Rough Patch
I am going to start with today and move backward. Today is January 22, 2022 and it is 11:30 AM in Istanbul. I should be 4 hours into a flight home. But instead I am writing for my blog. The word “positive” is such a good word. But, unfortunately, yesterday I got it and I did not want it! I tested positive for Covid. My suitcase packed, my apartment clean, my work in order, I waved good-bye to friends and colleagues wishing them a happy 2-week holiday. The end of first semester. The school doctor arranged PCR tests for those traveling abroad. I got the result 8 hours later. Positive. I feel fine, other than a slight sniffle. I am in total disbelief! I have hit a rough patch in my teaching adventure in Istanbul, Turkey. It has nothing to do with Istanbul – except maybe its tortuous hills. On Christmas Eve I was walking to my friend, and IB Coordinator, Talie’s apartment which is close to mine for some Christmas cheer. My left leg had been givin