I am approaching the age of 50 and am keenly aware of how aging is impacting my body. While I have made no significant or noteworthy changes to my diet or lifestyle in the last few years, I can say that additional weight has decided to attach itself to my midsection and does not want to part from me. 😆 I remember in my youth and “golden age” (what I call the 30s–when you are…
Returning from the summer in Dalyan, I moved into my next stage of life in Turkey–moving out of the “lojman”–a worker’s residence building–and into an apartment off-site from the school. I guess you could say I “graduated” as my seniority of employment put me towards the top of the list when an off-site apartment was vacated by another foreign employee. Before moving to Dalyan for the summer I had boxed and packed up all of…
My second summer in Dalyan was a dream come true. As my sister Fawn put it, I had a sort of “mini-retirement.” With hindsight I can say it did have that feel to it. After surviving two plus years of COVID impacts, this summer came well overdue for all of us educators. The 2021-22 school year was especially tiring for us, between juggling hybrid classes with students out with COVID, and constant substitute coverage of…