The American Army base sits in side the Turkish army base. We go there for church, sometimes, and now that Teoman has turned 5 - we can participate in Saturday soccer. There are many organizations around Ankara that we could join - but they are quite serious training even at this age. The base feels safe, the grass is literally greener, and as I always say - its like a little America. Big personalities, loud accents, big open spaces, clean, organized, etc.
We showed up and registered Teoman. All the players - 5-14 get socks, shorts, and a jersey upon registration. The uniform is very simple and reversible - its always red versus blue. Teoman’s first game made us realize we haven’t taught him a thing about soccer … he was running the wrong way. But he was impressed. Tomris played in the playground, Tuana sat with me in the grass and snacked. When we got home, Tomris tried on the uniform too.
The afternoon we spent making strawberry pies for tomorrow’s trip to Bolu mountains with friends and family. The evening was our music class.
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