Happy Winter from Kapadokya

Finally some photos from a snow-covered visit to the famed Cappadocia region (sounds Italian, actually central Turkey). Cappodocia is a big Turkey tourist site best known for mazes of cave dwellings like the ones pictured here at the Goreme Open Air Museum and underground cities where ancient Christians supposedly sought concealment from invading Muslims. Fellow GAntep Fulbrighter Kelsey and I got a taste of real winter and got to see fairy chimneys looking like they’d just been doused in powdered sugar. Perfection.

Seeing mountains around neighboring city Kayseri, bizarre rock formations, and some SNOW made me feel so at home and really did the trick to put me in the holiday spirit. Thanks to our Fulbright friends Jenny and Dan for hosting us in nearby Nevşehir! What a cool place to call home! Buyrun.

    

Goreme Open Air Museum

Majestic, eh?

                  

I believe Kelsey's caption on a similar photo said something along the lines of,
"Sometimes I remember that two national governments pay for us to be here." Yeahh...
P.S. In this moment I converted Kelsey to the long time Cassidy favorite: jump shots.

Mad Cheesin'

Nope, not Utah. But it toats could be, eh?