Tag Archives: cross-cultural

Meet the motley crew of Ottoman Turkish puppets

Posted on September 11, 2012 by lizcameron

For those of you just tuning in – or dipping in – to this blog, you might be interested to learn about the little puppets that have moved into my head as I navigate a cross-cultural marriage, but let me … Continue reading →

Posted in Introducing the Karagöz puppets, On writing about my life with the Karagöz puppets | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Pointing the way to Mecca: Karagöz questions how to share space on Turkish Airlines

Posted on August 24, 2012 by lizcameron

Before it registered that I was waking up in the airplane, mid-flight from Istanbul to New York, I could hear Karagöz swinging back and forth.  It was even more than an instant before I remembered that I was returning home … Continue reading →

Posted in A Karagöz puppet battle, Cross-cultural learning moments, Turkish Controversies, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Mozzarella Mamma Rolls into Istanbul

Posted on April 27, 2012 by lizcameron

As one half of a  Turkish-American marriage, I am always interested in other people’s experiences in the living of a cross-cultural life. And as you may have gathered,  I have a troupe of traditional yet modern Karagöz shadow puppets who … Continue reading →

Posted in Cross-cultural learning moments, On writing about my life with the Karagöz puppets | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments