Foreigners in the City of Silk
Anya McKee
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
With four young children in tow, Jeff and Anya set out on what was to become the adventure and, unexpectedly, the privilege, of a lifetime. In 'Foreigners in the City of Silk,' Anya writes about the bewildering and surprising, frustrating and humbling experience of living as a foreign family in Turkey.
Who do you turn to when you've been in town three weeks and your two-year-old's gone missing?
What sort of dream suddenly lands you in an Islamic dormitory?
What gift do you bring to a circumcision party?
And how, exactly, do you do God a favour?
Journey with Anya as she grapples with doing business, educating children and leading an unlikely group of expats, all while navigating the unexpected spiritual landscape she finds herself in.
Duration - 9h.
Author - Anya McKee.
Narrator - Digital Voice Anya G.
Published Date - Monday, 20 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2020 Anya McKee ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. With four young children in tow, Jeff and Anya set out on what was to become the adventure and, unexpectedly, the privilege, of a lifetime. In 'Foreigners in the City of Silk,' Anya writes about the bewildering and surprising, frustrating and humbling experience of living as a foreign family in Turkey. Who do you turn to when you've been in town three weeks and your two-year-old's gone missing? What sort of dream suddenly lands you in an Islamic dormitory? What gift do you bring to a circumcision party? And how, exactly, do you do God a favour? Journey with Anya as she grapples with doing business, educating children and leading an unlikely group of expats, all while navigating the unexpected spiritual landscape she finds herself in. Duration - 9h. Author - Anya McKee. Narrator - Digital Voice Anya G. Published Date - Monday, 20 January 2025. Copyright - © 2020 Anya McKee ©.
Language:
