Tag Archives: Turkish tea

Of Turkish tea – and t-tests


It’s been a grading bonanza this weekend and on into this week.  As I turn the pages, make my comments, labor over assigning grades (I hate them) and figure out how to turn my responses into a meaningful learning moment … Continue reading

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Mutlu Yıllar/Happy New Year: What do you want to hear more about?


I couldn’t help myself, I decided I had to take a break from the fun of writing my crazy stories that are infused with Ottoman era puppets in my head in order to look at my site stats. OK, OK, … Continue reading

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Staying awake: The road from vegetarianism to drinking rabbit’s blood tea


Tea has played an even more important role in my life over the last couple of weeks. I am totally exhausted and depleted most of the time, and have made it all a go with strong tea in the morning, … Continue reading

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