31.march.2010.//31.mart.2010. [90].

31.march.2010.//31.mart.2010. [90]. 

today i went to Büyükada (Big İsland) to hang out with friends.. the weather was amazing, we biked all day, ate awesome pide, amazing waffles, & sat at kahve dunyası for a while. lovely day for sure. side note: Büyükada is one of the 4 Princes' Islands in Istanbul....

30.march.2010.//30.mart.2010. [89].

30.march.2010.//30.mart.2010. [89]. 

after spending hours in the office working on a report, it was nice to walk down a beautiful street and enjoy a little bit of the awesome sunset....

29.march.2010.//29.mart.2010. [88].

29.march.2010.//29.mart.2010. [88]. 

this car's for sale around the corner from my apartment.

28.march.2010.//28.mart.2010. [87].

28.march.2010.//28.mart.2010. [87]. 

headed back from dinner in kadıköy in the rain.. lots of fresh veggies...

27.march.2010.//27.mart.2010. [86].

27.march.2010.//27.mart.2010. [86]. 

tonight, april and i had some girls over for dinner & a movie... we had 5 friends come, all from different countries...4 of the 5 are pictured here with April. (Mary-Robin is from the States too, but from a different country than the rest of our guests).. :)

26.march.2010.//26.mart.2010. [85].

26.march.2010.//26.mart.2010. [85]. 

this is what kadıköy looks like at 8am.... calm & peaceful between the people running to and from the boats... old couples sharing simit, dogs sleeping in the sunshine, and people enjoying the weather on the benches near the water...

25.march.2010.//25.mart.2010. [84].

25.march.2010.//25.mart.2010. [84]. 

i went to a writer's workshop/conference today... it reminded me of some of the things i love about journalism....