Boy taking in the wonders of Hagia Sophia!
I came across this scene at the famous Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Hagia Sophia is one of the world’s most reknown treasures. Built around 530 BC, it was first a church then, when the Ottomans took over Istanbul, it became a mosque. It is gorgeous, full of history, [... To Game Boy or Not to Game Boy, That is the Question!]
I’ve come to the conclusion that all people think I’m not the most imaginative conversationalist. Why? Because I cannot, no matter how hard I try, or how well I lie, I find it difficult to hold a “small talk” conversation. It’s impossible for me. It’s even difficult to illustrate this point, so yeah, I guess I am [... Conversation Stoppers]
We are the village, or more specifically, the apartment complex’s idiots. As we are the only foreigners living here, and we don’t speak the language, we just never know what is going on. Turkey is definitely a class-conscious country, and we live in a higher end apartment block, which services lawyers, doctors, university professors and the [... Lost (Water) in Translation]
Please, tell me why we would even try to start anything when I’m moving across continents? We began this blog when we were actually living in the hotel, after giving up our apartment in Daegu. After a few entries, we headed on our summer journey to Mongolia, Beijing, the U.S., Canada, and ended [... Back on the Blog Wagon]
As many of you know, Jim and I have been exploring the world for the entire time that we’ve known each other (and we’re going on 25 years). We met in Bitburg, Germany in 1984, our first trip together was to Copenhagen, and we haven’t stopped since. [... Why Blog?]

Jim and I are an American married couple who have had the opportunity to live all over the world thanks to our work. We are both teachers, and currently we’re working in Ankara, Turkey where we plan to [... About Us…]