It's been so long...

It's not that I have nothing to say. I just haven't been inclined to blog it. Let's see if I can sum up the last few weeks since my last blog in the 5 minutes I've given myself to blog it. Work's good, the cats are good, Rebecca (my flatmate) is doing well, her dad came to visit for a while and that was nice. We saw a solar eclipse last week (the partial in real life through a hastily-constructed pinhole camera which I somehow remembered how to make from high school physics, and the total simultaneously on television as it happened in Antalya, south of here. On a related note, during the eclipse, I was so excited that I called my parents, remembering later that we had just started daylight saving time, so I apologise mom and dad e because I think I called you at 4:45 a.m.! Geesh, and they were so sweet, they didn't even mention it! Also related, I've added myself to the Skypers of the world. I love it. If you want to add me then just add the word Krazy to myfirst name and there i'll be. I can't use it very often, since the work computer has no sound capabilities, however I go to an internet cafe nearby when necessary.

My Turkish is improving. I've lost most of my Spanish.

I'm still going to the gym every day. Still losing weight. I started a new "diet". Not so much a diet as a change in eating. After the first week I realised that I've been hungry since October! For the first time, I'm losing weight and I'm not hungry. That's nice. None of my clothes from last year fit. They look like they belong to a big fat woman. They did.

I met a guy. He's really nice. We hang out a lot. Mostly reading.

I was at my company class a couple of weeks ago and one of my students mentioned that there was a nother Bermudian woman living here. I've since met her. She and her sister are both married to Turks. Jennifer and Jane Conyers. There's another Bermudian in Istanbul as well, Denise something. The chances of 4 Bermudians in Istanbul are pretty slim. I thought it was kinda cool.

I cut my hair last night.

I'm doing latin dance classes. I'm getting really good, and having fun and making friends. Salsa, mostly, but also merengue, cha cha cha and bacchata. It's also half an hour's walk from my house, so I'm getting extra exercise.

I play squash. It's fun.

Time's up! Don't forget my birthday this Saturday :o)