Tag Archives: hair

Cue the dancing girls: They finally emerge from my purse for a moon dance

Posted on August 9, 2011 by lizcameron

There is a rustling and a jingling somewhere on the floor. Sleep holds in gravity against my eyelids, which are leaden and deeply in stasis. I think “scorpion on the floor.” Karagöz giggles mercilessly in my ear, causing my adrenalin … Continue reading →

Quality time with bikinis, books and the dancing ladies in Bodrum

Posted on August 8, 2011 by lizcameron

The year is 2004. The day is indiscernible between sunshine, jet-lag, enjoying a visit with my boyfriend’s family and on-again, off-again culture shock. It is mid-afternoon, and I am tanning and reading just steps from the Aegean in a gated … Continue reading →

Posted in Cross-cultural learning moments, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged beach, beauty, Bodrum, culture shock, hair, insecurity, obesity, Shadow puppet dancing troupe, Turkish | 4 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 →