two months

i hit the two month mark yesterday of my time in diyarbakir. i'm enjoying my time here much more now that i've met some friends. we had a conference in diyarbakir a couple weeks ago put on by the hrant dink foundation. in addition to hearing sweet presentations about minorities in turkey, i met some nice mountain turks and the four other foreigners apparently living here.

in other news, i ate an absolutely fantastic breakfast at mustafanın kahvaltı dünyası at hasanpaşa.

so much beyaz peynir, delicious white village butter, warm bread, and most important of all, honey with kaymak (clotted cream). the kaymak was dusted with pistachios and pomegranate seeds. yum.

later that day i bought knitted slipper socks at a women's microcredit store. they are pretty awesome, but i had to try on several before i found any that fit my massive feet. but now i have colorful socks and i supported women's handiwork.