(Dates approximate)

A major highlight of the year for me was a return to Turkey in the spring to join in the centennial celebration of the American Collegiate Institute at Izmir, where I taught in 1972-73.  Jessie St.Jean, my inseparable companion of those days and I took the trip together.  We renewed old friendships and relieved many good old times, as well as adding new adventures to our memory book.  A.C.I.  went all out in its festivities.  As overseas visitors we were among the celebrities and even got our pictures in the Izmir paper.  Part of the 4 week trip was spent on a 12 day bus tour around Turkey with other returnees.  There is no way to do justice to that here.  I’ll only say that a great deal of creative problem solving helped build up a true camaraderie!  We stayed almost on schedule and visited many beautiful and historic places.  The Turkish folk are just as hospitable and friendly as I remembered them, and just as curious about us yabanci (foreigners) as we were of them.