I didn't make the soup because I didn't have quite enough carrots, which was as good an excuse as any for me. But that's OK, I am better today, and planning a shopping expedition to Waitrose (also going to pick up another flat of cat food, I have to stock up on the stuff for while I'm away, but I can't buy three flats at once, I'd never be able to ( Read more... )

Phew, what a couple of days. And my computer just ate about five paragraphs, so I'm annoyed ( Read more... )

Phew! I just had the most thorough hamam-scrubbing I think I've ever experienced. My skin truly does feel baby-soft. Plus I feel like a wet noodle.

( Smart asses )

( Stuff about jobs )

I've had the loveliest day so far today. Met Alex at the Galata Bridge and we had lunch at one of the restaurants underneath, then went to another place -- a coffee shop -- and lolled on bean bags playing tavla (backgammon). It's a fabulous day, incredibly sunny, the Bosphorus an incredible shade of indigo. It does such a good impression of ( Read more... )

Today was the most annoying day in the history of days. Well, at least since the last time Interlang got several things annoyingly wrong all in one day, can't remember when that was, they all sorta blur together.

( The Plan )

Of, I know I ought to update more, but it's hot and I'm sticky and where do I start?

( The job-hunt )

Poof. Seren is putting up a huge battle for me to stay in Istanbul next year if he's here. So I've now to work through a list of İstanbul universities and see if any of them would/will take me. Most of them don't have contact information for people in their foundation English programmes, so Seren's going to help me call them on Monday and ( Read more... )

I haven't really had any bites yet! The one complete exception is the guy in Eskişehir, and the terms of the job he's offering are so confusing I can't make heads or tails of it. One of my old students attended Anadolu University, though, and she speaks very highly of the town and the accommodations around campus, so I think it might be worth a ( Read more... )

I'm trying to make plans for when my contract finishes (a week and a day). There's so much to do. There's apparently a chance to make quite a wad of cash by putting in a week or two's part-time work with English First, who, according to Katherine, are desperate for teachers to cover classes. Then I REALLY want to visit just about all of the east ( Read more... )