Category Archives: Visits from the Karagöz puppets

Of cigars, ironing and my very own “Sicilian message”

Posted on September 16, 2011 by lizcameron

We are driving back from the Migros supermarket. I have my stash of rosehip juice, for better or for worse. M. has his leblebi and sunflower seeds, for better or for worse. We are ready to roll in the morning, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cross-cultural learning moments, Karagöz puppets in dreamland, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged BMW, Bodrum, Cohiba, culture shock, etiquette, family, Karagöz and Hacivat, Moldova, Shadow puppet dancing troupe, Sicilian message, stereotype, Turkey | 10 Comments

Hacivad and Khadijah channel Orhan Veli Kanik…on navigating deep-seated difference

Posted on September 15, 2011 by lizcameron

The American half: It is a deep-blue afternoon, the air still in the late summer heat that is not oppressive. Finding the spot on the porch with the second-most hot sunlight, My copper-colored dog has taken the most sunny spot. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cross-cultural learning moments, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged argument, cross-cultural, cross-cultural marriage, Karagöz and Hacivat, Khadijah, Ottoman Empire, Poetry | 1 Comment

Of road trips and rose hips (with recipe)

Posted on September 13, 2011 by lizcameron

Well, over the last week or so, we have been (virtually) to the U.S. to discuss Obama and 9-11 and Italy to discuss the plight of mozzarella mammas over the last week here on slowly-by-slowly, and now it is time … Continue reading →