A Tourist Afternoon

So, there are alot of pictures today, huh? We went to church and then Craig, Katie, and I went to lunch at our favorite Pide place (I use the word favorite loosely...because I have been there twice, but it is definitely one of my faves so far). Pide is a special bread with meat, cheese, and vegetables baked on top of it. It's the closest thing to pizza! Then we just decided, 'why not; we're not really in our neck of the woods, so we'll get out the cameras!' Craig was a little more interested in the citrus tree behind us than me and Katie, but that's us! (We wanted the fruit in the picture) I am convinced that if you got a ladder out early in the morning, that the fruit on every tree lining the streets is up for grabs for breakfast!) In our matchy matchy coats. We're working on getting new coats. Thank you Old Navy for making it possible that Katie and I would move across an entire ocean and take the one exact same coat from home.

There is the bus that I ride every day in one of the pictures. Our flag being proudly displayed and an everyday exhange between buyer and seller. It's so fun here to shop. You can buy the regular grocery items at a local Migros, Yonca, or Groseri--these are all local grocery stores. But, you can buy fresh fruits, vegetables, and bread from your local seller. You might have a bakal under your apartment. That's a little shop with cokes, bread, and other little stuff. Or, Jayme and Jared have a fruit and vegetable stand right outside their house. I think he made it onto the blog already. We call him the 'van man'. He sells produce out of his van and he knows if he sees one us that we are going to visit Jayme and Jared, because you bet we buy from him! He's really friendly.

I had my first English lesson yesterday. I think it went okay, but there was much room for improvement...on my part! Katie and I went to the Kitapsan today (our local bookstore) to look for some materials to help me teach English as a THIRD language! That's right, my student is taking Russian, also! I think she's going to be a very good pupil. Pray for me that I will be a very good teacher! We meet again Monday.