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This blog is a record of my life in Turkey as an American. I focus mostly on my interactions with Turkish culture and the divide between east and west.

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  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-03

    Posted on Saturday January 2nd, 2010 at 22:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    New york city tonight. Stony brook tomorrow night, then off to ecuador for 13 days! # Just finished a gourmet meal at home of recipes from julia childs cook book. Good wine included. # First day in ecuador: bag stolen with passport and my far more va...

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-27

    Posted on Saturday December 26th, 2009 at 22:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    I set up my 401k retirement plan yesterday. I feel so adult. # I nearly hit my breaking point for for the amount of racist ignorance i can tolerate in one day today. I can't wait until vacation! # The health care reform bill passed! I got verball...

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-20

    Posted on Saturday December 19th, 2009 at 22:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    I just dropped off my recycling. It took me several months before i found someone who knew where you could drop off recycling # Work quote: that's what i loved about living on padre island, the only blacks and mexicans you see there have a weeder...

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-13

    Posted on Saturday December 12th, 2009 at 22:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    Ice skating today in beaumont after lunch. Anyone want to join me? # Work Quote: 'there is no way a muslim can be an american. Everything a muslim believes in goes against being american.' # I uploaded a YouTube video — In the hot tub d...

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-06

    Posted on Saturday December 5th, 2009 at 22:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    This is my 365th day in texas. I made it one full year! # Weather forecast is calling for snow here on friday # There was ice on my wine shield this morning! # Ugh. I am currently slotted to work saturday and sunday. And no snow yet! # Currently stan...

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-29

    Posted on Saturday November 28th, 2009 at 22:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    The soccer team i play for, and coach, won the division championship yesterday in a 5 to 4 win over the second place team. # I just finished a day at the texas renaissance festival. 55 acres of medieval city, jousting arenas and theaters. It was awes...

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-22

    Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 22:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    Bought my plane tickets for ecuador for the first two weeks of january! # Working saturday and sunday to set two giant reactors on top of a 100 foot tall concrete pedestal # I just saw the river dance farewell tour in orange texas. It was a fantastic...

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-15

    Posted on Saturday November 14th, 2009 at 22:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    Today we moved a 120ft tall 150ton reactor up .25'' removed supports, then lowered it .5'' using only steel wedges and mallets. # Powered by Twitter Tools...

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-08

    Posted on Saturday November 7th, 2009 at 22:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    There was a death at work yesterday. # Ugh… I have to work on saturday. # I feel so adult. I went and looked at houses tonight. # There is a designated squirrel hunting season in texas. # On fox news today: government is a threat to freedom. # ...

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-01

    Posted on Saturday October 31st, 2009 at 23:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    From a girl on my soccer team: you play soccer pretty well for an engineer. # At a carnival in texas, someone invented a new food: deep fried butter. I challenge anyone to come up with something more unhealthy. # According to the economist, texas is ...

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-25

    Posted on Sunday October 25th, 2009 at 00:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    Safety meeting today, the general forman said: nobody can talk shit on conrad anymore. I saw him wrestle and tape 3 6foot gators on saturday # Quote from work: If a good person does smthg they know is wrong nothing you can say will make them feel wor...

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-25

    Posted on Sunday October 25th, 2009 at 00:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    Safety meeting today, the general forman said: nobody can talk shit on conrad anymore. I saw him wrestle and tape 3 6foot gators on saturday # Quote from work: If a good person does smthg they know is wrong nothing you can say will make them feel wor...

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-25

    Posted on Sunday October 25th, 2009 at 00:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    Safety meeting today, the general forman said: nobody can talk shit on conrad anymore. I saw him wrestle and tape 3 6foot gators on saturday # Quote from work: If a good person does smthg they know is wrong nothing you can say will make them feel wor...

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-25

    Posted on Sunday October 25th, 2009 at 00:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    Safety meeting today, the general forman said: nobody can talk shit on conrad anymore. I saw him wrestle and tape 3 6foot gators on saturday # Quote from work: If a good person does smthg they know is wrong nothing you can say will make them feel wor...

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-18

    Posted on Sunday October 18th, 2009 at 00:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    Beaumont now has a hookah cafe! It is down on college street in a small shopping center across from the hospital. # Plan for saturday: alligator wrestling competition and then the southeast texas symphony orchestra. How is that for contrast? # 72 deg...

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-18

    Posted on Sunday October 18th, 2009 at 00:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    Beaumont now has a hookah cafe! It is down on college street in a small shopping center across from the hospital. # Plan for saturday: alligator wrestling competition and then the southeast texas symphony orchestra. How is that for contrast? # 72 deg...

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-18

    Posted on Sunday October 18th, 2009 at 00:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    Beaumont now has a hookah cafe! It is down on college street in a small shopping center across from the hospital. # Plan for saturday: alligator wrestling competition and then the southeast texas symphony orchestra. How is that for contrast? # 72 deg...

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-18

    Posted on Sunday October 18th, 2009 at 00:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    Beaumont now has a hookah cafe! It is down on college street in a small shopping center across from the hospital. # Plan for saturday: alligator wrestling competition and then the southeast texas symphony orchestra. How is that for contrast? # 72 deg...

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-18

    Posted on Sunday October 18th, 2009 at 00:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    Beaumont now has a hookah cafe! It is down on college street in a small shopping center across from the hospital. # Plan for saturday: alligator wrestling competition and then the southeast texas symphony orchestra. How is that for contrast? # 72 deg...

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-11

    Posted on Sunday October 11th, 2009 at 00:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    It is so humid here that even walking in 75 degrees you end up sweaty. # I went for a walk in the rain today. Work and life r too noisy. Needed some quiet. I don't know why, but i find being in the rain enchanting # The economy must be really bad i...

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-04

    Posted on Sunday October 4th, 2009 at 00:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    Southeast Texas has very beautiful sky and clouds # A work conversation -- Me: Ralph seems like such a positive guy. He's smiling all the time. Steve: That's because he's Christian # Today when i woke up it was 62 degrees. After a hot summer, that ...

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-27

    Posted on Sunday September 27th, 2009 at 00:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    I got into a debate with my doctor about health care reform today. It took 30 minutes extra to get out of there. # Powered by Twitter Tools....

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-20

    Posted on Sunday September 20th, 2009 at 00:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    One of my friends, whom has started calling me country club, asked me last night: "Conrad, do you pee outside?" # This is a test. This was sent from my cell phone. # Today is the first game me the fall soccer season. We won our division in the spri...

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-06

    Posted on Sunday September 6th, 2009 at 00:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    This week at work, an employee was quarantined with swine flu # According to some people I work with, CNN stands for 'communist news network' # This week at work we lowered a 150 foot building 1 inch and then pulled it over 3/4 of an inch # Powere...

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-30

    Posted on Sunday August 30th, 2009 at 00:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    One of the guys I work with will not eat guavas because: "They smell like a wet horse." I don't smell wet horses so I cannot comment # It was a rough week at work. Fortunately I am going to Louisianna tonight to hit up the casinos with my friends. #...

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-23

    Posted on Sunday August 23rd, 2009 at 00:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    The first named storm hit Florida today and we got enough rain to cancel work and send the craft labor home. # Tornado strikes Beaumont! http://bit.ly/1nyYM # We had a pizza party today at work for all the field supervision. There were no vegetaria...

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-16

    Posted on Sunday August 16th, 2009 at 00:10 in texas, twitter, tweets

    Sign from the roadside: God's Math; 1 Cross, 3 nails, 4 given. Normally, I love puns. # Today I have my first soccer practice with the team of 12 year old girls I am assistant coach for # Powered by Twitter Tools....