Far From The Sticks

"Scouts motto" ... "Be Prepared" ..gotta love it ...

2010-03-12T14:14:24.929+02:00

"Scouts motto" ... "Be Prepared" ..gotta love it when it pays off.

Yikes, that sounds particularly icky and nasty...w...

2010-03-12T14:11:48.281+02:00

Yikes, that sounds particularly icky and nasty...what a trooper!

You can stop now. I've thrown up.:)

2010-03-07T23:21:53.433+02:00

You can stop now. I've thrown up.:)

As someone who is relatively stuck in the house al...

2010-03-02T18:05:30.648+02:00

As someone who is relatively stuck in the house all of the time, can I live vicariously through you?!?! Haha.

I've always wanted to go to Turkey. Seems like such a beautiful country.

Come visit me at It's Time To Get Over How Fragile You Are sometime!

Annie

Hi Jules, I am enjoying your blog and I am intere...

2010-02-22T08:59:30.667+02:00

Hi Jules,

I am enjoying your blog and I am interested in the ex-pat meetings. Please let know about them. You can email me the info at: postpran at gmail dot com

cheers,

Marcus

Currently, I live in Augusta, GA but spent most of...

2010-02-15T03:43:44.771+02:00

Currently, I live in Augusta, GA but spent most of my life in upstate NY or Vermont. So, I am northern at heart. Kusadasi is beautiful but Ankara is amazing. My husband and I went to Ankara a couple of times for stuff at the US embassy and we had a blast there. Really of Turkey is awesome!

A whole two weeks in the states! I have been delin...

2010-02-14T22:58:32.377+02:00

A whole two weeks in the states! I have been delinquent in posting on both my blog and yours. Whoops. Lots of family visiting though.

Not a lurker but just realized I was way behind on...

2010-02-14T21:44:54.982+02:00

Not a lurker but just realized I was way behind on reading your blog. I missed the whole US adventure! Now I have some catching up to do!

Hi Jamie, Welcome to Far From the Sticks! I am so...

2010-02-14T12:11:32.681+02:00

Hi Jamie,
Welcome to Far From the Sticks! I am so glad you are enjoying it. I have been to Kusadasi, it is BEAUTIFUL. Where are you in the states now?
Jules

I'm a mom, a blogger, and a Ph.D. student, and I n...

2010-02-08T21:48:04.926+02:00

I'm a mom, a blogger, and a Ph.D. student, and I need your help. I'm doing a study about why women blog, and you have been selected at random to participate in a short survey about what motivates you to blog and what you get out of blogging.

I hope you will take it by clicking this link. Please do not forward the link.

http://www.surveygizmo.com/s/231228/women-bloggers

Thanks in advance for your help. Feel free to contact me at gmmasull@syr.edu if you have any questions.

Gina Chen
Ph.D. student
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Syracuse University

It IS weird how going TO the US gives you so much ...

2010-02-02T07:00:49.699+02:00

It IS weird how going TO the US gives you so much energy while coming back to Turkey you feel like wilted lettuce for about a week. Glad to have you back.

Hello, I stumbled upon your blog and have not bee...

2010-01-31T22:33:06.786+02:00

Hello,

I stumbled upon your blog and have not been able to stop reading it. I love it.
My husband is Turkish (from Soke) and I met him in Kusadasi on my travels. Fell in love and moved to Kusadasi to live with him for three years. We got married, had our wonderful daughter. We decided to give the US a try and have been living here for almost two years.
We really want to move back. The USA is nice to visit but I think Turkey is where we really want to be.
But anyway, just wanted to tell you I love your blog and it makes me feel homesick.

So sad I'm on the west coast and can't see you! Se...

2010-01-30T07:27:11.904+02:00

So sad I'm on the west coast and can't see you! Send me the details on the dress!

Love you and miss you!

have fun...

2010-01-22T23:57:47.573+02:00

have fun...

Great idea about de-lurking. I have written severa...

2010-01-09T12:07:32.164+02:00

Great idea about de-lurking. I have written several times to your blog- so I guess I don't qualify as an official lurker. Good luck and keep writing!
Nomad

Hi there, I have also started reading your blog c...

2010-01-09T03:05:25.214+02:00

Hi there,

I have also started reading your blog couple months ago, I'm Turkish living in Portland, OR with American husband, who is currently living in Istanbul! yes, I know it's a little funny, but it's temporary.
I love your enthusiasm about food and your travels, it just tells me coming back to settle will be worth it. Keep writing!

I started reading your blog a couple of months ago...

2010-01-09T02:38:16.461+02:00

I started reading your blog a couple of months ago. Just wanted to hear an American's perspective on living in Turkey. We have several Turkish friends whom we adore: some here in the US and some in Turkey.

Hello, I enjoy reading your blog from Texas. My f...

2010-01-08T21:53:25.217+02:00

Hello, I enjoy reading your blog from Texas. My fabulous husband is from Istanbul. Reading your blog validates some of the same feelings that I have in regards to being unable to express myself in turkish, learning the food, and understanding the culture. Its nice to know that there's someone else in a similar situation.

I'm not a lurker, I've posted before. But just to...

2010-01-08T18:01:34.130+02:00

I'm not a lurker, I've posted before. But just to remind you that I'm still here loving your descriptions of your travels and enjoying your contributions to http://thefrickinchicken.blogspot.com/

Hello from a lurker! My husband is Turk (from Kast...

2010-01-08T01:22:23.416+02:00

Hello from a lurker! My husband is Turk (from Kastamonu) we live in Missouri for now. I love reading your blog.. we will probably move back there someday (or hopefully to Ankara). I love reading your experiences and it lets me know what I'm in for someday! :)

Terri

Some sad times, but a good decade overall! And did...

2010-01-02T01:29:42.716+02:00

Some sad times, but a good decade overall! And didn't you actually meet Bulent at the very end of 2004? Can you tell I'm gunning to get our 2005 European backpacking extravaganza as the number one highlight of that year? ;)

Crash any of our parties!

2009-12-30T23:35:37.799+02:00

Crash any of our parties!

Congrats to you! If I had been in Ankara I defini...

2009-12-25T11:06:27.120+02:00

Congrats to you!
If I had been in Ankara I definitely would have crashed it! Surprise.. a Blogger subscriber!

Merry Christmas to you and here's wishing 2010 is full of good things.

Remember...not to worry...do not vacuum or clean b...

2009-12-15T03:12:19.215+02:00

Remember...not to worry...do not vacuum or clean beforhand too much (only tidy... soon as half a dozen guests arrive they will only see each other and pay no attention to your housekeeping.
The food is memorable. If you truly want an easy night, get a "kitchen witch" :-)
xo

I agree with Nomad, which is why he is coming to m...

2009-12-14T10:24:59.588+02:00

I agree with Nomad, which is why he is coming to my party! ;)

I think your idea is a good one: make a "house" drink (either eggnog or mulled wine, or both), have a bunch of cookies available, and put together a pretty cheese tray with kasar, beyaz, parmesan, and/or gouda with grapes and good honey, and you're really all set for whatever else people will bring!

I always plan only make-ahead appetizers so that I can put everything out before the party starts, make a martini and then relax. And then the only thing I have to worry about is people spilling red wine on my Turkish carpets...which reminds me that I should probably roll those up! :)