do grocery shopping for fun. Sometime we go one step further and shop for household items to entertain ourselves. We once made a day of shopping for pillows and bed linen in preparation for … 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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