Yachtforeverfreedom's Web Diary - Turkish Language Training

Turkish Language Training

Yachtforeverfreedom

Mon 8 Mar 2010 17:22

Well, today we really went for it! We enrolled at the Tömer Institute in Alanya, an off-shoot of Ankara University, on a Turkish Language Course - 2 hours a day, Mon-Fri, for 8 weeks. If you thought French or German were hard at school, try Turkish at 64! After our first session we both had headaches, and then there was the homework to contend with - don't think we are going to manage much work on the boat for a few weeks!

Blog Entries

2012

Aug 2012

Thu 9 Aug 10:39

Jul 2012

Fri 20 Jul 11:50
- 40 43.92N 024 45.78E - Sunday Lunch at Golden Beach - 1 July 2012
Mon 2 Jul 13:48
- Greek Guard Dog
- Sunday Lunch - Golden Beach - Thasos

Jun 2012

Wed 27 Jun 12:38
- Thasos Update
Thu 14 Jun 14:29
- 40 46.87N 024 42.44E - Thasos Harbour
Thu 7 Jun 15:01
- 39 52.41N 025 03.56E Myrina Harbour Lemnos

May 2012

Thu 31 May 14:54
- 39 53.90N 026 16.50E Bozcaada
Tue 29 May 13:18
- 40 02.79N 026 11.01E Gallipoli - British War Memorial and Lancashire Landing
Mon 28 May 10:08
- 40 09.13N 026 24.26E - Çanakkale
Thu 24 May 13:24
- 40 32.14N 027 30.55E - Avşa Adasi
Wed 23 May 13:35
- 40 32.14N 027 30.55E - Avşa Adasi
Fri 11 May 14:51
- 40 57.73N 028 39.76E - Boat Work
Thu 10 May 10:48
- 40 57.73N 028 39.76E Alanya to West Istanbul Marina
Wed 9 May 17:51
- 40 57.73N 028 39.76E - West Istanbul Marina
Tue 8 May 10:58
- Kemer to Saraylar - 33 Miles - 8 May 2012
- 40 40.38N 027 37.72E - Saraylar
Mon 7 May 15:35
- 40 11.44N 026 24.37E - Through the Dardanelles
- 40 25.44N 027 03.91E - Kemer
Sun 6 May 11:48
- 39 46.40N 026 05.25E - Week 2 - Knidos to Bozcaada
- 39 46.40N 026 05.25E - Bozcaada - 6 May 2012
Sat 5 May 15:48
- 39 46.40N 026 05.25E - Ayvalik to Bozcaada - 55 Miles - 5 May 2012
- 39 46.40N 026 05.25E - Bozcaada - 5 May 2012
Thu 3 May 14:02
- 38 32.01N 026 21.62E - Eğri Limanı - 3 M ay 2012 - No Longer Aground!!!
Wed 2 May 15:22

Apr 2012

Mon 30 Apr 13:50
- 30 Apr 2012 - Knidos to Curkuruk - 46 Nautical Miles
Sun 29 Apr 16:43
- 36 41.10N 027 22.45E - Knidos
Sat 28 Apr 16:53
- 36 41.10N 027 22.45E - Knidos
- Week 1 - Alanya to Knidos
Fri 27 Apr 14:19
- 36 34.55N 028 00.63E - Bozuk Bükü
Thu 26 Apr 16:44
- 36 33.47N 029 02.99E - Gemiler Adasi
Wed 25 Apr 08:45
- 36 15.60N 029 22.10E - Yesilköy Limanı near Kalkan
Tue 24 Apr 12:04
- 36 09.84N 029 48.08E - Polemos Buku
Mon 23 Apr 13:39
- 36 21.89N 030 30.08E - Çineviz Limanı
Sun 22 Apr 11:16
- 36 46.09N 031 23.06E - Side
Sat 21 Apr 17:45
- 36 33.57N 31 57.14E - Departure from Alanya

2011

Jun 2011

Wed 1 Jun 16:37
- Return to Alanya - 36 33.57N 031 57.14E

May 2011

Fri 27 May 12:28
- 36 09.3N 29 35.6E Visit to Kastellórizon
Mon 23 May 16:02
Wed 18 May 10:39
- 36 18.87N 030 28.07E - Çavus Limani
Mon 16 May 10:01
- 36 22.15N 030 30.10E - Alanya Marina to Çiv eniz Limani

Apr 2011

Wed 13 Apr 17:59
- Multi-National Birthday Party - 13th April 2011

Mar 2011

Tue 29 Mar 14:10
- Alanya Marina Wave Breakwater - 2
- Alanya Marina Wave Barrier
Sun 20 Mar 14:48
Thu 10 Mar 14:34
- Snow over Alanya

