Wednesday Brings the Renovation

Good Afternoon and Happy Wednesday! Getting back into the work routine has been a bit mind numbing and time consuming so I haven't been able to explore much. At the cafe the English continues to flow along with the Nescafe. One student tried some slang on me today, coming up and greeting me with, "What's up my brother, keep it chill, man." and a firm handshake. It might have passed if he didn't keep such a straight face through it all.



The mornings have been growing lighter as we swing around towards the vernal equinox. (Or, if you're Ptolemy, as the sun moves up by the motion of the other towards the equator.)

Walking up a large hill in the morning is an excellent idea if you're crazy like me. This is a picture of the neighborhood across Fulya Avenue that I took from the easy part of the hill. Right at the bottom of the hill is a Shell gas station, where you see the Turkish flag is the driveway of Champion Supermarket, a good central place for food and products for the domesticated. The farthest away hill you see at the horizon is Asia.



Today workmen have begun renovating the cafe, their power-tools fighting the pounding Turkish techno. I think they're planning to put in shelves, but who knows? We may lose a few walls too!

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