Tag Archives: driving

Turkish drivers and Boston traffic: Chihuly’s sculptures somehow capture it!

Posted on August 14, 2011 by lizcameron

Karagöz is ecstatic. He is swinging along the mavi boncuğu evil eye beads hanging off of the car mirror. “We’re on a date! Let’s riot, let’s rock the house! Let’s get wild and woolly! We’re on a date.” Hacivad interrupts … Continue reading →

Posted in Cross-cultural learning moments, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged Boston, Dale Chihuly, driving, Karagöz and Hacivat, Turkish | 9 Comments

An interlude in Bursa for Iskander kebap: When the Karagöz puppet troupe stated their intentions

Posted on August 6, 2011 by lizcameron

So, just how did I come to be inhabited by these Karagöz puppet characters, anyway? I am not sure, but I do know that they chose me. They first began to appear in my dreams, then on the airplane as … Continue reading →

Posted in Cross-cultural learning moments, Introducing the Karagöz puppets, Karagöz puppets in dreamland, On writing about my life with the Karagöz puppets, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged bathroom, Bodrum, Bursa, culture shock, driving, driving in Turkey, etiquette, food, Granny, hair, Iskander kebap, Karagöz and Hacivat, kebap, Mary Poppins, Turkey, Yalova | 8 Comments

From Islamic feminism and the perfect demure nightgown to topless ladies on the beach

Posted on August 2, 2011 by lizcameron

One day over a Turkish breakfast feast in his breezy South Boston apartment, my boyfriend invited me to visit Turkey with him. It was mid-bite – and a delicious bite at that – fresh, white feta-like cheese with sour cherry … Continue reading →