Really

I write this blog for a few friends. I really don’t care to know how many people are reading it, in fact, it would probably freak me out if I knew. While I have an exhibitionist streak, I am at heart a very shy girl.
But I have to tell you I need to get out of here. I am so tired of being the Other. I don’t want to be stared at if I wear a skirt above my knees, or if my eyes are blue, or if I travel alone without a man in front of me or child in tow. I know most Turks don’t mean anything by it, and Americans can and will be just as judgmental of me and my choices. But I am worn down. Really.