Tag Archives: cross-cultural

On (Turkish?) teaching tactics: Roses grow where a teacher hits? Hocanın vurduğu yerde gül biter

Posted on April 13, 2012 by lizcameron

Lately, dear readers, when I am not in the midst of a TSA “special” line, I have written much about the fact that I have been grading papers – a lot of papers. As you may have gathered, it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic hell, Cross-cultural learning moments, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged Bertrand Russell, cross-cultural, Education, Learning, Student, Teacher, Turkish, Turkish American | 4 Comments

Of melekler and angels in the Haghia Sofya and beyond

Posted on April 6, 2012 by lizcameron

Last summer, M. and I stood with our niece in the Haghia Sofya in Istanbul, marveling at all of the art on the walls. Slipping her tiny hand into mine quietly, our niece said “I didn’t know there were angels … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Challenges, On writing about my life with the Karagöz puppets, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged Aya Sofya, cross-cultural, God, Guardian angel, istanbul, Karagöz, Nicolas Cage, Religion and Spirituality, Turkish American | 18 Comments

Farazi Kozmos’ modern-day take on Karagoz (in Turkish)

Posted on March 22, 2012 by lizcameron

So, it has been months and months of me writing about the Karagöz puppets – and you know that these little paper people are metaphorical inventions that play out the voices in my head. You probably have also gathered that … Continue reading →