It’s A Small World

Moyra and I have been friends since our junior high days at the American Collegiate Institute in İzmir.

She returned to the US for high school, while I remained in Türkiye until after Mui and I got married and made the permanent move to the US in 1982.

Despite distances — near and far — we managed to continue our friendship … first via snail mail … then via email. When social media made an appearance, staying in touch became easier. We also got together in person a couple of times in the US … first in Portland, Oregon … then in Austin, Texas.

Moyra didn’t know that we would be in İzmir in September this year. Nor did we know that her travel plans included a bit of time in İzmir around the same dates.

Then we saw her Facebook post … sharing photos from her outings around Izmir. The rest, you could say, is history. We exchanged a few messages and made plans to have lunch today at Ayşa, a restaurant in the Kemeraltı District.

It didn’t matter that our last in-person get together was in 2015. Our camaraderie was renewed the instant we saw each other at the designated meeting point for today’s luncheon date … and continued with chatter, laughter, and good food during lunch.

This get together definitely falls under the “it’s a small world” category.Read more