Tag Archives: cross-cultural

2011 Interlude: Lamajuns bridge the culture gap from Cihangir to Watertown, MA

Posted on September 29, 2011 by lizcameron

In my last post, I wrote about the hirsute black radishes gracing our kitchen counter…and about how talking about them with M. caused him to remember his childhood afternoons on the way home from school in Istanbul’s Cihangir neighborhood, when … Continue reading →

Posted in Cross-cultural learning moments, Turkish Food! | Tagged Cihangir, cooking, cross-cultural, food, Home, istanbul, Lemon juice, memory, Middle East, Ottoman Empire, Provinces, Radish, Turkey | 1 Comment

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

On managing stereotypes about Middle Eastern men, such as my husband!

Posted on September 21, 2011 by lizcameron

You may recall, dear readers, that I wrote a little something about the receipt of my very own Sicilian message of sorts. I am referring to the story of when my husband’s brother, let me know in no uncertain terms … Continue reading →