Comments on: Vatan Hasreti http://www.turkishgrants.net/2009/07/08/vatan-hasreti/ Letters home from Elly and Stu in Bulgaria. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:18:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kristi http://www.turkishgrants.net/2009/07/08/vatan-hasreti/#comment-93 Kristi Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:59:28 +0000 http://turkishgrants.wordpress.com/?p=258#comment-93 Hi Eli, Oh the pain of that peculiar tight place within that we call home-sickness! I remember it well from when I was overseas on my own, in Canada. My best friend was kind enough to accept a reverse charge phone-call... or two. Oh dear her bill ran into the hundreds! So that makes me think about how wonderful all this social software, web 2.0 stuff is: it helps, a little, to close the miles and the space for a while. It also gives you the chance to become the wonderfully creative writer that I can see you are! Thinking of you fondly, Kristi Hi Eli,

Oh the pain of that peculiar tight place within that we call home-sickness! I remember it well from when I was overseas on my own, in Canada. My best friend was kind enough to accept a reverse charge phone-call… or two. Oh dear her bill ran into the hundreds! So that makes me think about how wonderful all this social software, web 2.0 stuff is: it helps, a little, to close the miles and the space for a while. It also gives you the chance to become the wonderfully creative writer that I can see you are!

Thinking of you fondly,
Kristi

]]> By: Peter Grant http://www.turkishgrants.net/2009/07/08/vatan-hasreti/#comment-92 Peter Grant Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:28:12 +0000 http://turkishgrants.wordpress.com/?p=258#comment-92 Great blog you guys! It helps us to feel the real struggles you're having, as well as the great reflections you're coming up with as a result. Just think - you could've been grumpy about rosters or K-Mart queues, but chose this head & spirit expanding stuff instead! I agree with your focus on connections with some local people, and the effort to learn the language(s) - I reckon they're part of a good plan for putting down a few stabilising roots. One small challenge for you - send us a local dinner recipe once you've tried and enjoyed it. I'm off to stir the Aloo Gosht (lamb curry) that's going noice and tender with long cooking (I hope). lots of love Dad (the Hobart one) xxx Great blog you guys! It helps us to feel the real struggles you’re having, as well as the great reflections you’re coming up with as a result. Just think – you could’ve been grumpy about rosters or K-Mart queues, but chose this head & spirit expanding stuff instead! I agree with your focus on connections with some local people, and the effort to learn the language(s) – I reckon they’re part of a good plan for putting down a few stabilising roots.

One small challenge for you – send us a local dinner recipe once you’ve tried and enjoyed it. I’m off to stir the Aloo Gosht (lamb curry) that’s going noice and tender with long cooking (I hope).

lots of love

Dad (the Hobart one) xxx

]]> By: amelia http://www.turkishgrants.net/2009/07/08/vatan-hasreti/#comment-89 amelia Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:49:27 +0000 http://turkishgrants.wordpress.com/?p=258#comment-89 so good that its all going well. nice to hear from you guys so much! really missing both of you but reading the blog is awesome! gee everything's different over there! but sound like it's all just a really big challenge you both appear to be enjoying. great to also see photos and a video tour! good luck with the rest of the journey! luv ameliaxx p.s i read them in elly's voice too! so good that its all going well.
nice to hear from you guys so much!
really missing both of you but reading the blog is awesome!
gee everything’s different over there! but sound like it’s all just a really big challenge you both appear to be enjoying.
great to also see photos and a video tour!
good luck with the rest of the journey!

luv ameliaxx
p.s i read them in elly’s voice too!

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