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Turkey – Week 14

The greatest joy of teaching in Turkey has been talking to students and colleagues about their work.  I had the...

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Turkey – Week 13

I am sure you can tell this was an especially active week in Turkey from the number of pictures posted. ...

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Turkey – Week 12

My students call me Hocam, pronounced hojam.  It is hard to find a specific meaning for the word, as it...

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Turkey – Week 11

My week as a tourist in Turkey is about over.  Tomorrow, Roy heads back to Istanbul and then home the...

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Turkey – Week 10

This week brought a good deal of exciting travel around Turkey.  I joined the third year ceramics students on a...

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Turkey – Week 9

My Silk Road travels continue with a visit to Bursa, known for its silk and silk trade.  The city is...

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Turkey – Week 8

This week brought a couple surprises.  One was from my students that brought a feast of Turkish food for class...

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Turkey – Week 7

This week was rather mundane – in the best sense of the word.  One of the reasons I applied for...

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Turkey – Week 6

This was a remarkable week in many ways, although since I have arrived in Turkey, every week has been remarkable...

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Turkey – Week 5, Part 2

Cappadocia is actually a region in Anatolia, made up of a number of small towns, not far from the city...

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