Posts by Kendra Peek
‘Cut me off another tentacle, please.’
“A meze is a way of eating. It’s not a set format or set actual food. A meze is a communal, beautiful way of eating, which is sharing and breaking bread. And the whole idea of a meze is that you sit down and experience many tastes and flavors in one meal.” –Roddy Damalis Saturday night, I had octopus. And it was so good. A group of us had decided to venture out to this...
Read MoreExploring castles and wandering streets.
If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday. ~Pearl Buck Saturday was a day of exploring castles and wandering streets. There were four of us who decided to meander the beautiful streets of Lemesos (Limmesol), instead of focusing on the beach. First, we went to the Lemesos Castle (also known as the Cyprus Medieval Museum). Somewhere on the grounds of this castle, which is...
Read MoreStorytelling through the language barriers.
“The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the air. All I must do is find it, and copy it. ~Jules Renard, “Diary,” February 1895″ Tuesday was the first meeting with the breadmaker. She was this super sweet, little Cypriot lady. She spoke no English and understood very little. One of the women working with Global Learning...
Read MoreSeeing the wall.
“You cannot fully understand your own life without knowing and thinking beyond your life, your own neighborhood, and even your own nation. ~Johnnetta Cole” Saturday was a rather interesting day. We began by a tour of the Old City of Lefkosia. The thing about the country of Cyprus, something that I had read and knew about but didn’t fully understand, is the diverse...
Read MoreHello Cyprus
“If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home. ~James Michener” After a 24-hour trek to get to Larnaka (Larnaca, for the non-Cypriots) and a 45-minute drive to Lefkosia (South Nicosia), we finally arrived at our apartments. There are four of us total in this one apartment, which is surprisingly large, compared to...
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