My brother said it is new, and is “state of the art,” whatever that means in that part of the world, so all I can do is pray.
Could be okay, then. There’s some wealth in Turkey.
Elen has a babysitting job, two nights this week and two nights next week. One 12-year-old girl; we know the family from swim team. When I suggested $15 per evening as a reasonable fee, the girl’s dad said, “No, that’s not enough!” So Elen will end up with enough to buy lots of ThinkGeek t-shirts!
I have a friend (rather xenophobic sort) who visited Istanbul and the was absolutely crazy about it. Also have a cyberpal there and, although I haven’t grilled her, it seems to be nothing like I envisioned it.