Beckie Loewenstein

kaynaklar = resources sınırlı = limited sınırsız = limitless sınırlı sayıda = limited edition çoğaltmak = to reproduce imkan vermek = to allow metni = text geri getirmek = to bring back  Kitaplar çoğaltıyorum = I reproduce books. Ailem beni geç kalmak imkan vermiyor = My parents do not allow me to stay out late.  Kalemin geri getirmek unuttum = I forgot to bring back your pen.   Sınırsız iç e cek doldurulmasına seviyoruz = We love unlimited refills.

nasıl bulmak istiyorsanız öyle bırakınız = leave it the way you want to find it

Thirsty for an ice-cold, fresh-squeezed lemonade on a hot summer Saturday in Istanbul, I open up the KapGel app.  Lo and behold, free fresh lemonade in the specials! Although both the lemonade and the delivery for specials are free, the app requires a credit card for registration.  The app crashes when I enter my debit card on an iPhone 4.  I realize that I need to register a credit card with the app on an iPhone 8 to take advantage of the specials. Desperate for juice, I message a friend at KapGel to order on my behalf.  My lemonade is going to be late, he says, orders are exploding!  I can deliver today, I offer.  So begins my day as a KapGel hero courier! I speed walk up Istiklal Avenue, squeezing past the throngs of locals and tourists, and cross Taksim Square, which continues to look harsh and ugly despite the grey brick makeover underway.  I catch a bus and ride a couple stops.  The office entrance does not line up with a crosswalk so I jaywalk across the street, grip the trunk o

As the days shorten and the weather turns chilly and overcast, I notice how my Turkish students transition from autumn to winter.  Thoughts turn to warm comfort food to bring to friends and neighbors. Seasonal fruits and vegetables, including the plump red pomegranate and the bright orange pumpkin, arrive to the local markets.  As an American teacher living in Istanbul, the sight of pumpkin reminds me of Halloween; I decide to bring carve orange jack-o'-lanterns with my students at their English lessons. This year Halloween lands on the Saturday night before the snap election on November 1, 2015. Turks know Halloween as Cadilar Bayrami, or Witches Day. While Turkish children do not necessarily go out trick or treating, there are plenty of house parties to dress up at. In fact, Istanbul may prove a great place to celebrate an especially spooky Halloween. Most importantly, Turkish cuisine naturally lends itself to autumn and winter flavors.  Turkish families prepare asure, or Noah’