Sunday in Istanbul

 

 

Dear Friends,

Yesterday we had a very nice day together with some of our turkish friends in Istanbul.In the morning I went to the salita where Csefkó and Manuela stayed. Soon Katibe arrived, we had a little chat and finally we proposed to watch the Experience video, Katibe was very open for this, so we did it. Meanwhile Tamer arrived for some 5 minutes to have a little time with us and say god bye to Manu and Csefko. It was very nice. I don't know what exactly Katibe was thinking about the video, but many times I saw on her, that she expressed her understanding, sometimes she laughed and sometimes she said "Yes" and she asked to stop the video and go back to some minutes that she can understand or read again.

Than she decided to bring us to Üsküdar to a nice place. I was hesitating because for the big hot, but than I decided to join to this probably "survival tour". While we were walking we had some possibility to talk about some with Katibe about her family, her life, her past experiences. She speaks some english, but she wants to be with us and tries very hard to speak english. We went to an old mosque ( not too old to measure with turkish anitquities) and to the seaside, near to the old lighthouse whic is now a restaurant.

So, we went for this tour with Katibe and aroud 18.00 pm we arrived back to the salita where we invited soem of our friends, like Gonca, Jöntürk, Hüseiyn and an italian girl, Tiziana We started to make the dinner ( chiken and salad). So around 19.00- 20.00 most of our friends arrived the food was almost ready. We aet and drink cay and had chat about different topics and mostly about the inaguration in Mikebuda and how our friends to organise to come. Meanwhile Gonca decided to come as well. I try to encourge them that we can go together as I will come from Istanbul to Budapest. Csefkó wanted Katibe to buy her ticket before she can get the visa, but she said she has to talk to Aylin first.Jöntürk seems wants to come as well. We'll see! In some days I also would like to buy my ticket so I proposed to them we can make it together maybe in tha salita, one evening by internet.
later in one moment everybody was in the kitchen and a very intersting caht started about nonviolence and the change, if it is possible or not, how we can reach it and so on...It was very interesting and moved lot of internal emotions and immages. It had it's on place in this night in this salita. I had the impression that I'm in a community. We shared our ideas and feelings, doubts and fears about this, but anyhow it was very important to have this exchange I felt. Tziana had to leave as it was already around midnight and she is staying at the European side. Than we decided to make a Wellbeing ceremony, with Gonca, Katibe, Jöntürk, Hüseyin, Manu, Csefkó and me.
Than after the ceremony Jöntürk, Gonca, Katibe, Hüseyin and I left. It was again a very interesting day together. Everybody said goodbye to Manu and Csefko as they are leaving today.

Big hugs,
Juli