Always expect the unexpected. As we departed for the ancient city of Antakya, or Antioch, I realized I had forgotten  my camera and my tape recorder.

After visiting the second largest mosaic museum in the world we went to a great Turkish restaurant that was packed with local residents having lunch. As our lunch courses began to arrive, a group of students from a nearby high school swarmed in and filled two tables. I could barely keep my attention on the conversations around me as I waited to leap out of my seat to the tables being filled by the young Turkish students. (more…)