In honor of UNESCO World Poetry Day, here is a poem by Turkish poet Nazim Hikmet. LET’S GIVE THE WORLD TO THE CHILDREN Let’s give the world to the children just for one day like a balloon in bright and striking colours to play with let them play singing among the stars let’s give the [...]
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St. Nicholas
December 10th, 2008 5 Comments
There is a holy well on campus that is dedicated to St. Nicholas. The Greek church keeps track of where things like this are, and has an active interest in their care. The well is in this stone structure, which is usually closed and locked. Some kind of pumping operation is going on there now, [...]
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Not Constantinople
December 16th, 2007 1 Comment
350 – Originally uploaded by tamra hays Guess where we’ll be next year. On the road to Santiago? The Middle East? The Cherry Orchard? Istanbul? Istanbul? Istanbul! Mike returned, with a contract, early this morning from an interview with Robert College in Istanbul. video by tadams1138 – music by They Might Be Giants
