Tag Archives: United States

Moving from Madonna to Meditation and Myths

Posted on December 10, 2011 by lizcameron

These days, my internal Karagöz puppets are more like internal Karagöz demons – fashionista demons obsessed with what to wear to the Sultan of Nutcracker’s ball in Provincetown. In order to get some solace from the fashion madness – and … Continue reading →

Posted in A Karagöz puppet battle, Cross-cultural learning moments, Introducing the Karagöz puppets, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged islam, Madonna, Middle East, myths, Provincetown, stereotype, Turk, Turkey, United States | 8 Comments

Angry Karagözis: Debating the ideal limits of family caregiving

Posted on October 22, 2011 by lizcameron

Yesterday, I wrote to you about making lemonade out of lemons, looking for “silver linings in the cloud” and so on. I also wrote about the comfort of a glass of çay or a cup of chai during tough times. We … Continue reading →

Posted in A Karagöz puppet battle, Cross-cultural learning moments, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged Activities of daily living, Alzheimer Disease, Caregiver, cross-cultural, family, Father, Granny, Greece, Home care, Karagöz and Hacivat, Nursing home, responsibility, Turkey, Turkish American, United States, Yankee | 5 Comments

Lemon and limon, çay and chai: Getting through tough times in a cross-cultural household

Posted on October 21, 2011 by lizcameron

It’s been a tough week here at slowly-by-slowly on the extended family front. I haven’t had a moment to queue or post one of my carefully-written stock posts crafted last summer about the progression of summer 2004 in Turkey with … Continue reading →