Well this last week has been filled with some exciting things as well as a few frustrations. I think Jayme and I both hit a wall as we realized this language is extremely difficult and we won't be learning it anytime soon. At least not in way that would allow us to effectively communicate in anything below surface talk. We are currently searching for possible language partners with whom we could practice Turkish on a regular basis. We've heard it takes one to two years to learn the language, so we shouldn't get too frustrated after only two months, but you can't help but feel like you should be further along. We've also been battling the crud that seems to be making it's way around the states as well. Thankfully we are able to get most of the same medicines here and after one z-pak, we hope to be on the mend. We are also realizing how much we miss a dryer as the last two times we've hung our clothes out, it's not only rained, but poured. You would think we would get better with our meteorological skills, but due to the fact that we are close to the sea or the mountains (I haven't figured out yet) a storm will blow in within minutes. I guess we need to start watching our neighbors and monitor when they put there clothes out. One of the good things that happened last week is that Jayme started teaching English to an 11 year old girl, Ilkim. She meets at Ilkim's house on M,W & F from 4:30-5:30. Jayme has really enjoyed working with her and she loves Jayme and has already invited her to a play at her elementary school. There is another girl that lives next door who wants to join the class, but Ilkim doesn't want to share Jayme. Go figure.
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