31.may.2010.//31.mayıs.2010. [151].

31.may.2010.//31.mayıs.2010. [151]. 

the view from the cafe on the island that i sat at today for a while.. i drank çay and read Radical....a GREAT afternoon.

30.may.2010.//30.mayıs.2010. [150].

30.may.2010.//30.mayıs.2010. [150]. 

i spent my day with these people. :) delicious food and great company. (this was taken with the help of a self-timer, so it counts as me taking it. haha)...

29.may.2010.//29.mayıs.2010. [149].

29.may.2010.//29.mayıs.2010. [149]. 

I finally saw Ece again. The last time I saw her, I was taking her newborn pics (see January 10th picture of the day). I hung out in a çay bahçe for a few hours with several friends and their babies. Beautiful girl!

28.may.2010.//28.mayıs.2010. [148].

28.may.2010.//28.mayıs.2010. [148]. 

this afternoon, i walked to Kuzguncuk with Merve, wandered around streets with old, colorful homes, got cheesecake, and rode a bus out to Beykoz to hang out by the water. great afternoon!

27.may.2010.//27.mayıs.2010. [147].

27.may.2010.//27.mayıs.2010. [147]. 

melinda brought us tons of candy and we've made a dent in it in the past week and a half.

26.may.2010.//26.mayıs.2010. [146].

26.may.2010.//26.mayıs.2010. [146]. 

today, i got my new Toms. YAY!!! :)

25.may.2010.//25.mayıs.2010. [145].

25.may.2010.//25.mayıs.2010. [145]. 

i went to Marmara University and was hanging out in the cafe when a famous pop singer came in to sign autographs...

24.may.2010.//24.mayıs.2010. [144].

24.may.2010.//24.mayıs.2010. [144]. 

i was amazed that these two apartments were right beside each other. this is istanbul. old and new.

23.may.2010.//23.mayıs.2010. [143].

23.may.2010.//23.mayıs.2010. [143]. 

it was a beautiful night in eminönü tonight...

22.may.2010.//22.mayıs.2010. [142].

22.may.2010.//22.mayıs.2010. [142]. 

late night traffic.

21.may.2010.//21.mayıs.2010. [141].

21.may.2010.//21.mayıs.2010. [141]. 

walking home after a 12 hour work day. i love these booths. they are on some streets near semantik and artists set up and create art and sell it there. so cool!

20.may.2010.//20.mayıs.2010. [140].

20.may.2010.//20.mayıs.2010. [140].  

i had 14 people over at my apartment tonight and we ordered pizza, i made cookies, and some of them played spoons.

19.may.2010.//19.mayıs.2010. [139].

19.may.2010.//19.mayıs.2010. [139].  

it's almost warm enough at night to start spending evenings out here...

18.may.2010.//18.mayıs.2010. [138].

18.may.2010.//18.mayıs.2010. [138].  

we took some students down to the lighthouse to keep them awake for a while through the jetlag. it was a very windy night but beautiful!

17.may.2010.//17.mayıs.2010. [137].

17.may.2010.//17.mayıs.2010. [137].  

today i chose the 28 photos that will go in my first art show... i am pretty excited and relieved. but i still have some work to do :)

16.may.2010.//16.mayıs.2010. [136].

16.may.2010.//16.mayıs.2010. [136].  

a ride home on the boat from europe to asia. beautiful and clear night.

15.may.2010.//15.mayıs.2010. [135].

15.may.2010.//15.mayıs.2010. [135].  

i had turkish breakfast with friends (at a friend's apartment) today...which i love! cucumbers, tomatoes, cheese, eggs, bread, çay...what else could you need?

14.may.2010.//14.mayıs.2010. [134].

14.may.2010.//14.mayıs.2010. [134].  

i went to see Gripin and Athena with Marina, Julia, Merve, Aytek, April, and Rindy tonight. It was a really great show!

13.may.2010.//13.mayıs.2010. [133].

13.may.2010.//13.mayıs.2010. [133].  

this bull is in the center of a major intersection in kadıköy.

12.may.2010.//12.mayıs.2010. [132].

12.may.2010.//12.mayıs.2010. [132].  

i went around the city trying to get some more shots for my show and stopped in the Spice Bazar to see a friend.. he generously allowed me to spend some time getting some shots in his shop...

11.may.2010.//11.mayıs.2010. [131].

11.may.2010.//11.mayıs.2010. [131].  

went to the salı pazar (tuesday bazar) today...i LOVE this place but it's not good for me to go often because i'm way too tempted to buy every scarf and dress they have.

10.may.2010.//10.mayıs.2010. [130].

10.may.2010.//10.mayıs.2010. [130].  

if you need flowers, this is one of the many places that always has them... if you can bargain, you're in for a deal...

9.may.2010.//9.mayıs.2010. [129].

9.may.2010.//9.mayıs.2010. [129].  

happy mother's day, moms.... these balloons can be found in many places along the seaside where you can pay to shoot them. cheap entertainment.

8.may.2010.//8.mayıs.2010. [128].

8.may.2010.//8.mayıs.2010. [128]. 

today, i rode a bus around the city taking pictures from the top... a new experience here.. i mostly got random things not on the tour, but i liked them better.

7.may.2010.//7.mayıs.2010. [127].

7.may.2010.//7.mayıs.2010. [127].  

the pazar is closing up for the night.. this is the pazar/market where i go every week to buy lots of fresh fruits and veggies. one of the things i love a lot about this city.

6.may.2010.//6.mayıs.2010. [126].

6.may.2010.//6.mayıs.2010. [126].  

i don't know what is the funniest thing about this, that this dog is wearing sunglasses, that he's standing on the back of a scooter with his arms around this guy, or that he's checking for traffic too?

5.may.2010.//5.mayıs.2010. [125].

5.may.2010.//5.mayıs.2010. [125].  

playing Hangman at English Tea Time can be intense....

4.may.2010.//4.mayıs.2010. [124]. 3.may.2010.//3.mayıs.2010. [123].

4.may.2010.//4.mayıs.2010. [124].  

my oven works again!! it's the second time in a few months that our heating element went out... i guess either it's just an old oven or we bake too much. off to bake some brownies. :)

i left out may 3--oops!!

3.may.2010.//3.mayıs.2010. [123].  

headed home after dinner and a fantastic dessert at a friend's....

2.may.2010.//2.mayıs.2010. [122].

2.may.2010.//2.mayıs.2010. [122].  

i love these trucks. they are always so beautifully colored and rusty.

1.may.2010.//1.mayıs.2010. [121].

1.may.2010.//1.mayıs.2010. [121].  

today was a wonderful day to fly a kite (in case you can't tell what this is).. and to do just about anything. i had breakfast with some great girls, went on a picnic with some awesome friends, to a cafe....all in the sunshine. it's spring time! [[side note: when i zoomed in on the kite, i realized it's the turkish flag--awesome.]]