Korea PołudniowaSuyu37°38’14” N 127°1’30” E 10 kwietnia 2023, Korea Południowa ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
We spent a very interesting day visiting JK’s offices and factory, including the company showroom where many of the cosmetic brushes and packaging that they manufacture are on display. Stunning! Czytaj więcej
TurcjaCıhangır41°1’49” N 28°59’18” E 11 kwietnia 2023, Turcja ⋅ 🌧 50 °F
Sixteen hours and two flights brought us to Istanbul. Mark says he got lots of sleep and is energized. I’m dragging. Rain since our arrival doesn’t help. This is our third time in Istanbul - a Czytaj więcej
TurcjaTomb of Turhan Sultan41°0’57” N 28°58’19” E 12 kwietnia 2023, Turcja ⋅ 🌧 52 °F
Highlight of our day was time with our new friend Mevlude. Mevlude is the sister of Sumeyra, one of my first students at Education Matters and now, along with her husband Ali, a very dear friend (whom Czytaj więcej
PodróżnikYou’re expanding a friend circle from Education Matters🥰 So nice!!
TurcjaCıhangır41°1’53” N 28°59’27” E 13 kwietnia 2023, Turcja ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
GruzjaVere41°42’23” N 44°47’5” E 14 kwietnia 2023, Gruzja ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
Departed Turkey and arrived in Tbilisi this afternoon. This is one part of the trip that I have been most anticipating - meeting my zoom students from Georgia. Tonight was the first. Eka, an artist, Czytaj więcej
GruzjaGora Mtatsminda41°41’42” N 44°47’12” E 15 kwietnia 2023, Gruzja
Great day with three treasured people! Sandro is a high school senior who I called my Renaissance man. When I first met him in 2020, he was excelling in math, studying photography, and interested in Czytaj więcej
PodróżnikSo happy you had special friends to celebrate your birthday with you!
TurcjaCıhangır41°1’53” N 28°59’27” E 16 kwietnia 2023, Turcja ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
A beautiful Georgian tradition is the Supra, a gathering of family and friends filled with food, wine, and many toasts (led by the Tamada) to celebrate a special day. On this ‘2nd Easter’ of our Czytaj więcej
GruzjaMtkvari River41°41’47” N 44°48’24” E 17 kwietnia 2023, Gruzja ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F
Today was essentially a vacation from our vacation since it is Bright Monday, a very significant national holiday when Georgians celebrate the resurrection by visiting the graveyards where loved ones Czytaj więcej
GruzjaSaburtalo41°42’38” N 44°45’30” E
18 kwietnia 2023, Gruzja ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
Definite highlight: meeting Marine, a university English professor. Marine was more my ‘covid companion’ rather than student as her English is already excellent. She was happy to have Czytaj więcej
PodróżnikJoy, thanks for sharing this story of overcoming fears created by lack of understanding and cultural conditioning. Made me ponder how much hatred is sown by religion and nationalism in ways we don’t even see. Praying for Our cousins in Ramadan. Pondering all that this morning, as I look at your hug pic. Two beautiful people carrying the imago dei. Beautiful.
GruzjaSaburtalo41°42’38” N 44°45’30” E 19 kwietnia 2023, Gruzja ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
PodróżnikOkay but did you buy any brushes or mascara?!
PodróżnikIt is all business to business. But they gave Linda and me a few. 🌟
PodróżnikI’m eager to hear more about actually making the brushes. I’ve never thought about that.
PodróżnikWe didn’t see brushes being made. But ask Brad - he is quite the expert!
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Beautiful!!