We're on a Roll with Good Weather

The students have returned to school and the weather just keeps getting better. I notice more people outside, not just walking around, but standing around talking and sitting out in front of their apartment buildings, taking in sun and good conversation. Yesterday I stayed at home all day to wait for the Telecom workers, enjoying every minute of it with the windows open. The sun moved lazily across an azure sky and I just drank coffee at the window waving to passers-by and saying hi.
Tomorrow Jess and Elsa take a bunch of hopefuls across international borders to tour colleges in America. Good luck, ladies! And my friends back home, if you run into some Turks or really any other foreigners, make them feel welcome. Like that ancient greek saying we learned with the imperative voice, "Be kind to strangers because you will one day be a stranger."
And I highly recommend going and being a stranger. With nothing familiar and easy to grasp, I've been forced to explore and learn more about myself and the world. Yeah... go be an explorer.