thursday night
hot. so hot.the heat is making me lethargic and i really have to work to get out of the house in the morning. and now.... selin left for the US so it's just me and bojangles (or whatever the cat's name is today).
friday is my friend isilay's last day at work. i'm so sad! she's one of the smartest women i've met here-- and her life is such a conundrum. her family is extraordinarily conservative (from the caucus region) and old-fashioned (example: they don't know she's had a boyfriend for the past 4 years OR that she's been living with him). they are unaware of her life. she feels incredibly sad about this, as she holds really modern values and has a strong drive to be an independent woman, but what can she do? she's leaving work to go live with her parents about an hour and a half away from where she lives now. her boyfriend moved to the opposite side of istanbul, but they plan on continuing their relationship this way for the next 3 years. 1 year to continue working, then about 2 years while he finishes his military service. once he's back, she will introduce him to her family.... 7 years after they started dating.
so.... if you think you had it rough, just think of them. i really hope it all works out because they are both sterling people.
to say goodbye and send her off with a smile, we're going to have a karaoke party on friday night at klub karaoke, in the "tokyo" room. i have a date with my friend john to sing "up where we belong" to dear isilay, so we'll see how THAT goes.
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but most of the time i am just working. working, working, working. trying to figure out how to manage the school. it's going well, but you never know what can happen..... for example, i was having an excellent day today. lovely. perfect. everyone was smiling.... then, out of nowhere, this overwhelming, thick smell of raw sewage rolled in and took over the entire school. it was bad. real bad. so, things go well and then the sh*t rolls in-- literally, i guess.
i just want to karaoke!
posted by camille @ 10:43 PM
1 Comments:
U r 1 amazing woman Camille L.!!! I just got caught up on some of your life by reading through your archived blogs...u go grrl!!! My 30th was anxiety-filled but I made it through. And now I am 29 again. :) See? it all works out!
I wish u the best in life always!
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