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Dear friends,
Today Peter had a meeting with Aylin at Ardiç cafe at 17h. Juli and Tamas went to visit the beautiful archaelogical museum in Ulus. Eduardo went to make new models of the Book with the new corrections. Furthermore, Judit, Juli and Tamas decided to organize a Hungarian dinner with friends and we dedicated some time to call various friends and invite them.
At the Ardiç cafe the owners and workers know us very well and treat us very well, in a friendly way. When Peter was with Aylin at the Ardiç cafe Bülent and Olcaytug also came and the 4 started talking, in the meantime, waiting for Eduardo, who was also supposed to stop by with 4 new books. In the meantime, Deger who was also there and we stayed to continue the relationship. We also called Mine, a student we went at this same cafe in October. She speaks English perfectly and was very happy to hear from us. She said she would come to the weekly meeting of the Message.
When Eduardo arrived with the books, everyone started reading to see if now they were OK. It was clear they were very happy that there is a book and in one more week it will be printed.
While we were in the Ardiç cafe, Mustafa, who had accompanied Eduardo before to the photocopying store to make sure they understood well how we wanted the book, went to our home to make another editing, which is his job.
After salep and chai and various conversations as well as beautiful interruptions by persons we didn't know, we went back home at 19:15. Bülent and Olcaytug had a little job to do among them and we agreed that we would see each other at home in an hour. The same with Aylin, who had to do something for Yüksel which is where she works now.
Arriving home, we found Boro, a friend from Istanbul who is spending some months in Ankara, in an intense conversation with Mustafa. Judit, Juli and Tamas were cooking, a good Hungarian soup and Hungarian pancakes. Yüksel arrived and started talking to Eduardo about the Book, the contract and some other details.
Shortly, Bülent, Olcaytug, Aylin and a friend of Bülent, who had been here last Sunday, arrived; as well as Mesut. We were 13 about to start eating. A beautiful conversation started about the price of the Book and the majority of the Turks attending agreed on 12Lt. But tomorrow at the meeting we will ask everyone so that we reach a fixed price on which everyone agrees as a good and fair price affordable to all social classes.
During this excellent dinner there were many beautiful conversations on various issues, but mainly regarding clans. And each person expressing to what clan they belonged and from where it comes from historically. Here, many friends have a lot of information about the very long history of the region which is now called Turkey. Very beautiful listening to all this in an atmosphere of warm companionship, jokes and laughter.
It gave us the impression that everyone felt comfortable and at ease and, as always, come people started washing the dishes and cleaning up, others preparing chai and everyone acting as if they were at home.
At 22:30 everything finished and almost all of them will attend the meeting tomorrow.
So it was, once again, a wonderful day and the Message in everything, a clear copresence.
Tomorrow we will see what will happen in the meeting where we will also give information on how to finance the publishing of the book to see how many friends are willing to contribute personally. We will also see the issue of the 3 book fairs and 2 tours in June and July.
Os mandan un muy fuerte abrazo,
Judith, Juli, Tamas, Eduardo y Peter
Dear friends,
Today Peter had a meeting with Aylin at Ardiç cafe at 17h. Juli and Tamas went to visit the beautiful archaelogical museum in Ulus. Eduardo went to make new models of the Book with the new corrections. Furthermore, Judit, Juli and Tamas decided to organize a Hungarian dinner with friends and we dedicated some time to call various friends and invite them.
At the Ardiç cafe the owners and workers know us very well and treat us very well, in a friendly way. When Peter was with Aylin at the Ardiç cafe Bülent and Olcaytug also came and the 4 started talking, in the meantime, waiting for Eduardo, who was also supposed to stop by with 4 new books. In the meantime, Deger who was also there and we stayed to continue the relationship. We also called Mine, a student we went at this same cafe in October. She speaks English perfectly and was very happy to hear from us. She said she would come to the weekly meeting of the Message.
When Eduardo arrived with the books, everyone started reading to see if now they were OK. It was clear they were very happy that there is a book and in one more week it will be printed.
While we were in the Ardiç cafe, Mustafa, who had accompanied Eduardo before to the photocopying store to make sure they understood well how we wanted the book, went to our home to make another editing, which is his job.
After salep and chai and various conversations as well as beautiful interruptions by persons we didn't know, we went back home at 19:15. Bülent and Olcaytug had a little job to do among them and we agreed that we would see each other at home in an hour. The same with Aylin, who had to do something for Yüksel which is where she works now.
Arriving home, we found Boro, a friend from Istanbul who is spending some months in Ankara, in an intense conversation with Mustafa. Judit, Juli and Tamas were cooking, a good Hungarian soup and Hungarian pancakes. Yüksel arrived and started talking to Eduardo about the Book, the contract and some other details.
Shortly, Bülent, Olcaytug, Aylin and a friend of Bülent, who had been here last Sunday, arrived; as well as Mesut. We were 13 about to start eating. A beautiful conversation started about the price of the Book and the majority of the Turks attending agreed on 12Lt. But tomorrow at the meeting we will ask everyone so that we reach a fixed price on which everyone agrees as a good and fair price affordable to all social classes.
During this excellent dinner there were many beautiful conversations on various issues, but mainly regarding clans. And each person expressing to what clan they belonged and from where it comes from historically. Here, many friends have a lot of information about the very long history of the region which is now called Turkey. Very beautiful listening to all this in an atmosphere of warm companionship, jokes and laughter.
It gave us the impression that everyone felt comfortable and at ease and, as always, come people started washing the dishes and cleaning up, others preparing chai and everyone acting as if they were at home.
At 22:30 everything finished and almost all of them will attend the meeting tomorrow.
So it was, once again, a wonderful day and the Message in everything, a clear copresence.
Tomorrow we will see what will happen in the meeting where we will also give information on how to finance the publishing of the book to see how many friends are willing to contribute personally. We will also see the issue of the 3 book fairs and 2 tours in June and July.
Os mandan un muy fuerte abrazo,
Judith, Juli, Tamas, Eduardo y Peter