English
Welcome
Duration:00:00:08
Dedication
Duration:00:00:19
Turkish Proverb
Duration:00:00:08
Introduction
Duration:00:17:46
Bursa
Duration:00:00:18
The City
Duration:00:00:16
The First Year
Duration:00:00:03
1. Unexpected Comfort
Duration:00:04:45
2. Moving Across Town
Duration:00:03:03
3. Old City Teacups
Duration:00:04:14
4. Settling In
Duration:00:01:50
5. Six Months Earlier
Duration:00:15:45
6. Sunday
Duration:00:02:35
7. The Mosque
Duration:00:05:17
8. The Market
Duration:00:05:15
9. Filling a Home
Duration:00:07:01
10. Circumcision Party
Duration:00:04:33
11. But First, Our Apologies
Duration:00:04:31
12. Ordering Water
Duration:00:02:13
13. Rugs, Knives and Possility an Angel
Duration:00:10:04
14. Losing Liberty
Duration:00:07:45
15. Banana Cake and Belly Dancing
Duration:00:06:16
16. Health and Wellbeing (of Sorts)
Duration:00:03:15
17. One Month In
Duration:00:03:07
18. Liberty and the Neighbour
Duration:00:01:50
19. Evangeline and the Broken Arm
Duration:00:04:26
20. The Dentist
Duration:00:05:13
21. Unexpected Sermons
Duration:00:01:55
22. Liberty and the Call to Prayer
Duration:00:02:59
23. The Simit Man
Duration:00:02:46
24. Visiting a Hammam
Duration:00:07:57
25. The Novel-writing Professor
Duration:00:06:17
26. After Weeks of Work . . .
Duration:00:01:46
27. The Search for an Office
Duration:00:06:09
28. Jeff’s Mountain
Duration:00:02:26
29. God Loves the City Council
Duration:00:04:27
30. First Working Group Meeting
Duration:00:10:04
31. Visiting Tanca’s Home
Duration:00:03:08
32. An Issue with Confidence
Duration:00:01:57
33. The Working Group Elections
Duration:00:06:50
34. A Little Matter of Beauty
Duration:00:02:53
35. Meeting the City Officials
Duration:00:05:45
36. Stand in the Sun
Duration:00:02:23
37. Professor Necmi’s Book
Duration:00:01:08
38. The Foreigners Working Group
Duration:00:06:59
39. Promoting a Picnic
Duration:00:07:30
40. Working with the Police
Duration:00:05:31
41. Permission to Stay
Duration:00:06:58
42. Saturday Soccer
Duration:00:03:32
43. Slaughtering for Bayram
Duration:00:02:59
44. Starting School
Duration:00:08:01
45. A Turkish Website
Duration:00:04:01
46. The Meaning of a Necklace
Duration:00:04:22
47. Protestants and Catholics
Duration:00:06:11
48. Alperen
Duration:00:03:55
49. Alperen’s Story (as told by him)
Duration:00:10:00
50. What to do about Schooling
Duration:00:07:14
51. Foreigner’s Welcome Night
Duration:00:02:57
52. Constructing a Speech
Duration:00:11:25
53. The Comfort of a Movie
Duration:00:02:31
54. First Christmas in Turkey
Duration:00:04:32
55. Aşure Pudding
Duration:00:03:04
56. Back to Austria
Duration:00:01:31
57. New Year’s Visa
Duration:00:07:02
The Second Year
Duration:00:00:03
58. Jeff and the Dormitory
Duration:00:05:27
59. Kuşadası
Duration:00:06:14
60. Dealing with Death
Duration:00:05:49
61. Teaching at the Dormitory
Duration:00:04:05
62. Unwitting Advertisers
Duration:00:02:22
63. Children’s Day Speech
Duration:00:06:26
64. Looking for Volunteer Opportunities
Duration:00:05:44
65. Forgiveness in the Schoolyard
Duration:00:02:20
66. Liberty and the Paediatrician
Duration:00:08:16
67. Meeting Mildred
Duration:00:03:52
68. Cadriye
Duration:00:02:23
69. Beauty and the Burqa
Duration:00:04:13
70. Prayers for the Dead
Duration:00:04:54
71. Apologising to the Neighbours (again)
Duration:00:03:53
72. Late-Night Coffee
Duration:00:03:02
73. The Germans
Duration:00:04:25
74. Walking with Mildred
Duration:00:02:44
75. Semra and Riada
Duration:00:07:15
76. How to Speak a Blessing
Duration:00:02:12
77. The Children’s Home
Duration:00:02:32
78. The Dormitory Boys
Duration:00:04:52
79. Camping in a Blizzard
Duration:00:04:54
80. What a Roof is For
Duration:00:02:34
81. Maintaining a Life Back Home
Duration:00:04:46
82. Getting Away
Duration:00:04:20
83. What to Wear
Duration:00:04:09
84. Visiting Izmir
Duration:00:05:15
85. Air Force Academy
Duration:00:08:12
86. A Culture of Honour
Duration:00:02:09
87. The Boy from Brazil
Duration:00:06:29
88. The Girl from Iran
Duration:00:01:56
89. Sick and Sorry
Duration:00:01:46
90. The Glitch in our Marriage
Duration:00:01:48
91. Ramadan Drummer
Duration:00:03:27
92. Night of Power
Duration:00:02:46
93. Pancakes for Breakfast
Duration:00:08:18
94. Collapse
Duration:00:06:45
95. Love your . . .
Duration:00:02:01
96. When Apparently the Solution is Golden Syrup
Duration:00:03:41
97. Second Christmas in Turkey
Duration:00:01:13
The Third Year
Duration:00:00:03
98. The Family Hammam
Duration:00:01:44
99. Tintin in Turkey
Duration:00:04:51
100. Igloo and Architecture
Duration:00:01:47
101. Care Packages
Duration:00:01:33
102. Books from Bulgaria
Duration:00:04:50
103. A Room of Our Own
Duration:00:02:24
104. The Media Shoot
Duration:00:03:30
105. Intimidation
Duration:00:01:56
106. Paranoia and the Police
Duration:00:04:50
107. The Email that Shifted things
Duration:00:03:03
108. Time to Resign
Duration:00:06:08
109. Voting a Successor
Duration:00:04:01
110. Jeff’s Goodbyes
Duration:00:01:40
111. Heaven Touches Earth
Duration:00:05:22
112. Grand Finale
Duration:00:01:40
113. Goodbye Bursa
Duration:00:05:48
114. One Last Visit
Duration:00:03:53
Epilogue
Duration:00:00:57
Acknowledgements
Duration:00:07:12
Contact Anya
Duration:00:00:16
Outro
Duration:00:00:12