Part of my research during my Sabbatical leave is to get in touch with Turkish entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. So I did my explorative trip last weekend with my buddy Yasser. Yasser is a doctor who is currently in Irvine but leave soon to start his next job. In the meantime, he has time and … Read more
It has been nearly a month I am in Irvine and as if this “Californian laidbackness” has already grasped me. It took so long to provide you a new update. Irvine is just too comfortable, new and cute and orderly. As if I am living in SimCity (another game I am obsessed with). Although I … Read more
These are still the early days. Things seem to go smoothly. Last night I stayed in the apartment I will live for 6 months. Still waiting for a formal approval from the leasing office. I pay a lot but it is close to the campus, brand new. I felt good. There are attacks of loneliness. … Read more
Since the post I told about my sabbatical trip, I have been preparing. This is the longest stay abroad since my Ph.D. days and again the longest stay away from home since my mandatory military service. This process took more emotional labor than I thought. It is only 10-11 months but still, it looks like … Read more
Dear readers, you are last to know. I have waited to be done with the necessary visa and other technicalities. Now it is official. I will use my sabbatical leave at Bilgi to spend a year in the US. As of 28 July, I will be in LA to move to UC Irvine Anthropology by 1 … Read more