Tag Archives: etiquette

Tea at breakfast: Sweltering in my smile with Hacivad and Karagöz

Posted on August 13, 2011 by lizcameron

Strong shafts of heat hit my back as I walk up the stairs from the guest room. It is not yet nine in the morning, and already dry-hot beyond my comfort level. Sliding into a space next to M. after … Continue reading →

Posted in Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged beauty, blushing, diet, etiquette, Granny, obesity, tea | 10 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

Just dropping by: Caught in the white cotton nightgown with juicy peaches and once-boiled tea

Posted on August 3, 2011 by lizcameron

It is 10 a.m. and the sun is beating down on the waxy leaves of the pomegranate bush outside – I can almost see the heat waves emanating from the leaves themselves. I thought that only happened from inanimate objects…like … Continue reading →