Feb 2011

Mon 7 Feb 16:00
- Back in the Marina 36:34N 031:57E
Sun 6 Feb 14:33
- Archaeological Museum Istanbul 41:0.71N 28:58.89E
Sat 5 Feb 14:21
- Hotel Arcadia Istanbul 41:0.41N 028:58.42E

Jan 2011

Sun 23 Jan 14:11
- Tri-Lakes near Crowthorne 51:20.73N 000:48.76W
Thu 20 Jan 13:58
- Crowthorne 51:22.22N 000:47.52W
Tue 18 Jan 14:03
- Stoke Gabriel 50:24.44N 003:37.38W
Mon 17 Jan 13:34
- Stoke Gabriel 50:24.44N 003:37.38W

2010

Dec 2010

Sun 26 Dec 13:23
- Middle Barton 51:55.71N 001:22.15W
Wed 15 Dec 21:00
- Crowthorne 51:22.22N 000 47.52W
Tue 14 Dec 13:06
- Istanbul 41:0.39N 028:58.67E
- Antalya Airport 36:54N 030:48E
Fri 10 Dec 16:30
- Alanya Marina - The Day after the Storm - 10th Dec 2010 36:34N 031:57E
Sun 5 Dec 14:02

Nov 2010

Mon 8 Nov 16:59

Oct 2010

Apr 2010

Fri 2 Apr 18:29
- International Boules Match

Mar 2010

Sun 21 Mar 19:05
- Pauline's Birthday
Sat 20 Mar 17:24
- 36 33.58N 031 56.89E Alanya Marina 20 March 2010
Tue 16 Mar 14:38
- Mothering Sunday Cricket - Pauline batting for Canada
Thu 11 Mar 08:16
- More Turkish Language Training
Mon 8 Mar 17:22
- Turkish Language Training
Thu 4 Mar 15:15
- Alanya Update
- Cyprus to Alanya

Feb 2010

Sat 27 Feb 06:12
- Having to Leave Cyprus
Mon 15 Feb 14:48
- Update
Fri 12 Feb 13:21
- February Update

2009

Dec 2009

Sun 27 Dec 13:40
- Split Water Tank
Sat 5 Dec 08:44
- "Forever In Bits"

Nov 2009

Fri 13 Nov 13:32
- Forever In Bits - Again - 34:42.63N 033:10.03E
Sat 7 Nov 16:35
- Progress So far
Fri 6 Nov 15:55
- 34 42.62 N 033 09.83E
Wed 4 Nov 15:52
- Progress in Larnaca - 4th November
Mon 2 Nov 18:00
- Jounieh Lebanon to Larnaca Cyprus
Sun 1 Nov 14:37
- Visit to Baalbeck - 25 October 2009

Oct 2009

Wed 28 Oct 11:45
- Larnaca
Sat 24 Oct 13:20
- Mum's Email 3
Thu 22 Oct 11:42
- Jounieh, Lebanon
Sun 18 Oct 17:06
- Lebanon
- Mum's Email-2 Aydincik-Yesilovacik-Kum Kuyu Marina-Mersin Marina
Sat 17 Oct 16:25
Fri 16 Oct 17:06
- Kum Kuyu
Thu 15 Oct 17:17
- Yesilovacik
- Alanya - Gazipasi - Bozyazi - Aydincik
Mon 12 Oct 16:09
- Bozyazi
Sun 11 Oct 16:30
- Gazipasa
Wed 7 Oct 16:04
- Alanya Customs

Sep 2009

Thu 3 Sep 14:45
- Alanya Marina 8pm 2 Sep 09

Aug 2009

Sat 22 Aug 08:23
- Early Morning Walking
Thu 20 Aug 14:08
- The Haircut!
Tue 18 Aug 08:25
- Medical Insurance Won't Pay for Pauline's Dental Treatment
Mon 17 Aug 09:11
- Alanya Marina Cocktail Party - 15 Aug 09
Fri 14 Aug 10:34
- Alanya Friday Fruit and Vegetable Market
Wed 12 Aug 08:45
- Air Conditioning Working
Tue 11 Aug 20:23
- Air Conditioner Not Working ! ! !
- Pauline back from Dentist
Fri 7 Aug 11:04
- The Dentist and other things
Thu 6 Aug 13:26
- More Trivia From Alanya
Wed 5 Aug 11:50
- Alanya continued
Tue 4 Aug 14:14
- Alanya - continued
Sun 2 Aug 08:52
- Pauline Resting on Walk up the Hill to take Photograph of Marina
- Alanya Marina (still under construction)
Sat 1 Aug 17:48

Jul 2009

Tue 28 Jul 15:12
- Latchi 35:03.2N 032:20.8E