Category Archives: Visits from the Karagöz puppets

On navigating through mushrooming Istanbul and a lecture to Hacivad’s students

Posted on July 29, 2011 by lizcameron

We are surrounded by the particularly Istanbul-style sprawl around the highway – gecekondu (shantytowns) turned formal. Every time we drive from the island house on Bozcaada back to the city, the city is bigger, there is just more of it. … Continue reading →

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Karagöz and Hacivad Navigate Our Road to Gelibolu

Posted on July 27, 2011 by lizcameron

Dust is all around us. It is coming through the AC vent into the car. I think about one of the women I am named for, the author of The Flame Trees of Thika, and her description of getting coated in … Continue reading →

Posted in Cross-cultural learning moments, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged ANZAC, cross-cultural, driving, Gallipoli, Gelibolu, Granny, maps, marital map, navigation, Spain, Turkey, ugly American | 7 Comments

Cross-cultural marriage on the road: Karagöz shadow puppets as backseat drivers

Posted on July 26, 2011 by lizcameron

There is a common saying in Turkey “Yavaş, yavaş,” pronounced “yavash, yavash,” which, when translated directly, comes out as “slowly by slowly.” At first, I thought that this phrase was appropriate for use during a careening ride with my husband … Continue reading →