Category Archives: Visits from the Karagöz puppets

2011 Interlude: From hairy black radishes to sweet apples and the power of childhood memories

Posted on September 28, 2011 by lizcameron

Cross-cultural moments abound in my marriage. While I am not in Turkey right now, they still seem to come fast and furious seven years into this road trip together with M. – the road trip that I am narrating here … Continue reading →

Posted in Cross-cultural learning moments, Turkish Food!, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged Bodrum, cross-cultural, culture shock, food, Fuji, Halloween, Home, Karagöz and Hacivat, memory, New England, Ottoman Empire, Radish, Turkey, Turkish language, Şalgam, Şalgam Suyu | 2 Comments

Last night in Bodrum: Fish cheeks, rakı and coffee

Posted on September 28, 2011 by lizcameron

Feeling faintly present during our last night in the gated compound near Bodrum, guests of Mr. X and family, I made my way through it all pleasantly enough. The puppets were really nowhere to be found, not that I looked … Continue reading →

Posted in Cross-cultural learning moments, Gendered moments, Turkish Food!, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged Aegean Sea, Bodrum, coffee, culture shock, dance, family, Karagöz and Hacivat, Marmaris, navigating, Virginia Woolf, women | 10 Comments

After the storm: Karagöz puppets gone wild

Posted on September 24, 2011 by lizcameron

It was an otherwise glorious scene, blue skies heading to sunset, hot sun fading towards evening, smooth teal Aegean sea with the beginning pink twinges towards twilight, a litter of white adobe houses taking on the pastel hues of nature … Continue reading →