I'm moving to Turkey

Mainly because whenever you tell someone you're moving they don't think it's going to be to Turkey.

I'll teach English 50 miles east of Istanbul in an industrial city called Izmit.

So why am I doing this?

I've wanted to teach abroad for sometime now. It's a great way to get paid travelling and it will probably be fun.

I picked Turkey because:
1) It's in Europe
2) the cost of living there is cheap. (a pack of smokes for .50 cents, a beer for a dollar and kebab for $2.)
3) It's a gateway between the Middle East and Europe. Turkey's secular roots, mixed with a 99 percent Muslim population make it, in my mind, the perfect test to see if the West can coexist with the Middle East.
4) Freelancing opportunities. Being there gives me an edge to sell articles. Plus, these wouldn't just be the run of the mill house fire and car crash I've been so used to.



So I'm of in August. Check back regularly for updates on my life in Turkey, filled with plenty of crazy misadventures and maybe even a surly sidekick with a heart of gold.

I'll be there for one year, and of course I'll make a few side trips through Europe and the Middle East while I'm there.