I have barely been home for two weeks from Israel and I am off again to Turkey for a three-week journey around much of the country, by land and by sea.

It is that ten-hour time difference I am thinking of at the moment. However, that thought fades away as I receive word from our guide on where to go in Istanbul, before we meet up with our tour, to talk to teenagers and continue the conversation that began with American, Israeli and Palestinian youth in April. Apparently, Ortakoy Square  and Istiklai Street by Taksim Square is where Turkish youth hang out or populate the area and most of them speak English.  Erol, our guide, has consented to help me with translations in the more rural areas of Turkey when he is able.

Thank you Erol!

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