Dating someone from another country and culture allows us to see our own country/culture through a different lens. I began to learn this while I lived in Mongolia and was married to Zorig. That was the first time I resided outside of the U.S. (except for military assignments). Everything was new, foreign, and unusual to me. I decided I would accept the life I encountered there as “normal” and do my best to assimilate. That…
Since returning from my summer in Dalyan, I can say I have checked off nearly everything on my post-move/settle-in to-do list. It has been 2+ months of nesting, arranging, rearranging, shopping, waiting on deliveries and assemblies, and then the unpacking of more boxes and luggage, and final arrangements. I can say that I feel 95% settled. I have a few items to get framed and hung on the walls, but otherwise the major list items…
Not a year ago I shared here about my Next Stage of Life in Turkey. That post talked about my move to a different apartment, a seaside apartment. It had many things to recommend it: incredible view of the sea, lots of storage (the hallway was lined with closets) and built-in closets with drawers in the bedroom, an elevator, a guest bedroom, and it was in a great location for shopping and eating out. But…