Well, someone had to break our blog's seal and since I am feeling rather blah in my cubicle of grey, I figured I am the perfect candidate today.
It's funny how many people have this sketchy, war-torn picture of Turkey engraved in their brains.
For example, old engineer at work today: "You're goin' to TURKEY? " [shakes his head in disapproval] "You couldn't catch me anywhere near it- too dangerous, especially for a young lady."
Perhaps I shouldn't have taken offense to this, but I couldn't resist a friendly rebuttal of "Well, would you visit New York if there were a war in Cuba?", to which he laughed, shook his head and wandered out of my office. Such a silly question from a silly little girl!
Anyway, Eric and I are excited to determine how much I am worth in goats and camels . (In Istanbul, a man offered Eric's friend a camel and two goats for his girlfriend; we think we can beat this offer). Eric's Uncle Charley posed an interesting question, "Is 2 goats and 1 camel a competitive offer for a woman in Turkey?"
Anyway, we will be updating soon with the odd short story or picture to confirm that we are alive and that I have not been traded for livestock.
Until Istanbul (8 days),
Amber
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This is a blog dedicated to the worldly travels of Eric, Amber, Dan and friends in the summer of 2007. During our travels we will be visiting Turkey, Greece, Italy, France, Germany, Russia, Mongolia, China, and possibly others.
3 comments:
Hey, I look forward to hearing more about your adventure. I'm an online friend of Uncle Charley, give me a buzz when you get to China (as that is where I live.)
I was told I was worth 100 camels in Egypt.
100 camels? Dayam, that's a whole new ballpark!
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