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travelingirl68 · Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 2:39 pm Post subject:

let it be a cathartic process 31 - we are all 'family' in here!

31 · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 1797

travelingirl68 · Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 2:53 pm Post subject:

that could be a little or a lot 31 - to repeat Faustino, what are you interested in knowing?

31 · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 1797

I am not sure what I want to know. But I suppose I want to know what the posters want to know about me.

Out of curiousity I know two of the posters here but reckon I know a few more but of course without names I will never know for sure. I must admit one thing I admire about Molly is the fact that she uses her real name on the board.

travelingirl68 · Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 3:07 pm Post subject:

well, I stated my name in my first post - Carolyn. There would only be a minute possibility of us knowing each other as I have not been to Turkey yet, and am currently in the States...

How long have you been in Turkey? Where have you lived in Turkey? (Just to get things rolling...)

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travelingirl68 · Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 4:42 pm Post subject:

no, it is not a story at all - but if it helps, my blood type is A-... I was born in Nurnburg, Germany... My family had a schnauzer named Pepper when I was young. I was an only child until I was 7, and then my brother and sister (twins) arrived... I went to High School when "The Breakfast Club" and "Pretty in Pink" were released... My favorite musician is Peter Gabriel... I have lived and traveled all over the US, spent two years in the Peace Corps, and now want to see the whole wide world... I mean, really - you must be a bit more specific about the information that you want...

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travelingirl68 · Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:13 pm Post subject:

no, unfortunately I have no history in Turkey... some day I hope to... OK, my story is irrelevant on this thread, but I would love to hear from everyone else! otuz bir, that does not exclude you - stop using excuses to avoid talking about your situation! If you do feel so unhappy in Turkey, why do you stay? or do you just realize that no matter where you live there will be problems, issues, things that make you both happy and crazy? Why not try a new continent?

calsimsek · Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 775 Location: Ist Turkey

For your info 31, those that know me know that calsimsek is my real surname. So you want to trade info. O.K Cool

1) Arrived in Ist 1992.
1) Your turn. ( Come play along now 31, don't be a bad sport )

Faustino · Joined: 10 Sep 2004 Posts: 601

I've been here since '99, when Efes was TL 250,000 a bottle and the Guardian was TL 350,000. My first salary was 700 million a month, which was quite good, as the Dollar was worth about TL 450,000 at the time.

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

my first salary in 1992 was 6,000,000 a month. But the owner of the school also owned a bar/restaurant where I ate and drank for free Smile

molly farquharson · Joined: 16 Jun 2004 Posts: 839 Location: istanbul

I've been here since early 1998, when cigarettes were 150,000TL. Can't remember what my salary was then, but I do remember it sure went fast.

A new acquaintance was commenting on how prices must be going up because of inflation, and we old hands kind of rolled our eyes and reminisced about the bad old days of 80-100%. Hope they don't come back.

31 · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 1797

31 · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 1797