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Monthly Archives: August 2016

Nolte Wingfest – the last one in Turkey

21 Sunday Aug 2016

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Nolte Wingfest

That term has become well known in the Embassy.

When we have one of these, we invite about 70 people in which only half show up.  So, 35 is really the limit for us to host in our apartment.  So this time, being our last, we obtained permission form the Embassy to use an area behind the cafeteria for a personal party.  It being on a weekend, we knew fewer would show up, but with the invitation going to pretty much everyone in the Embassy, we still had over a 100 people.  Below are a mess of pictures.  The first one is before people arrived.IMG_0678JPGThen they began to trickle in.IMG_0683JPG IMG_0682JPG IMG_0681JPG IMG_0679JPG IMG_0690JPG IMG_0688JPG IMG_0687JPG IMG_0686JPG 13612321_10210561619463736_4807664802247064546_nOne thing that makes these so special to me, is the Marines who come and partake of these.  Every time, the wings left over go home with them to feed those who were not able to come.   I asked the Marines to sell beer and wine during the fest, which helps them support the Marine Ball.IMG_0684JPGIMG_0680JPG 13900275_10210561615863646_5695858421792744399_nThe two females are Marines who know how to shoot to kill.  Don’t let their petite sizes fool you.  Also, notice the Marines on the left who stop by to sample the wings while on duty.13939605_10210561613103577_3271980117992945612_nIn reality, the pictures do not do the Fest justice, because they appear to show much fewer people.  I spent the time at the feeding trough dishing out food (above) and Terese spent time in the cafeteria cooking the wings, so what pictures we had were minimal.  But suffice to say, it was most enjoyable and we look forward to creating the WingFest extravaganza when we get to Sao Paulo.

WingFest for Gozde

14 Sunday Aug 2016

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We have a dear friend who recently had a birthday, and since she is such a dear friend, Terese and I offered our apartment to host a small wing party for her and a few close friends.  What follows are pictures of the celebration.IMG_0634JPG Terese with two other good friends.  Stacy on the left who has two Masters degrees and our friend Ann, who I mentioned before with degrees in Mathematics, Physics and working on her Electrical Engineering degree, plus is a concert violinist.IMG_0656JPGWhen we have these parties, most of the people hang out either in the kitchen or on the patio.IMG_0652JPG IMG_0643JPGIMG_0664JPG IMG_0663JPG IMG_0636JPG… and getting down to business on lighting the cake.IMG_0662JPGIMG_0659JPGSome of Gozde’s guests.IMG_0648JPG IMG_0638JPG IMG_0642JPG… and the Pretty Lady watching it all.IMG_0641JPGI have mentioned before, how you never know people until you take the time to visit with them.  Below is a picture of Gozde, who has a PHD in whatever she teaches (she has told me but it goes over my head).   I have had several good conversations with her on literature and all the creativity it encompasses.IMG_0639JPGI am always amazed, no, I am truly stunned when I discover what is inside those I meet.  Gozde is a unique 34 year old individual, that follows her own path in life and never looks back.  I am glad to consider her a friend like I do Selin with her gift of dance.  You never know what resides in people.  I am truly gifted to meet and know these people, who consider me a friend.

~ Never underestimate anyone!  D.

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