View from the boat as we sailed in to Fethiye.  Gorgeous, isn't it??

        Hi all--Hard to believe that it's mid-November here in Southern Turkey where we are still enjoying the sun and about 70 degree days. It did pour down rain last weekend when we went to the Blues fest in Adana (which was thankfully inside at the Adana Hilton) but otherwise I haven't needed my purple rain boots yet! Nicole and I enjoyed great blues music, a 5 star hotel with a spa and hamam, and also hit up the huge outlet mall. (Such great bargains in Turkey!)
I played in the tennis tournament this past weekend at the club, and hosted a rooftop happy hour at our apartment on Saturday evening with a golden crescent moon shining and stars abounding. Such is the life here!

Posing with our tennis coach, Bedi after a grueling lesson.

Here are a few more pics from the cruise, and from the Halloween celebration that the English department organized as it is not something that is normally celebrated in Turkey.

Can you believe skiing on the Mediterranean?? It took a few tries, but I finally made it up!

At sunset in the bay our last night on the boat. 

In Fethiye with Sunny, our captain, at the end of the cruise. So hard to say goodbye!

Two of my 1st grade princesses all dressed up on Halloween!

My teaching partner in full cardboard-knight costume.

Well, it's not all fun and cruising here, and teaching continues to be challenging at times.  Yet, as Thanksgiving approaches, and foreign teachers plan to get together for an elaborate dinner, I feel that I have much to be thankful for!
Listening to the call to prayer as I walk across campus in the sunshine with my tulip cup of tea, I reflect on where I was a year ago and how far I've come. Hope to see you all in this beautiful, sacred place in the near future!