Tim's second email
Howdy Folks........
Heres our latest update. Daily life here is settling in. it can be tough at times. the language barrier has caused some problems...it seems the half the class can't figure out whats going on. but we keep plugging. the australian got cut badly today. we had our nearest good firing yesterday, so that gives us hope.nothing but scraffitto seems to work perfectly.
Friday night we went to a "restaurant" on the river. extremely rustic....grilled meats and veggies. not terrible till an hour or so later....
we spent yesterday in istanbul all day. first, we found a few antique shops where we got a few things for molds. we had our best meal since we arrived....the first not on a stick. the oz met us in taksim square and took us to the studio of what was probably the most successful artist in istanbul. mostly painted tiles into huge 60 ft wall murals. he will demo for our class on tuesday. should be interesting. food is so bad here on campus. i had boiled potatoes tonight.....i don't even bother with breakfast anymore.
after visiting the artist we went to what was supposed to be the best restaurant in istanbul with a great view of the bosphorus at night. got there...all tables up near view were reserved for the hude cruise ships. we sat in back....more meat on a stick. but god thid city is spectacular.
today we went to their version of a flea market....kind of interesting...nothing great. but then a beautiful boat ride between the european and asian sides of the city. breathtakingly beautiful. just so hot outside we melt.......95 or above everyday with horrible humidity. you start sweating as soon as you get out of the shower.
this marks the halfway point. we don't come home this tuesday, but the following tuesday.
sent us emails.....we are homesick!
tim
Heres our latest update. Daily life here is settling in. it can be tough at times. the language barrier has caused some problems...it seems the half the class can't figure out whats going on. but we keep plugging. the australian got cut badly today. we had our nearest good firing yesterday, so that gives us hope.nothing but scraffitto seems to work perfectly.
Friday night we went to a "restaurant" on the river. extremely rustic....grilled meats and veggies. not terrible till an hour or so later....
we spent yesterday in istanbul all day. first, we found a few antique shops where we got a few things for molds. we had our best meal since we arrived....the first not on a stick. the oz met us in taksim square and took us to the studio of what was probably the most successful artist in istanbul. mostly painted tiles into huge 60 ft wall murals. he will demo for our class on tuesday. should be interesting. food is so bad here on campus. i had boiled potatoes tonight.....i don't even bother with breakfast anymore.
after visiting the artist we went to what was supposed to be the best restaurant in istanbul with a great view of the bosphorus at night. got there...all tables up near view were reserved for the hude cruise ships. we sat in back....more meat on a stick. but god thid city is spectacular.
today we went to their version of a flea market....kind of interesting...nothing great. but then a beautiful boat ride between the european and asian sides of the city. breathtakingly beautiful. just so hot outside we melt.......95 or above everyday with horrible humidity. you start sweating as soon as you get out of the shower.
this marks the halfway point. we don't come home this tuesday, but the following tuesday.
sent us emails.....we are homesick!
tim
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