Tag Archives: culture shock

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

A consideration of Turkish junk food…is that an oxymoron?

Posted on September 14, 2011 by lizcameron

My recent foray into the world of leblebi (roasted chick peas, Ataturk’s favorite), salted pumpkin seeds, potato chips and rose hips for road trips got me to thinking about junk food in general here – what do Turks consider junk … Continue reading →

Posted in Turkish Food! | Tagged borekonline, Burger King, cooking, cross-cultural, culture shock, food, Junk food, McDonalds, Microsoft Windows, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, obesity, Turkish cuisine, United States | 7 Comments

From the Aegean to the Mediterranean and over to Italia: Check out Mozzarella Mamma

Posted on September 10, 2011 by lizcameron

…and now for something completely different, a shout-out to my step-sister Trisha Thomas, and her hysterically on-point writing about navigating cross-cultural family life. While slowly-by-slowly primarily focuses on the joys and challenges of learning to be culturally responsive in one cross-cultural marriage … Continue reading →